Pest control in West Dorset set for a shake-up

PEST control could be due for a shake-up in Weymouth, Portland and West Dorset.

Weymouth and Portland has been without a council-run service since 2008 due to financial pressures.

A report going before the management committee next week says since then, demand has most likely been met by commercial suppliers and home treatments.

But councillors are being asked to approve that Weymouth and Portland Borough Council (WPBC) join North Dorset District Council (NDDC) which has an approved outsourced pest control provider.

West Dorset, which currently provides its own in-house service, could also move across to the new contract.

Figures in a report suggest residents needing rat or mice treatment could expect to pay 35 under the new contract, rather than 42 for the current in-house service.

No one from West Dorset District Council was available to tell the Echo the current cost of running an in-house service.

Of the potential new service, the report going before WPBC says: The framework would be owned by NDDC and managed through the shared service partnership.

It would have a two-year term with an option to extend for a further two years upon satisfactory performance.

The service would be monitored through a range of key performance indicators including service user satisfaction.

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Pest control in West Dorset set for a shake-up