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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-02-131 409 3oard of Health Meeting February 13, 1984 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Monday, February 13, 1984 at 7:15 p.m. in Room G-1 (Recreation Office) of the Town Office Building. Members present were: Mr. Ja,es W.Lambie, Chairman; Michael S. Erdos,M.D., Linda Roemer, Ph.D. and George A. Smith, Jr., R.S., Director of Public Health. Minutes of the January 11, 1984 meeting were accepted as read. RIDGE Mr. Smith told the Board that over in the Ridge Estates area someone had RIDGE • ESTATES boticed and brought to his attention a discharge and odor in the brook that looks ESTATES like sewage. 1 1 Mr. Smith said last week he had a machine dig and he found a pipe inground around 18 feet long. He doesn't really know what it is because there is no cess- pool or septic system in that area - pipe doen not Lead into the brook. Mr. Smith said D.E.O.E. would not do water samples for him. Dr. Roemer said perhaps it should be tested. Mr. Smith said he thaught he would do that. Mr. Smith told Mr. Lambie he would like him to go over there with him and take a look at it. This lot has been sold and someone will be building on it. Everything• 152 Old will stay the same. They will collapse the old system and build a new septic Spring, system. Lot 16st Map 18 There has been a recall on many items that has EDB (Ethylene Dibromide) in them. EDB RECALI The state proceeded with the recall of these items and Mr,.Smith and Mrs. Iialko, Sanitarian, checked out the markets and convenience stores. There were no items on the shelves with those particular codes. Most items had been removed. Mr. Smith had received a call from the State on Friday, February 10th saying "to hold" on banning of the products. It was going to court and a decision should be made on Tuesday, February 14th. The Board of Appeals has turned down the owner of the lot on Piper Road to build a four bedroom house. The owner, Mr. Erickson, is trying to buy some land there from the State. PIPER Mr. Smith said he doesn't know why Mr. Erickson wants to build there -he owns two ROAD or three lots across the street he could build on. Raytheon has not set aside a section for non-smokers and seem to be aspirated with the whole idea. They had their Cooporate attorneys looking at the whole RAYTHEON situation. NO SMOKING AREAS Mr. Smith said they claim smoking is down and that they have taken out three or four of their cigarette machines. They have never conducted a survey to see how many employees could use a non- smoking area. 410 Mr. Smith said that Raytheon is not "in compliance" at this time. Mr. Smith said that ten days before the next meeting he will send Mrs. llalko to check the Raytheon cafeteria out for a non-smoking area -if they are not in complian at that time we will bring them to the next board meeting. Mr. Smith said that Gracies has finally complied. 'Alen Mrs, Flalko went back for re -inspection they had a section set aside. CANCER The Board briefly discussed the "cancer Survey" and Mr. Litant. Dr. Roemer SURVEY said that a letter should go out to Mr. Litant stating that they were looking into the situation. She said she would draft the letter to be sent. MR. FRIEDMAN Mr. Smith explained that a couple of residents have filed a form with the APP'T tocsin clerk that they do not want to be sprayed on their property for mosquitoes. He explained that the forms came from the Audubon Society and the resident must send it certified mail to the Town Clerk before March 1,1984. The names and addresses of their abuttors must also be included. They have to distinguish, also, their prop- erty by some method. The two people that filed had stated that their's would be white rags flying on top of a pole. At 8:p.m. Mr. Friedman came before the Board. He explained how he had filed with the Town Clerks office that he did not want to have mosquito spraying on his property. Dr. Erdos said that we accept his comments. He did explain that he thaught the form that the Audubon Society has put out could stand some improvements, es- pecially for The Town of Lexington. We would prefer to make some changes. Dr. Erdos told Mr. Mr. Friedman there are a number of commercial pesticide operations around that should he checking with the Town Clerk's office to see who had filed for no spraying. The board explained to Mr. Friedman that they had no intention of ordering spraying if they don't feel there is a need for it. If they feel the threat of 'EE is around this year, then they will have spraying but they monitor the mosquito spraying program pretty closely. 