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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-06-07Gerald Cupp, 171. Woburn St. - 3 horses Dudley West, 33 Oak St., 4 horses, 1 pony Mrs. Martin Rowe, 69 Blossomcrest Rd., - 2 horses Joseph Medas, 192 Spring St., 1 mare Jo -Ann & Lawrence Smoske, 39 Robinson Rd., - 2 horses Howard Foley, 5 Harrington Rd., - 3 horses +1 (special permission) Roger Trudeau, 7 Volunteer Way - 1 pony Ralph Gerenz, 5 Volunteer May - 1 pony Alma Anderson, 73 Paul Revere Rd., 2 horses James V. Cosgrove, 307 Wood St. - 6 horses, 3500 poultry Mrs. Norman Woodward, 20 Robinson Rd., 1 pony Eugene F. Delfino, 75 Reed St. - 2 horses Vernon M. Parsons, 65 Allen St. - 1 horse Emily B. Lovering, 37 Grove St. - 2 horses Frederick Hopwood, 172 Burlington St., 4 horses, 20 chickens Harry Rowe Mimno, 83 Pleasant St., 5 horses Ellen Sharkey, 13 Hazel Rd., - 4 horses Pools: J. W. Hayden, Inc. - 24 Lincoln St. Peacock Farm Assoc. - Peacock Farm Rd. Moon Hill Pool - Moon Hill Rd. Adams Pool - 316 Emerson Road Centre Playground & Wading Pools (Town Pools) Sheraton -Lexington Motel, Marrett Road Installers Permit: John A. Devine, 19 Slogan Rd. Methyl Alcohol Permit: George Rowe, 33 Bedford St. & 409 Mass Avenue Funeral Directors: John B. Douglass Arthur F. Douglass James F. Timothy Alice M. McCarthy Louis H. Spencer Food Establishment: Perfection Food Service - Ledgemont Laboratories Hancock House Nursing Home Searle Medidata, Inc. Cafeteria Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING JUNE 7, 1976 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Monday, June 7, 1976 at 7:00 p.m. in Room G-15 of the Town Office Building. Members present were: Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman; James W. Lambie, Dr. Charles Ellicott and George A. Smith, Director of Public Health. Minutes of the May 3, 1976 meeting were approved as read. CONTRACT FOR The contract for the Tri -Community Health Services (L.V.N.A.) for TRI- FY 76-77 was read by the Board. The only changes in the contract were COMMUNITY C.J 0.64 1 1 1 1 1 changes in the rates. The rate was lowered for Board of Health Clinic work from $12.00 per hous to $11.50 per hour. The Board designated Dr. Charles E. Ellicott as its representative for the purpose of the contract to the Tri Community Health Services. The contract for Mystic Valley Mental Health Association was discussed and approved providing Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel, and Mr. O'Connell, Town Manager approved this contract as written. The request for an increase to four horses by Donald Long at 121 Grove Street was discussed by the Board. It was agreed that the abuttors would be contacted and also Mr. Long would be asked to see if he could have his neigh- bors lend him land to make up the four acres needed for the extra horses. The request for an extra horse to be kept by Gerald Cupp on Woburn St. was discussed by the Board. 599 TRI - COMMUNITY CONTRACT Mr. Smith explained that the Cupp's have eight acres of land, therefore, this permit may be approved. The problem that did develop was that one of the horses did get loose and trampled the harden and lawn of Mr. Taylor who lives next door to Mr. Cupp. Mr. Taylor came into the office and very loudly and abusively threatened members of this department. It was necessary to call a police officer to escort him out. The Cupps who are in the gardening bus- iness did offer to repair the damage that the horse did, but Mr. Taylor refused. Mr. Smith did say that the Cupps will be getting rid of one of the horses. The Board after a short discussion agreed that there was no objection to the increase. They did suggest a letter be written to Mr. Cupp suggesting that he take care to see that the horse did not get loose again. Mr. Smith reported to the Board that the Pool at the Minute Man Vocational School was in deplorable condition. The custodian in charge of the pool, de- cided it would be easier to chlorinate the pool by cutting the lines to the chlorinator and just dumping a six gallon carboy of chlorine into the pool at various intervals. At the time of the inspection there were urinals and com- modes that had to be replaced in the lavatories. This place has been re -in- spected a number of times but is still in the process of shaping up. At the present time there is two custodians taking care of the pool. Mr. Smith went on to report that at one of the re -inspections he found the students swimming in cut off dungarees and he notices that they came in from outside and right into the pool, regulations state that they should shower before going into the pool and also that proper dress is required. Mr. Smith said he has also suggested that a meeting be held with the Police and Fire Departments to discuss the entrances that are to be used for the pool in case of emergencies. Moon Hill Pool has installed a chlorinator and they have also cleaned the inside of the pool, painted and repaired. All the things have been done to Mr. Smith's satisfaction. The Lexington -Sheraton Motor Pool has had a new filter system and they have done away with the back wash out into the parking area. They have again requested a permit to serve food outside as they did last year. A permit will be granted with the same conditions as stated last year. CONTRACT MVMHA LONG ANIMAL PERMIT CUPP ANIMAL PERMIT MINUTE MAN VOCATIONAL POOL MOON HILL POOL LEXINGTON - SHERATON POOL (1(10 FRIENDLY ICE CREAM SHOP SALMONELLA DUNKIN DONUTS LION'S CLUB CARNIVAL SWINE FLU MR. SMITH BICENTENN- IAL ESTATES Mr. Smith explained that a family from