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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-10-17 CJ zt ➢30 tr. Dr. Ellicott explained that Dr. Stewart had tried to wt+ enter a patient who was mentally ill into Metropolitan State MENTAL Hospital and was refused admittance but was referred to HEALTH Choate Hospital in Woburn. Dr. Ellicott said he was checking this matter out and when he had all his facts he would like a letter sent to all physicians regarding the policy they could use in handling mentally ill patients. The Flu Clinic for Town Employees and people over 65 years of age has been set for October 17, 1974 from 2 to 4 p.m. FLU CLINIC The petition submitted by Mrs. Solomon, 342 Marrett Road, regarding Farmhurst, Section 5 was noted and placed on file. The subdivision is at the present time in courts FAR MHURST 5 with Mr. Hamilton, owner, filing a complaint against the Planning Board. The following permits and licenses were signed by the Board: INSTALLE'HS PERMITS Mohegan Construction, Inc. 37 Mohegan Road, Acton Dave Eagle, 275 Massachusetts Ave. , Lexington John A. DeVine, 19 Slocum Rd. , Lexington, FOOD SERVICE PERMITS Living & Learning Schools, 80 Maple St. Kentucky Fried Chicken, 211 Massachusetts Ave. Servomation for Ginn Co, Cafeteria, 191 Spring St. Deli-Shuss, 1841 Massachusetts Ave. Middlesex Tennis & Swim Club, 475 Bedford St. , Lexington White Hen Pantry, 373 Massachusetts Ave. , Lexington Hancock Market, 6 No. Hancock Street Village Food Stores, Inc. , 187-189 Bedford St. Village Food Stores, Inc. , 93 Massachusetts Ave. Baskin-Robbins, Inc. , 1729 Massachusetts Ave. ANIMAL PERMITS Ralph J. Frissore, 92 Blossomcrest Rd. 6 horses - HOLD Edward Sahatjian, 124 Burlington, 1 pony Robert Cataldo, 140 Emerson Rd. , 4 Steer Francis W. K. Smith, 49 No. Hancock St. , 3 goats Anne M. Butler, 22 Rangeway Rd. , 1 horse, 2 goats Lenore Fenn, 130 Worthen Rd. , 15 ring necked pheasants Meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. POAPD OF TEALTH MEETING OCTOBER 17, 1974 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Thursday, October 17 , 1n74 in Estabrook Hall at 7:00 p.m. . Mem- bers present were Dr. William I . Cosgrove , Chairman; James W. Lambie, Dr. Charles E. 7l.licott and George A. Smith, Director of 'ublic 'Tealth. y S 0 The minutes of the September Q, 1071.,, meeting were approve ?. Mr. ,mith renor+ed to the 7)oard that a septic system at 20l Wood Street was installed without a permit. Mr. ,,with recalled 201 vJC0 to the Boar? + !at this was where a cesspool had been ins`alledT many years ago on property nny owned by Mr. Jerkins and the sitter of the property was claimir,' a "lard use " ownership. This prob- lem was taken to .^.our' and a compromise ''ad been male . ''"r. Bar ker, owner f 201 Lora Street eid have his lawyer call. t'"_e Health Cffice and Mr. Smith ''n1 rim a.e would need. to get a licensed installer to lay out She sys'em, also a permit wart neede 1 fro„ theHeal.t .. repar+men+ before work could begin. Mr. _zmith went nn to say a Mr. McKee of Woburn did come in' o the office and said he had installed ar overflo,. ce. pool r a new locat: nn which is stated was inside the lot line bel Inging to Mr. Barker. Mr Smith said he did go out and have Mr. T`ic 'ee uncover this overflow system, but he still wad not satisfied the.'- the system was on the right property, he said he would like a certified plot plan showing the location of the system and the new overflow system. The yoard told Mr. Smith that he should handle this problem in any manner he saw fit but they did agree that these people who are installing septic systems without permits should be dealt with harshly. The Board approved the le+ter written by Dr. ^11 i.co`t stating the changes in the facilities available for psychiatric hos- pitalization, a~'d also the detailed information sheet of the ser- Mgr^AL vices offered by the hospitals in the area surrounding Lexington. TEAITT-T Copies o' this letter and information sheet will be sent to all FArTLT- practicirg doctors in Lexington, as well as the police and TI`'S clergy. The computerized sheets of blood levels of lead poisoning LEAD from paint done on about 12 children in Lexington was diJcussed. POISON Mr. Smith stated that of the 12 children tested all showed belcti, the toxin level, all tested around 