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Mrs. Freier said she would take exception to that. She said the manure smells and it is left days at a time. The pictures her husband has there tonight shows manure on their property. At least seven times the horses have been on the Freir property, Mrs. Freier said. The fences are so poor that the Smoske's braced it up but the brace is on the Freier's property. Mrs. Smoske said that the piles of manure on her property are not a health hazard. Mrs. Freier said she tried communicating with the Smoskes but could get nowhere. She said this has been a problem through the years and the Board of Health has quite a file on the Smoske's. Mrs. Freier told the Board when her children were small several years ago, and she was at home with the children, they were always fearful because the Smoske horses were always getting into their backyard. Mrs. Johnannsen said she had been very ill for six months to a year and when she was at home during that period that the smell from the manure was terrible. Mrs. Johannsen asked the Board if Mrs. Smoske was granted a permit and still did not comply with the regulations, what happens then? Mr. Lambie said we can revoke the permit. IMrs. Johannsen inquired how long that would take. The Board siad that they could revoke the permit immediately. 1 Mrs. Smoske said that she owns a farm so no one can complain about the manure. She says she owns a place on the Cape with farms on both sides of her and both have the odor of manure. Mrs. Smoske then said that Article 808, State Code, allows her to have a permit. Mr. Smith said, "Oh, we know where you are getting your information". She said "She got her information from Mr. Doran". Mr. Lambie inquired if Mrs. Smoske has a commercial stable. Mrs. Smoske said she didn't know what he meant. The Board explained that anyone that boards horses is running a business and would have to go before the Board of Appeals. Mrs. Smoske said she never knew that. The Board explained it was because Mrs. Vohl (former boarder of horse at Smoske's) went to the Board of Appeals last year trying to overthrow the Board of Health's ruling "to revoke the Smoske Animal Permit" that brought that to their attention, the fact that anyone boarding horses needed to have a special permit as it is considered a business. Dr. Cosgrove said he feels that the Smoske's re-application to keep horses on their property is too important an issue to decide and suggested it be taken