news release

 

ANDREW J. SPANO, Westchester County Executive

JOSHUA LIPSMAN, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner of Health

SUSAN TOLCHIN, Director of Communications

CONTACT:

VALERIE GOLDSTEIN (914) 637-4715

DONNA GREENE (914) 285-2935

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (11:00 a.m.) July 29, 2000

 

Ground Spraying Schedule for July 29

 

All areas scheduled for spraying last night, Friday, July 28, were completely sprayed except one section of Pound Ridge and one section of Lewisboro. The portions of Pound Ridge and Lewisboro that were not sprayed last night are scheduled to be sprayed tonight, Saturday, July 29, between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m..

The section of Pound Ridge that was not sprayed is the southeast area of Pound Ridge bordered on the north by Trinity Pass Road and Old Mill River Road and Conant Valley Road, on the east and south by Pound Ridge Town Line, and on the west by Rt. 137.

The section of Lewisboro that was not sprayed is bordered on the east by the Lewisboro Town Line, on the south by Rt. 35 (Old Post Road), on the north by School House Road and Benedict Road and Main Street, and on the west by Route 121(North Salem Road) and Gideon Reynolds Road.

Still scheduled for Tuesday, August 1, are the following:

All spraying operations will be conducted between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m., subject to the weather and to the availability of trucks from the contractor.

Re-spraying of the following communities will be conducted on Tuesday, Aug.1: Yonkers, Greenburgh (unincorporated portions), Village of Ardsley, Village of Elmsford, White Plains, City of Rye, Harrison, Mamaroneck Village, North Salem, Westchester Community College, and Somers.

In addition, several new areas will be sprayed on Tuesday, August 1, 2000. The new areas include Ossining Town, Ossining Village, Briarcliff Manor, Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry. In the event that conditions do not permit spraying of the above areas to be completed on Aug. 1, spraying is scheduled to be completed on Wednesday, August 2. Information regarding this will be provided the morning of Aug. 2.

All spraying operations are subject to the weather and to the availability of trucks from the contractor. The County will be ground spraying with Anvil, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide similar to naturally occurring pyrethrins found in chrysanthemums. The ingredients in Anvil are commonly used and found in products that combat fleas and ticks on pets. When Anvil is used to combat West Nile virus, it is used in very low concentrations. Most people will not

experience any irritating effects so long as they are not normally sensitive to pesticides, plant pollen, hairspray, petroleum solvents or household cleaning products.

For the most recent information on West Nile virus, residents are encouraged to call the Health Department’s West Nile Virus Information Line at (914) 637-2420 or visit the Health Department’s website at www.westchestergov.com/health.

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