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e. Board of Health Endorsement Nick asked to review the unanimous endorsement of Article 10 at a recent Board of Health Meeting. Dan displayed the endorsement letter on screen and the Committee discussed the matter. There being no further urgent issues for the Committee's consideration, Dan suggested the Committee take a five-minute break prior to the commencement of the Public Meeting section of the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 8:03pm and commenced again at 8:10pm. 4. Public Meeting Dan invited the members of the public in attendance to participate in the meeting. • Bob Avallone (TMM Pct 8) stated that he had received push back from several landscapers concerning Article 10. Having listened to the changes made by the NAC to the proposal during the meeting, he indicated that he likes the changes and can support the Article. • Paulette Lamarchia (local landscape company) asked whether the GLB restrictions and phaseout applied to only backpack style GLBs or any GLBs. She also asked about 4 stroke engines versus 2 stroke engines.The Committee discussed these issues and determined there was no basis to exempt one type versus another. Dan indicated that the health issues related to GLBs was significant. He suggested that Paulette could raise these issues at Town Meeting. • David Towers (TMM Pct 5) stated that he was impressed with the work the NAC has undertaken. However, he noted that resident generated GLB noise can be more annoying given that the duration of use may be longer whereas commercial operators (who use several GLBs at a time) can be more efficient and hence less annoying. He noted that this issue amounted to a trade-off. He also advised that he had heard from landscapers that BLB use may take longer and cost more. Dan provided further information to David on these points including the facts that the type of trees on a property may impact efficiency, and he also noted that there were currently landscapers operating in the Town which only use BLBs. David also pointed out that the low frequency noise produced by GLB's was a problem.Joe (who is an acoustical engineer and advisor to the NAC) agreed and explained that as part of his work with the Committee, he had duplicated the sound measurements for GLBs which appeared in the academic literature. There being no further comments from the public Dan asked the Committee to consider further meeting dates. He also noted that the existing materials needed for Town meeting would need to be updated and distributed to all interested and involved parties ahead of Town Meeting 5. Next Meeting The Committee agreed that the next meeting of the NAC take place at 7:00pm on November 10, 2021. A second meeting would be scheduled (following Town Meeting) on November 18, 2021, at 7:00pm.