34 and 50 is the danger level . The Board asked if we should consider a public clinic for lead paint detection. Mr. lmith said "7o" he did not think it necessary in Lex- ington, and they were concerned with children only 6 years of age . Dr. Ellicott and Mr. Smith thought they might like to dis- cuss the lead poisoning detection program again at a later date . Mr. Smith explained that Mrs. Solomon, on Marrett Road, had again submitted correspondence regarding Farmhurst Secti"n V, and he felt he would like to write her a letter stating that the ' Board had reviewed the information she had submitted and it FARMIRST was on file in the Health Department office but we did not need SECTIOIT K any further additional information. The Board agreed with "ir. Smith. The subdivision entitled "I400dpark_ Estates" was approved WOc3r)PARFT by the Board of Fealth subect to the conditions as stated ESTATE 5" tr rn_'rim f. G y,e»i'» ma e n,,r '-+! 7ineer +-,l submitted rri-,TT_ to '_y,e ;larnir Er gifn ivision will he serviced by tr (rcn''4nue5 \ "own water and sewer. The 13nar. r1 discussed the application for a permit to keep 4 buffalo, 2 oxen and 1 horse at Gold Ribbon Farms, 1265 Mass- AT_TTI I achusetts Avenue. r'2D m la L GOT_f Mr. Smith explained that since this application had been VTpn^'T filed with the Health Department a number of calls had been FARMS received from the people locate? on Ingleside Rnad which is a,1 anent to ('Told Pibhon Farm that Mr. .Spi.lintis and Mr. Aronin were notified or this meeting. A number of residents from Ingleside Road attended this meeting. Dr. Cosgrove explained to the people that this animal permit would be treated like any other animal permit but he would give the people who had come to t' is meeting a chance to speak and express their approval cr concern for the issuing of this permit. Dr. Cosgrave taen asked Mr. Falph Cataldo if he could ex- plain to the }pard something about the buffalo and what plans had already 'ween made for the keeping of the buffalo. Mr. Cataldo said `hat the buffalo were a gentle animal. Fight now the buffalo were in Idaho, Mr. Anthony Cataldo, owner of Gold Tibbon Farm had always wanted to have buffalo and so that was why they had applied for the permit. The buffalo were not on the property at the present time and probably would not be brought in until Spring. He went on to explain that they had already built a corral or pasture ap- proximately 3 acres in area, a separate corral would be built for the oxen and then another for the horse. Dr. Ellicott said he hal been down and he thought they had built a real nice corral . Mr. Smith said he had stopped in Southboro and checked out the fencing they have for the buffalo kept there and found they just used regular fencing with barb wire on the top to keep people from leaning over the fence. Mr. Cataldo explained that the buffalo did not need a stable but they were planning to put up a three sided shelter approximately 32 x 18 feet so they would have some protection from the weather. Dr. Cosgrove asked what the purpose was in having the buffalo. Mr. Cataldo said it was just a hobby that Mr. Anthony Cataldo wanted. He also explained that they had been bringing the oxen in and using them on the farm but they were taken out or Lexington at night. Dr. Cosgrove said that there had been concern expressed about the dust these animals will cause and particularly because it is so close to the celery packaging plant. He also asked about the disposal of manure. 3: Pr. Casal .r' said they woul a use the manure en the farm, spreadine it and turning it under as t'iey were doing now. They would also use it to keep the fields where the buffalo were planted with grass cr rrai n. Dr. Cosgrove asked about the horse stable. Mr. Cataldo said to forget about the horse right now. 'v,hen the time came for the horse they would apply for a separate permit. Dr. r'osgrovc thanked Mr. Cataldo and then asked i' anyone in the audience would like to speak for or against the keeping o'' these animals. Mr. Dennis 7. Cpelioti_s , 22 Ingleside Road, the only direct abuttor to the Gold Ribbon Farm read and presented to the Foard a petition signet by 19 residents of the Ingleside area. The petition was in objection to the granting of a permit to keep these animals at Gold ''ibb{en because: The smell, -,oise and possible diseases caused by these animals would seriously harm the quality of the neighboracod. The danger if these arimals gn+ loose was of concern because 'here is in that neighborhood frequent vandalism caused by groups of motorcycle riders gning to the meadowlocated in the rear of !'