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(Adjourned Session of the 1983 Annual Town Meeting - May 4, 1983.) 241 (See Pages 248 -252 for motion adopted under Art. 20, with the exception of Article 20. Sanitary Landfill line item #6050, for which see Page (Cont.) #5850 Expenses 2,000 9:33 P.M. In response to a question by Robert r3. Rotberg, Town Manager Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr. said that the successful bidder for rubbish collection was SCA and they expected satisfactory service as had been given by BFI, the current collector. 9:35 P.M. Park / Shad e Tree Division 6000 Expenses 97,075 9:35 P.M. 6050 Insect Suppression 10,000 9:35 P.M. (For James F. Crain requested that James W. Lambie, Chairman Item of the Board of Health be recognized. 9:35 P.M. #6050 See Mr. Lambie introduced the following individuals who spoke Pages on the subject of mosquito control: 247, 273 & Michael Erdos, M.D., Member of the Board of Health who 274) spoke on the transmission of the disease (Eastern Equine Encephalitis, known as FEE) David Henley, Superintendent, East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project who spoke on the project itself Linda Roemer, Ph.D., Member of the Board of Health who gave the views and stand of the Board 9:45 P.M. Paul E. Hamburger read and filed the following petition signed by 1270 Lexington residents: TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND TOWN MEETING, TOWN OF LEXINGTON: 1. We support mosquito control measures, including spraying, in Lexington, should it be deemed necessary by the Lexington Board of Health in order to reduce the risk of residents contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). 2. We urge the Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting to call upon the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to provide an active, ongoing mosquito moni- toring program in East Middlesex County each year. Monitoring the LEE virus level in local mosquitoes gives us another_ tool to help identify which years are low- or high -risk, so that we may reserve the use of pesticides for only those years in which a high risk of human EEE is indicated. 9:46 P.M. Linda Behar, Parents Concerned About EEE, read a letter from Dr. Mary E. Perry, a local pediatrician, in support of the mosquito control program. 9:48 P.M. Manfred P. Friedman questioned the effectiveness of the spraying. 9:52 P.M. Frank Sandy moved to amend by adding: No funds shall be expended under line item 6050 for spraying of insecticides unless the Town is informed by the State Board of Health that such action is necessary due to a danger to humans of Eastern Equine Encephalitis. 9:57 P.M.