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ib ANIMAL PERMIT BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING MAY y., 1964 The regular meeting May 4, 1964 at 7:00 P.M. Members present were R.L. Cosgrove, Mr. James West Public Health. of the Board of Health was held Monday, in the Health Department Office. McQuillan, Chairman, Dr. William and James F. Finneran, Director of The minutes of the April 6, 1964 meeting were as read. approved The application for an animal permit from George E. Williams to keep 3 horses on property he owns on Valley- field Street was discussed by the Board. Mr. Finneran explained that at the present time this is vacant property Mr. Williams has his home on Kendall Road. The land is very low, actually swamp land and would not absorb any wastes from the horses thereby creating a bad health hazard of odors and flies. A number of calls have been received by the Health Department from residents in the Valleyfield Street area objecting to the granting of this permit. Also a petition from these residents has been received by the . Selectmen objecting to the keeping of horses on this prop- erty. Mr. Finneran further stated that Mr. Donald Irwin, Building Inspector, has written a letter stating that as the structures (paddock and corral) are to be built on presently vacant land the use of the land for such purposes is not to be an accessory use as defined by the Zoning By -Laws and would require prior Board of Appeals permission. In view of this information we, the Board of Health, have no right to grant this permit. Also, he as Health Officer could not recommend the granting this per- mit because of the condition of the area, horses kept on this land as it now stands would cause a definite health hazard, and too many objections had been received from the residents in the area. A number of residents from Valleyfield Street came before the Board to voice their objections to the granting of this permit. The Board explained that in view of the fact that a def- inite Zoning problem is involved we could not grant this per- mit and if a hearing was requested by the owner of the Board of Appeals the residents would be notified. The residents of the Valleyfield Street Area thanked the Board and retired. The Board discussed the problem further and a motion was made by Mr. West that a letter be sent to Mr. Williams stating that a permit to keep 3 horses on Valleyfield Street could not be granted at this time but if permission was obtained from the Board of Appeals to erect a paddock for the horses and enough fill and regrading was done to make the area suitable 1 1 1