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BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING FEBRUARY 4, 1980 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Monday, February 4, 1980 in Room G-15 of the Town Office Building. Members present were: Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman; Mr. James W. Lambie, Dr. Michael S. Erdos and Mr. George A. Smith, Director of Public Health. Mr. Smith reported he had some trouble with the Housing Authority in SCATTERED regard to a house on North Street under the scattered site housing. The H.L. SITE HOUSING Hewitt Co. is the builder for the Housing Authority. They had been bringing NORTH STREET in fill and then brought in ledge. Mr. Smith made them take the ledge out so the house is temporarily at a standstill. SMOSKE'S ANIMAL PERMIT Mr. Smith said he had approved the plan and then HUD made some changes. Since that time, Mr. Smith has approved their plan but the building .is still at a stand still while they work on two other houses. One of the Board members asked what kind of drainage do you get from bedrock? Excellent, but a leaching area is needed, Mr. Smith said. The house on North Street is a 3 (small) bedroom house without a cellar so Mr. Smith is concerned about a leaching area. At 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Joanne Smoske of 39 Robinson Road came into the Board Meeting with her Attorney, Howard Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds stated that he felt that it was an ideal place to have horses and that they have a stable and corral and ten acres of conservation abutting the Smoske's property. He said there are facilities for storage of grain and dumpsters for the manure. Mr. Reynolds stated that cards were sent out to the abuttors and three did not object and only one abuttor did object. Also, attending this meeting, although not necessarily to speak, were: Ruth and Ezra Dunton, of 35 Robinson Road, Marjorie Weerts of 1906 Mass. Ave. Mr. Ed. Comerford and daughter, Lynn, of 53 Liberty Ave. (owner of the jumper horse that kept escaping from the corral) and Mrs. Smoske's son. A letter was submitted by Mr. Reynolds from the Johansen's of 10 Demar Road stating they no longer objected to the horses at 39 Robinson Road. Dr. Cosgrove asked about the Freiers - were they in favor of re -instating the animal permit. The answer was "no". Dr. Cosgrove said, "I have been familiar with this problem for seven years. The place has been a mess, fences were down, horses running on other people's property, etc. I have been hearing complaints about the Smoske's horses and the problems they were involved with, the numberous complaints we have received over the past several years from the residents in the area. I went out there one time with a past health officer and we found if you only leaned on the fence it would topple over. How would that ever keep a horse in the corral?" Like most people the Smoske's didn't take the initiative to keep the place clean, fences repaired etc. The kids are told to keep the stalls clean and it never gets done.