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