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Mr. Rooney did not show up for his 8:00 p.m. appointment with the Board of Health The 8:30 p.m. appointment was requested by Lisa Fitzgerald to discuss the manure pit and also wanting to increase the number of horses she could have on the property at 342 Bedford Street. Lisa Fitzgerald was accompanied to the meeting by: her mother, Virginia Fitzgerald Lovett, Susan Corey of 2 Page Rd., Bedford, Walter Smith of 342 Bedford St. and Biruite Nowaisa of 337 Bedford St., Lexington. Virginia Lovett started off by saying that she had read over the Board of Health Regulations and according to them, she had a manure pit that would suffice. She said they had a manure pit way down back and the Animal Control Officer, Barry Littleton, made them fill it in. Lisa Fitzgerald said Mr. Smith wants the pits in the back filled in and covered. Mrs. Lovett said she wants to have a pit in the ground but the Animal Control Officer wants her to build a cement pit above the ground. She said she never had this problem until they applied for six horses. She says this is coming up to cloud the issue. Mr. Smith said the manure has to be moved out completely every thirty days. The cement pit above ground makes it easier to move in and take it away. Dr. Cosgrove said you will comply with the regulations or you don't get the horses. Mrs. Lovett stated again that Barry doesn't want her to have an inground pit but that is what she wants to have. Dr. Cosgrove said the inground pit cannot be cleaned out very easily. He asked Mrs. Lovett if the Animal Control Officer gave it to her in writing what he wanted. Mrs. Lovett said "yes" but she doesn't want it that way. The Board said if Mrs. Lovett and Lisa Fitzgerald used covered containers they would have to remove the manure in them weekly. Dr. Cosgrove asked if it would be taken out-of-town and Lisa said that it would. Dr. Cosgrove asked about the winter. Mrs. Lovett said it would be frozen then. Susan Corey of Bedford spoke up and said she has horses in Bedford and she doesn't have a problem with manure. Mrs. Lovett told the Board that they need the help and guidance of the Board. She said there are other horse owners in Lexington with the same problems. She said she went over to the Lloyd's on Cedar Street and his manure is stockpiled. She said she is willing to fix the trailer in her yard and use it but that she would prefer an inground pit. Mr. Smith said it gets back to the three -sided cement pit. It must be built so the manure can be removed easily. He asked why she didn't go with the covered containers. 1