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6 November 24, 1987 Contracts between boards of health and private nursing agencies frequently include school health services for various clinics - screening clinics, well-child or well adult clinics, and prenatal counselling. Boards of health are also responsible for prevention and control of communicable diseases and food poisoning, which fre- quently requires a nurse's investigation and counselling. The boards may find it useful to investigate regional cooperative arrangements to improve both home health services and public health nursing services. Upon conclusion of the health functions, Dr. Goldmann mentioned that he had visited the Life Task Force and felt the board should go on record that they favor allocation of funds for the Life Skills Curriculum. Dr. Finkelstein stated he had been to the School Committee Tea and had a long conversation with Linda Wik, from Lexington School Committee, making it known that the board is a very active one and is really inter- ested in what effects the schools. Dr. Roemer said she had received a letter from the School Committee to Chair - be a member of the Citizens Staff Committee. Copies of the letter person's would be made for the board members. Report The no -smoking regulations are still being drafted. Restaurants will be done separately as a Board of Health Regulation. Dr. Roemer feels it is necessary for the health secretary to be taught word processing, especially for working on the minutes of the meetings. After completing her report, Dr. Roemer turned the meeting over to the Health Director. Mr. Smith said, there has been environmental problems cropping up at Health the Brookhaven project on Waltham Street. Asbestos was found in Director's buildings, pesticides in greenhouses, and seven or eight tanks were Report found in a dump out in the back, some in the ground. All tanks had to be tested and pumped out. They had to have a 21 E study redone which is an environmental study. They had the proper information but it was not put together right. Thenew budget was submitted,at end of last week, no more than 4% increase. This is a different budget period as we have a new Town Manager. It is just an operating budget and Mr. Smith thinks there will be changes. Asbestos getting to be more and more of a problem. There was an asbestos removal on Massachusetts Avenue and when cleaning up an oil line got broken. It was not safe in the house as there were oil fumes and no heat one night. An air filter was brought in to get rid of odor. Over the years, Mr. Smith said, the Board of Health put restrictions on some lots because they would not perk or were not suitable for septic systems. We received a request from a lawyer in town to release Lot 103, on Kendall Road for construction. This lot has sewage available. there were very little records available. After discussion the board agreed to release the lot for building.