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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-07-06 408 cr he understood that the contracts will be going out the first t, of July. W4 MYSTIC The announcement from Mystic Valley Mental Health Assoc. VALLEY regarding the appointment of Mrs Muriel Weckstein as Associate MENTAL Area Director was read and placed on file . HEALTH ASSOCIATION The Clerk stated that the 2nd quarter bill had been received from the M V M H Clinic but the statistics previously requested was not included therefore the bill had not been paid. The Board said they still felt a Clinic report was necessary. Mr. Lambie said he had sent Mrs . Welch a form which she could use for a report that he thought would be helpful to the Board. MEMOS The memos regarding central purchasing and travel accounts were read by the Board and placed on file. The letter to Dr Alfred Frechette regarding the complaint VIETNAM of the facilities provided for the Vietnam Veterans Against the VETERANS War was read and approved by the Board. Copies of this letter have been sent to Mr. O' Connell, Town Manager and Mr. Robert cataldo, Chairman, Board of Selectmen. Mr Heustis explained that Dr. Frechette called him at home on Sunday, May 30 1971 , and stated that a Mrs. Madoff had called him complaining that the Public Works Building did not have ad- equate sanitary facilities and that the Town was not allowing food brought in A site inspection was made by Mr. Heustis and Dr Cosgrove and they could find nothing wrong with the facilities Food was being provided by the residents of Lexington. It was also noted at the time of this inspection that the veterans had brought into Lexington a portable comfort station without a permit from the Board of Health This is in violation of the State Sanitary Code, Article XI , Regulation 2. WEST LYNN The Health Officer' s Report was checked and the high milk CREAMERY counts on West Lynn Creamery, samples collected at Dunkin Donuts, were noted . Mr. Heustis was instructed to check this milk again. Meeting adjourned at 8 30 P I BOARD OF HEALTH MEETIN( JULY 6, 1971 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Tuesday, July 6 1971 in the Health Department Office at 7 00 P M. Mem- bers present were Dr. William Cosgrove , Chairman , Mr James Lambie , Dr Charles Ellicott and Robert C. Heustis , Director of Public Health 409 The minutes of the June 8, 1971 meeting were approved as read . The order to ieorge and Shirley Bennett , 15 Nichols Road 15 NICHOLS was approved ROAD Mr Heustis reported that the Bennetts have a trailer parked in the yard which is full of rubbish, garbage and debris Com- plaints have been received regarding this each year. An order was issued earlier this month to clean the trailer out. A re-in- spection was made and some improvement was noted, today a com- plaint was received regarding a terrible odor coming from the trailer and an inspection showed that a health nuisance still ex- isted. He said he would like permission from the Board to take this matter to court The Board said they would agree to taking this matter to court and get the nuisance abatted once and for all Mr Heustis reported that due to unsatisfactory conditions BAMBOO HUT he had to close the Bamboo Hut again. The Board approved the letter to the Bamboo Hut stating that if unsatisfactory conditions were found again the permit to op- erate a Food Establishment w :ula be revoked . A copy of this letter was also sent to the Board of Selectmen Mr Heustis explained that if it was necessary to close the Bamboo Hut and their permits were revoked they would have 7 days to appeal the action of the Board and a hearing would have to be held. The order to Armando D Mancini , absentee owner of 673 Wal- tham Street was approved by the Board Mr. Heustis explained that the sewage system at 673 Waltham Street was not operating properly and this order was sent Mr Mancini did come out to the house and bailed the effluent out of the system and nut it on a garden he has in the yard This did not abate or correct the nuisance or sewage system, so Mr. Heustis went on to say he contacted the Mancini ! s and told them they must have a licensed sewage disposal man take care of this system An appointment has been made for him te meet with Mrs . Mancini and a licensed sewage disposal man tomorrow. The application for a permit to keep 2 ponies by Edward 31 JAMES Fitzgerald, 31 James Street , was discussed by the Board STREET Mr Heustis explained that a complaint had been received that the ponies were loose and a neighbor had expressed concern that they would eat her flowers . Mr . Fitzgerald was ordered to remove the ponies `'rom his premises An inspection was made and there was n - ponies there but there was evidence that they had been there at some time. Mr Fitzgerald came into the office after receiving the letter and asked to make application for a permit . He has ap- proximately 1 3 /4 acres of land and will try to get permission from his neighbor for use of his land to make up the required acreage Mr. Fitzgerald said he had had these ponies for about 13 years at this address . He claimed he had installed an electric 410 "enc to keep the ponies in and had cl- ared the premises up Cards were sent to all abuttors but to date only 2 have been returned N(_ action