Town Meeting was not completed Monday, April 28 and voters will reconvene Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m. at Wareham High School to finish voting on several agenda items.

Still to be voted on are a number of routine town business and financial items, amendments to the capital planning committee and a citizens petition to ban the use of rat poison.

Rat poison ban. Onset Resident Jessica Bell is spearheading a citizen petition to ban the use of rat poison.

If passed, her petition would give the town 90 days to phase out the use of rat poison. The chemical could only be used “to remediate a public health condition” determined by the Board of Health.

In rat poison’s place, she proposes the town provide residents education on integrated pest management, a service Bell has used in her own home.

Instead of laying poison traps, integrated management companies aim to target specific pest problems with the “least harmful and most effective methods, minimizing risks to human health, beneficial organisms and the environment,” according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Director of Natural Resources Gary Buckminster said banning rat poison has pros and cons, saying enforcing the ban would be difficult and expenses for pest control companies and their customers would likely rise.

For more, see a previous Wareham Week story here.

To look at the full annual Town Meeting agenda, visit the link here.