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330 CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY LAW GYPSY MOTHS The Board said that they could apply again after Lisa has been in com- pliance for a longer period time and also that she have only four horses on the property in the meantime. Attorney Miller said they will write a letter in June asking if it is appropriate to come back to the Board Meeting to apply again. The attorney, Richard Miller, Lisa Fitzgerald and her mother, Virginia Fitzgerald Lovett thanked the Board and retired. One of the Board members mentioned that someone they know had temporarily stabled their horse at the Cosgrove's barn on Wood Street and they said the barn was in appalling condition. Mr. Smith said the stables around Town have not been inspected recently because Barry Littleton was the animal inspector also, and he is not work- ing at this time. Mr. Smith said without a full-time dog officer and animal inspector, he himself, has had to spend too much time on dog problems. Last week he spent time in court and has to go back again this week with dog cases. Mr. Smith told the Board that he had received a letter and some literature from the State Health Department in regard to the new Child Passenger safety Law and the infant safety passenger seat. Most hospitals today usually have their regulations in regard to the new infant having to go home in a "government approved" infant seat as they leave the hsopital. Some hospitals rent these seats out to the parents if they wish to do so. Mr. Smith said that the State requests that all local health departments put a news release in their local papers in regard to this Child Passenger Safety Law and that he will write something and have it put in the paper. He said that the Department can purchase signs also about child safety and also signs in regard to "seat belts" for a reasonable price. The Board liked the idea of the "seat belt" signs because it is very impor- tant for the toddlers to be buckled in. Mr. Smith is going to write to the Board of Selectmen for permission to post signs in different areas and he will also make them available to child care centers in Town. Mr. Smith said that the article John Andrews wrote for the Lexington paper in regard to Sevin and the gypsy moths has created some turmoil with residents. He has been receiving calls from residents really upset and Mr. Smith feels that Mr. Andrews said a lot of unnecessary things. One woman called crying because she is pregnant and afraid since she read the article. The company that makes Sevin is going to put an article in the newspaper re- butting what John Andrews had to say. 1 1 1