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484 The Board feels that the Visiting Nurses should come into the Board Meeting and defend their "home visits" on a "case to case" basis. Looking VISITING over the visits by the months the Board wants to know: 1) who authorizes NURSE the nurses to go on these visits, 2) why are Board of Health paying for ASSOCIATION "post partum complications, etc.? 3) colostomy instructions are usually given by the physician before the person goes home from the hospital so why do visiting nurses have to go out and if so, why should Board of Health pay for it? The Board told Mr. Smith to invite the Visiting Nurses Administrator into the next Board Meeting in September so that we can re -assess the town's interest and see what is happening with the town's part of it. Mr. Smith told the Board that the Visiting Nurse, Glenda Green called and said Hayden wanted her to do 25 mantoux's and have the Board of Health pay for it but he told her that Hayden would have to pay that bill if they wanted it done. Mr. Smith told the Board that the rDNA Regulations are ready to be published. He changed the penalty fee from $200.00 to $500.00 according to state law. Mr. Smith suggested the Board sit down with members of the Seragen and Collaborative Research companies to see which way )direction) they are moving as the regulations are passed. We want to work together with them within a time frame. Air Force Landfill - D.E.Q.E. found no cause for concern at Hartwell Place. Countryside Manor - D.E.Q.E. has not come out as yet. Vic Karian will be coming out tomorrow. Mrs. Lena Pesces says there is hazardous waste there but George said any testing that has been done did not show anything. Mr. Smith reported that they had picked up a rabid bat in a driveway. The resident owned a cat and did not know if the bat had bitten the cat. The cat had been vaccinated but had to be revaccinated and quarantined for 90 days. There has been a rat problem down at 217 Massachusetts Avenue. The owner removed the vegetation from the property and is having the property baited. Mr. Smith counted 30 rat holes in the yard. The "Res" water quality has been good for this time of year. The "Res" has been treated today for algae. The bid with a hazardous waste company is down to one bid. Mr. Smith isn't sure the $3500.00 allotted is enough to cover the cost. "Clean Har- bors" company has taken over SCA Services. Mr. Smith is not sure that we will be able to have a hazardous waste day this year. Mr. Smith thinks it is time to evaluate the hazardous waste program. The Lions Club carnival food trailers permits had to be held up for tow hours. One trailer needed a good cleaning and the other trailer needed a waste tank. Dr. Asarkof said Darrows Bookstore is selling homemade candy. He asked if they could do this without a permit.