City of Pittsfield to host mosquito management plan meeting

The city of Pittsfield will hold a community meeting to discuss its mosquito management plan on Monday at 6 p.m.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The city of Pittsfield will hold a community meeting to discuss its mosquito management plan on Monday at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Berkshire Athenaeum auditorium at 1 Wendell Avenue in Pittsfield.

There will be panelists, a presentation of the city's plan, a brief history, and an overview of regional mosquito management practices. Panelists include Ward 4 City Councilor James Conant, Conservation Agent Robert Van Der Kar, Public Health Director Andy Cambi, Board of Health members Roberta Orsi and Dr. Jeffery Leppo, and Deputy Director of New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease Dr. Andrew Love.