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u60 HEIDKE SUBDIVISION RIDGE ESTATE II BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING OCTOBER 15, 1979 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held on Monday, October 15, 1979 at 7:00 P.M. in Room G-25 (Board of Health Office) of the Town Office Building. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as read. Mr. Smith introduced Mrs. Mary Smith to the Board as the new secretary to the Board of Health. Mr. Smith reported that it is time for the budget to be prepared. He said that there wouldn't be many changes except to add some money to the accounts because of inflation. Webb will been also Mr. Smith reported there will be a new subdivision off at Young St./ Sr. area. It will be a small subdivision and will be sewered so there be no problems there as far as the Board of Health goes. There has no review as yet from Engineering as far as drainage goes. It will have town water. The Ridge Estates II has been disapproved by the Planning Board so there is not a thing the Board of Health can do until new plans are submitted to the Planning Board. SMOSKE At 7:30 P.M. Mrs. Smoske came into the meeting ANIMAL PERMIT of Health. The abuttors to the Smoske property and HEARING were also invited to attend. as requested by the Board the owners of the 2 horses Those that attended were: Elizabeth and Larry Freier of 12 Demar Rd., Wade Rockwood of 14 Demar Rd., Bill Johnansen of 10 Demar Rd., Edward and Colleen Comerford of 53 Liberty Ave. (Colleen is the daughter whose horse is stabled at Smoske's), Julie Vohl of 27 Partridge Rd. (her horse is also stabled at Smoske's), also Mrs. Eleanor Comerford of 53 Liberty Ave., and Mary and Dan Brzezenski of 43 Robinson Rd. Mrs. Anne Vohl sent in a letter requesting that the Smoske's be able to keep their animal permit. Mrs. Vohl is the mother of one of the girls that stables her horse there. Dr. Cosgrove spoke first about the purpose of this meeting tonight to see if the Smoske permit should be revoked. Mr. Littleton, Animal Inspector, read his prepared statement regarding the Smoske's horses being loose frequently. Mrs. Smoske said these complaints were prior to the May Meeting. Mr. Littleton told her that we have had several complaints in October 1979 and two or three of them were within a week. He stated to her that her permit should have been revoked two years ago. Mrs. Smoske said one of the horses had been hobbled but it jumped the fence anyway. The horse is a jumper. Mr. Freier said the post of the fence is braced on his property and he also has pictures here tonight to show how the manure conditions are and also the damage the horse has done to his property. Mrs. Freier stated that the manure smell is overpowering.