Three years ago, Chris Canning got a kick out of sitting on his patio, watching iguanas crawl from nearby brush and scurry over to Pradera, the community across the retention pond from Canning's townhome in L'Ambiance.
"Now it's not so amusing because they're coming to our side," said Canning, 69, who has lived in his home in the Via Verde area for 20 years. "They will just eat [my landscaping] down to the nub. Plus, they crawl on it and break it. You'll be left with sticks."
The exploding iguana population prompted Canning this month to e-mail Mayor Susan Whelchel, asking for the city's help in combating the pesky creatures that feast on bushes and flowers and then defecate, up to a pound a day, on rooftops, boat docks and driveways.
At the Oct. 14 City Council meeting, Whelchel asked if the city has a policy on iguana management. It doesn't. The mayor wants to change that and plans to address the iguana situation again at Tuesday's council meeting.... |