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500 VISITING NURSE A brief discussion was held on the matter of the VNA and the kinds and & COMMUNITY types of services provided to the Board of Health. Dr. Asarkof made a report HEALTH as to his investigation in health promotional visits. The Board came to the conclusion that the kinds and types of health promotional visits were not within the scope of public health as they perceive the issue and they unan- imously voted to discontinue these types of home visits. It was noted that Jane Tapia should be requested to attend the next Board of Health meeting so that this issue could be officially addressed. The Board requested that Mr. Smith bring this decision to the attention of the Town Manager during budget discussion. Some discussion was given to the issue of woodburning stoves, notably Mr. Vincent Bucca's complaint about a stove at 70 Cliffe Avenue belonging to a Mr. Wayne Southard. Mr. Smith indicated we had received a letter from Howard Wensley from the Mass. D.P.H. about the wood stove issue. Mr. Smith indicated he discussed this with Mr. Lambie and had sent a response back to Mr. Wensley. Mr. Smith also reported that letters had been sent to Senator Kraus and Representative Doran supporting legislation to investigate and study the use of wood stoves. Mr. Smith indicated that Senator Kraus had responded to our letter. Mr. Lambie reported on his investigation to date. He reported that he had visited the site on at least 8 occasions and had spoken to Mr. Bucca. He reported that he learned that the Town of Northhampton had passed regulations on wood stoves that he thought might be of interest to the Board. Mr. Smith distributed copies of the regulations he acquired from the North- hampton Board of Health. After a brief discussion it was felt that the Board should look at Mr. Southard's stove so that a final resolution to this problem could be made. The Board asked Mr. Smith to arrange an appointment with Mr. Southard so that all of the Board of Health members could review the operation of this particular stove. Mr. Smith arranged for the stove to be inspected directly after the completion of this meeting. A report is to be provided at the next meeting. REGULATIONS Mr. Smith reported that we have received working copies of these regulations FOR REPORTING and we will be implementing them accordingly. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES/ ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. The following permits were signed by the Board: Animal Permits Brita E. Swenson 210 Marrett Rd. 1 1 1