will be taken at this time. The order to Isabelle Cassidy, absentee owner of 27 Hill 27 HILL ST StrJet was approved by the Board. Mr, Heustis explained that the tenant of 27 Hill Street had fallen into an abandoned cesspool and called the office to report the accident . He went on to say that within 2 days after the order was issued, Mr. Newgent , Realtor, called to say that Mrs Cassidy had ordered this matter taken care of As a result of this incident I propose the following addition be made to the Board of Health Rules and Regulations : CHAPTER V, SECTION 10 New Regulation NEW When a building is connected to the Town Sewer Service, the REGULATION abandoned cesspool or septic tank shall be pumped out by a per- son holding a permit to service sewage disposal systems in accordance with the State Sanitary Code , Article XI The top of the abandoned cesspool or septic tank shall be crllapsed and the void spot or excavation of the cesspool or septic tank shall be filled and compacted to the existing sur- face grade with clean fill by a person holding a drain layers license issued by the Lexington Department of Public Works or a disposal works installers permit issued by the Lexington Board of Health The inspection to determine compliance with the Board of Health Regulation , Chapter V, Secticn 10, shall be made by a person authorized by the Lexington Department of Public Works to approve and inspect connections to the Town Sewer Service r the Director of Public Health or the authorized agent of the Board of Health. The work of properly abandcned cesspools and septic tanks shall be done concurrently with connecting the building to the Town Sewer Service Motion was made and duly passed that unless Mr O' Connell, Town Manager or Mr Legro, Town Counsel have any further omissions or additions to this proposed regulations , it will be adopted and published in the local paper HALF-WAY Mr. Heustis reported to the Board that he had attended a HOUSE meeting at Middlesex County Hospital . The purpose of this meeting was to inform the concerned towns of a new program for rehabilitating drug users . This program will service this area and will be called Half-Way House . The program although at Middlesex County Hospital will be independent of the Hos- pital . It is expected that the majority of the patients will be between the ages of 16 and 25 FOURTH OF JUMr. Heustis reported that a citizen had called inquiring CARNIVAL RRYabout the sanitary facilities for the workers at the Lions CClub 4th of July Carnival The complaint was that these workers 411 were not using -he public facilities as they should Mr Heustis said he inspect d the public facilities and found some of the toilets in the Ladies Room not working properly and broken win- dews in the Men ' s Room. On Thursday after this inspection he condemned the facilities and mot in touch with Mr . Wenham, Public Works , Assistant Superintendent Repairs were made the next day and men were assigned to keep the facilities cleaned for the L} days of the Carnival . Dr Ellicott said he and his wife made a check of the facilities on Saturday and found everything satisfactory Mr. Heustis said Mr Cataldo talked tc him about the facilities and it was mentioned at that time that , in the Fall , the Lions Club and the Town Officials usually meet to discuss any problems re- garding the Carnival Mr Cataldo told Mr Heustis he would be notified of the meeting for this year, the Health Department has never been included before Hopefully, this will solve some of the Health problems that could be encountered in the future. A Flu Clinic for Town Personnel and School Personnel was FLU discussed This past year a number of Department Heads have CLINIC spoken to Health Department personnel about the past Flu Clinics , they were of the opinion that these clinics did cut down on their absentees during the winter months The Board agreed that a Flu Clinic would be held and the vaccine should be ordered as soon as possible Mr O' Connell, Town Manager, came into the Board Meeting ANIMAL tc discuss the re-appointment of the Animal Inspector . INSPECTOR Dr Cosgrove said the Board never had too much contact with the Animal Inspector other than to appoint him each year prior to the Town Manager form of government . We know that he checks the dogs that bite humans conducts the Rabies Clinic , and checks the barns and licensed animals once a year. Mr O' Connell explained to the Board that he has been a little confused as tr the duties performed for the Town by the Animal Inspector for the salary paid him each month. He went on to explain that Dr. Smith receives a monthly salary as Animal Inspector yet when an injured animal is brought to him by an authorized person, such as the police or Dog Officer, f'er treat- ment the Town is billed professional fees for this treatment and care . Mr Heustis said the monthly salary was more of a retaining salary and did cover the inspection of dogs that bit humans and the inspection ,f barns . He said occasion he has c 'nsulted with Dr smith regarding diseases in animals which might have an adverse effect on humans . He said he held Dr Smith in very high esteem After further discussion Mr O' CLnnell said he thought he would hold up en this appointment until such time he could have a meeting with 7r Smith and Mr. Heustis .