4r. Friedman's feeling is that he thinks the State should control the program rather than a local town. The 3oard explained to him that when the State gets involved they will come in and spray everything and the town will lose control over the program completely. They explained it is better for the town to have control over this program. They told Mr. Friedman that there was `LE2 around last year and that the State just sat back and did not do a thing. `7e started our own program and followed the situation closely and we are able to control the mosquitoes. The 3oard explained again how it is better to control the program locally rather than depend on the State. Mr. Friedman said that the Board was doing a good job!!!! 1 4r. Friedman thanked the Board and retired. 111 The 3oard discussed that they should start doing some preparation for the Town Meeting in regard to mosquito control, that begins on April 2nd of this year. The '3oard feels that more preparation will be needed than just the March Board Meeting. 411 Mr. Smith suggested that they should get together and have one of mosquito their afternoon meetings to discuss this in depth. control The Hoard felt that they were right last year in the prediction that EEE would be carried by the mosquitoes in this part of the State. They feel that it is time now to prepare for this year. They agreed that in a report for the town meeting they should stress how the spraying of pesticides was helpful, and also all the drainage work, water ,management and back packing in the woods away from the population was also a large part of keeping the mosquitoes down. Mr. Smith said Dr. Grady indicated a letter would be going out this week to the Boards of Health in regard to mosquitoes and EEE. The State feels we are going to have a continuance of EEE this year. They also feel that the towns should continue mosquito control and that the towns that arenot.in this program should set money aside and get into the program. Mr. Smith said he will get together with Dr. Henley, :.M.M.C.P.soon and and if he doesn't hear from Dr. Grady in a week he will call him. Mr. Smith said it has been rumored that Collaborative Re,learch wants to (DNA DNA Research over in their Lexington facilities on Spring Street. The Board said they should start putting some regulations together. When they are completed, then go to the Selectmen and say " This is our regulations, what is the next step and what do you want us to do now? Remind the Selectmen that they are going to put a committee together. Dr. Erdos said that they (the Health 3oard) should look over all the copies of regulations that they have, pick the best of each, put ours togeher and have thein ready. The Board agreed that it is their responsibility to have the regulations ready and then ask the Selectmen what is their next move. Dr. Roemer said she will contact Dr. Clark and discuss this with him. Mr. Smith told the Board that Robert Mailloux, Waltham Health Director, said that Collaborative Research is a reputable firm. The owners of Green&'iJhite land (Woburn/Maple Sts.) has submitted a plan GREEN & TO THE PLANNING BOARD. Mr. Smith said that he had seen the plan and it is not aJHITE a very good one. He said that they haven't submitted anything to us as yet and they should have gone to Conservation first. Mr. Lambie wanted to know if there were problems from other points of view. Mr. Smith said "no" there will be sewer and water and Mr. Smith wants to see good drainage. Mr. Smith asked if the Board had any comments on the job description for DISCRIPT. 5AA TTAT IAN a permanent part time sanitarian. 412 him The Board said that they had no comments, the description was fine. Mr. Smith said Ms. 'Susan Adler, Assistant to the Town Manager, wanted to get back to her about this. Mr. Smith said the applicants must he a registered sanitarian or is working towards taking the Registered Sanitarians test. The Board will meet on March 8, 1904 (Tuesday) instead of the second Monday as usual because of other commitments and conflicts. The following permits were signed by the Board: Food Service Establishments Li'l Peach 1719 Mass. Ave. Servomation for T.B.S. (vending) 33 Hayden Ave. Dining Mgmt. at ITER (vending) 10 Maguire Rd. ARA Services for iloneywell (vending) 2 Forhes Rd. Frozen Deserts Li'l Peach 1721 Mass. Ave. Animal Permits Verginia Fitzgerald 34.2 Bedford Street. Collaborative Research, Inc. 123 Spring Street Sewage Disposal Permit Clear -lay Sewer & Drain Co. (two trucks) 3 Elliot Rd. 1 1 1