Newton had stopped to eat at Friendly's Ice Cream Shop and it was reported that the two children had allegedly developed Salmonella from eating clam strips. Samples of the clam strips. Samples of the clam strips have been sent to the Food and Drug Laboratory for testing. Mr. Smith said he had inspected Dunkin Donuts and found conditions very unsatisfactory. A letter has been sent and a re -inspection will be made. Mr. Smith said he just wanted to alert the Board that the Lion's Club carnival was coming up. Mr. Smith said he would check to make sure that there were no pet shops. He also hoped that the water connections were better than last year and there was no cross -connections or he would have to shut them down. He also hoped to up grade the drinking fountain at the playground. Mr. Smith reported that there was no new information on the Swine Flu. He did remark on the letter from the Red Cross offering their service. A letter of acknowledgement will be sent to the Red Cross. It was brought to the Board's attention that Mr. O'Connell would like a letter frau the Board recommending a merit increase for Mr. Smith for the fiscal year 76-77. Also it was suggested that because of the excellent work Mr. Smith has done and the added duties now going along with his job a re-classification should be requested. It was also suggested that an assistant should be requested at this time. The Board agreed that they were in favor of a merit increase in salary, also a new job description should be written for the position and a re- classification requested from an M-7 to M-8. If it is possible we will try to ge a C.E.T.A. person to help out. At 7:30 p.m Mr. David Roberts of the Minute Man Restaurant came before the Board to discuss some problems he was having in the operation of his establishment. Due to the confidential nature of this appointment, Dr. Cosgrove made a motion that the Board of Health would go into Executive Session. Motion seconded and duly passed. At 8:00 p.m. Mr. Theodore Freeman, developer of Bicentennial Estates at 83 Cary Avenue came before the Board. Mr. Smith said he had hoped that we had been making some good progress with Mr. Freeman but now a new development had come up. A shed had been demolished and the debris left there. There was still standing water causing a health hazard and all the work over there has now been stopped. Mr. Smith wondered what was going to happen. Mr. Freeman said he thought he had done things so that he could live within the boundaries but it just seemed that more problems keep developing. First a friend had let him take his bulldozer which either breaks down or it rains so he can't get the work done. Also the bank has held up on the money until the engineers submit plans which the land court will accept. Mr. Freeman said he was not here with a "crying towel" but things have not been going as well as he hoped they would but as soon as he got the proper { machinery in again he would see that some of the things Mr. Smith has spoken of are done. Mr. Smith said he hoped Mr. Freeman could get everything squared away and he would like to know when the Board could count on it being done. Mr. Freeman said he was having one serious problem, the land court will not accept my plan as the engineers have drawn it and until that is accepted the banks will not release any money. The engineers must redraw the plan, I feel the engineers have let me down. Mr. Smith said he would like to know if Mr. Freeman could give the Board a guarantee of when he would be getting the debis out. Mr. Freeman said he would be taking the debris out as soon as possible, in fact, the next time he can get the machine he will remove everything or bury it as quickly as possible. Mr. Smith asked what about the water problem because it is creating a bad mosquito problem so there should be a way of taking care of the standing water. Mr. Freeman said he had discovered that someone down stream on the brook had been blocking the brook which helped create some of the water problems. The Town will not let him sub -fill until they can see what there is on the bottom and they can't see what is on the bottom until he can drain the water off. Actually the water is so low there is no place for it to drain. Dr. Ellicott said he didn't understand and Mr. Lambie said evidently the water was preventing the Town Engineers from seeling what was there. Mr. Freeman said if he could bring the land up to sub -grade level they could see it had a solid bottom. Right now Mr. Chase has approved the first four -hundred feet. He explained he would have to do this a section at a time. Dr. Ellicott asked why one section at a time? Mr. Freeman said he was trying to get this land approved so he could bring in a construction trailer that is why they had been doing one section at a time. Dr. Ellicott said he understood the water was a real problem. Mr. Smith said the water was a real mosquito problem and he would suggest Mr. Freeman get in touch with the Mosquito Control people and have them check this area. Also that pond of water could be labeled an attractive nuisance and he wondered how deep it was, he said he would hate to see some child drown. Mr. Freeman said he didn't know how deep it was but he thought it couldn't be more than one foot. Dr. Ellicott said standing water like that is very dangerous to children. Mr. Smith said he wanted assurance that the bad stuff from the lot was not buried on the lot. Mr. Freeman said he would contact Arlex Oil to hire their shovel dosser and get the pond cleaned out. He said he certainly did not need a hazard that