Council bill targets rat infestations

Rat hater Susan Rayba called it the “answer to her prayers.”

A proposal that would more than double the number of Baltimore County inspectors patrolling for violations that aggravate rodent infestations has residents like those in Rayba?s Dundalk neighborhood ? where her husband has killed 83 rats since June ? celebrating. Already, a herd of inspectors swept her street Monday and issued nearly all of her neighbors $25 tickets for heaps of junk, trash cans without lids and festering pet waste, she said.