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�0 BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING JULY 7, 1975 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held July 7, 1975 in Conference Rosa G -l5 of the Town Office Building. Members present were: Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman: Mr. James Lambie, Dr. Charles Ellicott, and George A. Smith, Director of Public Health. The minutes of June 2, 1975 meeting were approved with the following correction: "the name Eric Lund representing Noon Hill Pool should be changed to Eric Clarke". Mr. Smith reported that Dr. Feeney representative from Moon Hill Pool had been in with a few slips of paper with coliform counts on them, but there was no way that we could be sure these tests were made at the MOON HILL POOL pool or who had made theca. Mr. Smith went on to say he wanted something from the laboratory that was doing the testing and these reports should be on their stationery. He went on to say it would be physically im- possible to have zero counts even if one person walked into the pool there would be coliform counts. Mr. Lambie said he wondered even if they come in with zero counts would that fulfill our obligation because it would take only one con- tagious person to walk into the pool and the germs could be spread to the other people where there was no residual chlorine in the pool. Mr. Smith explained that people were not the only source of con- tamination, there is also germs from the rain and wind, also the chlorine helps control the algae and rust in the water. Dr. Cosgrove said he felt if there were regulations they should apply to everybody not just a certain group of people. Dr. Ellicott said he agreed we should not have double standards. Mr. Smith showed the Board the new record sheets all the pools were requested to keep. If the people at Moon Hill Pool had kept the records last year it would at least be something to refer to now. These semi- public pools should be cleaned and treated every day, I doubt that these people vacuum this pool more than once a week. The turn over rate is once every 17 hours, the water treatment system should be up dated and these people just don't want to do it. I would like to write a letter to them and tell them what we expect and I also want it understood that the laboratory they hire to take their samples, take the samples them- selves. I do not want the people at Moon Hill to take their own samples to the laboratory. Dr. Cosgrove asked if these counts are taken and the coliform shows zero do we ignore the whole thing? Mr. with said he didn't see how we could because they must main- tain a zero count. The Board agreed that Mr. Smith write a letter to Mr. Mimno and see what results were received. 1 1 Mr. Smith read the letter from Dr. Bernard Yudowitz, Wild Acre Inn, WILD ACRE INN requesting an extension of time to our order that Wild Acre Inn be