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180 ANIMAL REGULATIONS DISCUSSION COMMUNICABLE DISEASE RE- PORTING TO STATE The Board discussed the Smoske's a little further after the Smoske's retired. Dr. Erdos asked if just one person objects to a horse being kept in their area, does the Board have the right to deny a permit. Mr. Smith said in the Smoske's case, they do. It is their past history of hearings, receiving complaints about the premises, loose horses, etc. that the Board has the right to deny them the permit. Mr. Smith said in past years the Board has given to the Smoske's several times 3 month conditional permits but the conditions have never improved to a great extent. Usually when someone applies to keep horses, one objection alone would not be the basis of the Board's decision, if all other regulations are being abided by, but because of the number of complaints with the Smoske's it did have to be considered. Dr. Cosgrove and Mr. Smith feel if there is any friction between the Smoske's and the Frier's perhaps it is doe to the problems the Smoske's have created during the past seven years. Dr. Erdos brought up the regulation that anyone boarding horses should be going to the Board of Appeals before they are given an animal permit as boarding horses is a business. The Board thought this should be the case next year when animal permits applications go out. Mr. Lambie said the application should say "any statement that is not true will be reason for revocation of permit". Dr. Erdos suggested on the permit application names and addresses of persons boarding horses should appear. Lisa Fitzgerald of 342 Bedford Street and Karen Bresnihan came into the Board Meeting to discuss increasing the animal permit at 342 Bedford Street from three to four horses. The Board voted unanimously to allow one more horse on the premises. Mrs. Virginia Fitzgerald, owner of the property at 342 Bedford Street had on the application for the animals, Mrs. Virginia Fitzgerald Lovett, as she had been recently married. The Board stated that the permit had to be made out to Mrs. Virginia Fitzgerald as the assessors records showed that is the way their records are. When Mrs. Fitzgerald changes her ownership records to read: Mrs. Virginia Fitzgerald Lovett then the permit will be changed to read that way, also. Dr. Erdos said he was looking over the reportable communicable disease list of diseases that are reportable to the Health Department and to the State. He said the list is antiquated. Dr. Erdos is going to send a letter to Dr. Fiumara of the State Health Department with some suggestions that he feels will be helpful. 1 1 1