What: Jose A. Rivera's order asks the City Manager for a report on best practices the public can use to report and act against the invasive spotted lanternfly.
Where it stands: adopted as amended 11-0 on 2026-09-15, after being held under privilege by Gary Rosen on 2026-09-08.
Next: report pending.
Rivera's seven-part amendment asks about
What the city does after egg masses are reported.
Who is responsible for infestations on state-owned property.
Whether 311 can be used to report egg masses and major concentrations (and how many reports).
How tree of heaven, the insect's preferred host, is managed and whether the city inventories or maps it.
Coordination with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, MassDOT, railroads and other large landowners.
A possible milkweed planting pilot on public land.
State help available.
Background
Rivera said residents and neighborhood meetings raised these questions even though the city has already spread awareness online.
Log
2026-09-15 - City Council — Order adopted as amended 11-0 (Rivera read the seven-part amendment; no administration comment).