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406 <br />The regular meeting <br />11, 1984, at 7:15 p.m. in <br />Building. <br />Board of Health Meeting <br />January 11, 1984 <br />of the Board of Health was held on Wednesday, January <br />Roo:nG-25 (health Department Office) of theTown Office <br />Members present were: Mr. James W. Lambie, Chairman; Dr. Linda Roemer, <br />George Smith, Jr., Health Director; and Mrs Deborah J. Halko, Sanitarian. <br />Minutes of the December Board meeting were accepted as read with the cor- <br />rection of a couple of mispelled words. <br />At 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Linda 3ehar, resident, came before the Board to discuss <br />mosquito control. <br />Mr. Smith started by saying that they have not received any word from Dr. <br />Grady as yet. <br />Mrs. Behar's concern <br />threat of EEE. She asked <br />Mr. Lambie said that <br />is about pesticides used routinely if there is not a <br />if the Board plans to larviciding yearly. <br />larviciding does not help with mosquito control. <br />Dr. Roemer said we have to keep population of mosquitoes down to keep EEE <br />low. '.'7e think larviciding keeps down nuisance mosquitoes also. <br />Mrs. 3ehar does not want " nuisance mosquito " control. She <br />tinued spraying of chemicals will get into the ground water. <br />Mr. Lambie said that the risk of <br />anything if we thaught there wasn't a <br />there will be. The weather has a lot <br />ahead of time. <br />SEE has to be evaluated. We <br />risk. ;7e don't know yet how <br />to do with it and it id hard <br />is afraid con - <br />wouldn't do <br />much of a risk <br />to know this <br />Dr. Roemer said that we have to have the money ready for an emergancy. <br />Mrs. 3ehar wondered if the men doing the water management in the winter <br />months could get a feeling of how the mosquito population is going. <br />The Board said " absolutely ". <br />Mr. Lambie asked Mrs. Behar if she objected to the use of Methoxychlor. <br />She said she does not object to it if it is not used in the recreation areas. <br />Mrs. Behar's concern was basically the continued use of chemicals yearly if <br />there is not a threat of EEE'. Mrs. Behar said if the Board could set forth a <br />policy to the Board of Selectmen stating what they will do in a " dry "year and <br />this is the plan for the years that things get worse. <br />The Board feels that this coming summer could follow the cycle and be a summer <br />to worry about and then in other years ahead it could be just routine. They feel <br />if this year is the year when EEE is a real threat again, a mosquito control program <br />should be ready. <br />1 <br />1 <br />