State officials will address bed bug issue Monday before Craven commissioners – New Bern Sun Journal

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The state Division of Health Service Regulation remains mum on specifics about public reports of bed bugs in local adult long-term care facilities.

The division, which is under the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, did not provide any specifics following written and telephone requests by the Sun Journal.

Two state section chiefs are scheduled to talk with the Craven County commissioners at their 8:30 a.m. Monday meeting.

Adult Care Home Licensure Section Chief Megan Lamphere and Construction Section Chief Steve Lewis are slated to talk to the commissioners.

Requests for an interview with Lamphere resulted in an email from the communications department, outlining general bed bug issues that would be discussed.

A follow-up Sun Journal request for information related to Craven County did not get a response.

The commissioners first heard about the bed bug reports in several local facilities during the volunteer Craven County Adult Care Advisory Committee report late last month.

Commissioners questioned what was and could be done, with some reports from the committee noting bed bugs in facilities over several years.

County Manager Jack Veit sent a letter to Lamphere requesting she come before the board.

In another major Monday agenda item, the commissioners are expected to officially pass the 2017-18 budget.

The $107 million spending plan has had no major opposition since it was presented about a month ago, including a public hearing.

It maintains property taxes at the current level, $53.94 and includes no new service fees and no use of county savings to balance the plan.

The commissioners also have a work session planned after the morning meeting, which includes addressing a long-standing issue of canine tethering, which has been brought up by an animal rights group several times.

A commissioners committee has studied the matter for several months and could offer changes to the current animal ordinance, which does not address tethering times or rules.

If the board decides to make changes or additions, a public hearing will be scheduled for a future meeting before a final vote can be taken.

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