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1 4'00 Board of Health Meeting April 13, 1981 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held April 13, 1981 at 7:15 p.m. in Room G-25 (Board of Health Office)of the Town Office Building. This meeting consisted of three appointments. One at 7:30 p.m., one at 8:00 p.m. and one at 8:30 p.m. MRS. PEPPER The first appointment was with Virginia Pepper of 611 Massachusetts Avenue. While waiting for Mrs. Pepper to arrive, Mr. Smith gave the Board a briefing of what had happened at Mrs. Pepper's address in regard to inspections. 1 IJOSEPH At 8:00 p.m. Mr. Joseph Rooney, Chairman of the Council on Aging; was to come ROONEY before the Board to discuss matters pertaining to the Council on Aging. He told the Board she would call about one problem and when he would go down there she would complain about everything else. She said she didn't want an inspection after Mr. Smith would get there. She complained at different times about lights that didn't work, garbage disposal not working, etc. The landlord fixed these things and she would call again and complain about lights, attic space, switches, etc. Mr. Smith inspected her apartment again on April 2, 1981. He read the letter to the Board that he had sent to Mrs. Pepper stating the things that he found wrong. Mrs. Pepper insisted that Mr. Smith say the property was lacking handrails in the front of the house. Mr. Smith told the Board it wasn't required because there was only three steps. He told the Board there was a need for an automatic lock (buzzer) from the front door but Mrs. Pepper said she would handle that in her way so Mr. Smith did not write to the landlord. The landlord of this property lived out-of-state and refused to come to Lexington. Mr. Smith said it is a waste of time going to court because the courts do not do too much and people know this. In the meantime, Mrs. Pepper had received her eviction notice. In another apartment there is a lady and two children living in the basement. The toilet is being used for a kitchen. She has been told she will have to move out of there. Manfred Friedman has recently purchased the property and is trying to fix the places up. Mrs. Pepper's purpose of wanting to come before the Board was to discuss her dissatisfaction with Mr. Smith. She had accused him of taking money from the landlord. Mrs. Pepper did not show up for her 7:30 p.m. appointment with the Board.