...11 F' ibbon Farr. 'racy al felt t.iat Gold ribbon Farms had ben keeping some of the animals without a permit which was in total disregard to the 'r'own regulations. r 7117. Spelioti_s also rea a letter from "r. n_arret e, 5 Clyie Place, whic ? ta' e'i that :_e was oppose-1 '-o t 7e buffalo becanse of the safety n{' th,c small chilarer in the area, the odor and he al.sn felt that the wild animals :soul t attract more tra"1 ^ an " i , 'ore a'd clu ! or t^ 'a:sac'*usetts , erue . Dr. '^e'Tro,'e asked if there ,.as anyone who had anything dif- ferent to say ' har ,.hat 1-. ;pcli.oti.s had said. Mrs. Marg-lien, 12 Inc'lecide Coal, said here main concern was the celery processirg plana^d also the flies which would be cre- ated by the manure . Mr. `lam ' ilvcrman, Tp In^l.estde Foa , said he felt that the amount of lar available was not enough for buffalo. Tie said as he figure-i it there was about 1.2 acres of land, 4of whioa were leased to Season' s 'our leaving enly a'c't 7 er 'or th3 animals. He said ae wondered just what the purpose of having these animals were ; a publicity project or hobby with the bi-centennial coming he felt that these animals were „ust ar attraction for touriata. He said ho would also question if these animals couldn 't be classified as an attractive nuisance . Lois Lyon, 3 Tngleside Toad, said she had watched a recent televisio' program on buffalos and it was pci'ntod nut- that if these animals aid not have weer they would roll in the dust to clean themselvos . .,he said she would question the amount of lust raised by those animals. After a furter short informal discussion on the buffalo TM. Cosgrove thanked the people for coming in and sail the °hard wcufd now take this matter under advisement and let tae people know c" the Board' s decision. cc„ 534 mr. - ilverman le +.h 1.aS a lau that the Pearl weuld have to make their dcn n open cession. 71r. Cosgrove said he had not inspected the area and he would not make any decision until he did. He also instructed Mr. Smith to check with Town Counsel to see if all decisions had to be made in open meeting. The question of motive was again brought up in an in- formal discussior and Dr . Cosgrove said that motive was not the Boar,4 of Heath' s business . 'he Board was interested in the Health aspect of this problem, he again pointed out that this permit can be revoked at any time the Board deemed necessary. The residents of Ingleside Road retired. The application for a permit to keep 2 gnats by Dr. STDIRm Nathan Sidiey, Rodgers Road was discussed by the Board. ArTMAL PERMIT Mr. Smith said he had checked the area where the goats would be kept and found everything satisfactory. The goats are presently at Mr. Mimnots on Pleasant Street. Motion made and passed that this permit be approved. Mr. Smith reported that he inspected. Mr. Ralph Frissorels barn and area because each year Mr. Frissore had increased the number of horses he wanted to keep, at the present time he is FRISSOP7 requesting 6 horses. Mr. Smith said he talked with the children TIL and also Mr. Frissore. To date we have not had any complaints PFT3MTT from the neighbors in the area, therefore, he would recommend granting this permit but he would suggest that a stipulation be mais that no further increases would be approved by the Board. The Board agreed with Mr. Smith and approved the permit for Mr. Frissore for 6 horses . Mr. Smith reported that Mrs. June Moreau, 93 Vine Street, did have a horse without a permit but that the horse had been Mni-EATT removed from the premises when she was told to apply for a per- TTO7S7 mit „ he only 'ead about 20,0r0 square feet o area and there- fore would not he eligible f'-'r a permit . 'he fp17inr' shy ed. by t e oard I-Ista77crts -erni 1 ut&rc Hoad, Wohurn, Mass. animal 2ernits ictlard T . Miller, 31 :atto,"son T7oa , 1 1 -rse Philomena M. 'hiace'lia, 22 ',loss= St . , 1 corse Theeere L . Freeman, 93 Cary avenue 11 horses Mahan 7. _Ailey, 2 'edgers Toad 2 gnats ru' bise Disposal ,)ermit Ley.l -gton aerial Lorkers, Tnc .