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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-05-071 1 After a great deal more discussion it was agreed that the merchants would record and report number plates of anyone caught dumping rubbish into the dumpsters. Mr. Smith said he would call the newspaper and see if a little publicity would help. Officer Faulkingham said he would make a note so that at rollcall a re- minder could be made for the cars cruising the area to make a few more patrols. Mr. Smith suggested that Mr. Borgiornio speak to the people in the Bona Bora and to make the warning very strong. Mr. Smith and the Board thanked the merchants for coming in and all agreed they would all cooperate to keep this area clean. The following permits were signed by the Board: Food Establishment Permits: ARA Services for Honeywell White Hen Pantry Countryside Bible Chapel St. Brigid's Church Lexington Rotary Club (April 19th only) Canteen Truck: William A. Galarneau, 89 Bow St. Animal Permits: Antonio R. Leyennar, 2 Paul Revere Rd. 12 chickens Barbara H. Findley, 76 Middle St. 10 chickens Sewage Disposal: Rite -Clean Cesspool Service, 23 Mohawk Drive, Burlington Disposal Service: Black & White Transportation Service Swimming Pool Permit: Harold & Helen Millican Installers Permit: John A. Devine Construction Co. BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING MAY 7, 1979 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held May 7, 1979 at 7 p.m. in room G-15 of the Town Office Building. Members present were: Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman: Mr. James W. Lambie, Dr. Michael S. Erdos and George A. Smith, Director of Public Health. Minutes of the March 5 and April 2 Meetings were approved as typed. 141 Mr. Smith reported on the following Town Meeting Articles: Article 4, line item 3300, Health Expenses approved for $10,000. Article 4, line item 3310, Mystic "alley Mental Health Association approved for $30, 853. This line item was separated for further discussion but the people from MVMHA explained their work and there was no further discussion. TOWN MEETING Article 4, line item 6050, Insect suppression was the line item for ARTICLES mosquito control and as you know this was defeated. There is some talk of a petition to bring mosquito control back again and there is also talk of canceling all inspect suppression spraying. it was agreed that the Board would wait and see. Article 32, Central Middlesex Association for Retarded Citizens requesting $5000. was approved. This money will be used to train 3 re- tarded persons to support themselves. It is understood that this money will be dispensed by the Health Department but to dat no one from this organization has contacted us. Mr Smith said Article 53 of the Town Warrant had been passed. He said he realized this Article had nothing to do with the Board of Health because it was an amendment to the Town Leash Law for dog violations. This will raise the court fees for unleashed dogs from $25.00 to $50.00. Mr Smith said Article 53 of the Town Warrant had been passdd. He said he realized this Article had nothing to do with the Board of Health because it was an amendment to the Town Leash Law for dog violations. This will raise the court fees for unleashed dogs from $25. to $50. Mr. Smith reported that Article 55 which was the amendment to the Town By -Law regarding the dumping and littering in brooks had been passed. Mr. Smith reported that Article 71 regarding an amendment in the Zoning By -Law for Day Care Centers had not come before the Town Meeting yet. This could also give the Board of Health the right to inspect these places. At the present time we do not license the Day Care Centers because according to the Office for Children regulations we do not have sufficient staff. This change will not affect our department at this time. Mir. Smith reported that we do have two migrant farm labor camps. This year the State has hired apart time inspector to inspect migrant labor camps. Wilson Farms is in good condition. Cataldo's It Gold Ribbon Farms has not FARM LABOR had a licerse for 2 years. This year a. couple of workers showed up looking CAMPS for a job and moved into the domitory. They had a fire down there and the workers have been moved to a house on Highland Avenue. The dormitory is now it the process of being repaired. The police lock-up was also inspected at the same time and as usual INSPECTION and as usual everything was neat ane clean. POLICE LOCK UP Mr. Smith reported that the Adams Pool and the Minute Man Village Pool have beer connected to the municipal seer system. Article 40 of the Town Warrant concerning the Town Pools was approved at this time but it is understood that there will be a referendum vote on this. A letter has been. written to the Permanent Building Committee stating_ that if the new pools are not approved the Board of TTealth would not allow SWIMMING the pool complex as it stands now to open this coming year. POOLS The facilities at Moon Hill Pool are being replaced and they will be con- nected to the public sewer so there should be no -problems there. Mr. Smith reported on the problem that the Minute Man Regional Vocational School had with the green water in the swimming pool. He explained that the heating system had sprung a leak and was syphoning into the pool causing chro- mates in the water. The State had done some tests of this water but it was a laboratory in Rhode Island that picked up the chromates. At this time it looks as though the pool is now okay. All semi-public pools will be inspected before they open and these in- spections will be done jointly with Bill Corcoran, Wire Inspector. Mr. Smith reported that the following sewer connections had been ordered and the work completed, both septic systems had failed: 19 Freemont Street 72 Bow Street The Burroughs Co. is still not finished. They must return to the Con- servation Commission again for approval of the second phase of the work. This work should be done as soon as this hearing is held. Mr. Smith reported that a system at 4 Pitcairn Place had failed after 31 years. This system was approved by Mr. Lucas. At this time the whole system was excavated and about 100 tons of stone was brought in. The laterals were increased from 3 to 6. Public sewer should be available to this section by next summer. The ground in this area is very hard pack. No action is necessary by the Board this report was for information only. Mr. Smith said he had a. preliminary meeting with the various agencies and LION'S CLUB boards connected with the Lion's Club Carnival. This year it will be located CARNIVAL to the other side of Park Drive. Once again the cross connections will have to be checked and etc. The peat on the new site may cause a problem. The Lion's Club has been warned about the house trailers these people bring in. Last year they parked un on "Sharkey's" land on Winter Street and were disposing their waste all over the ground. This year the carnival will be held for 5 days. The April 16th Patriot's Day operation was discussed. Mr. Smith said he 19th APRIL felt that the churches and etc. were getting very sloppy with their operations. Some of the stands had no cover and the electrical connection were very poor especially for a rainy day. Mr. Smith reported that "Mother Earth" the natural food store on Muzzey Street was selling raw goats milk. He said he had stopped them because the MOTHER EARTH State Regulations require that any goat milk sold must come from a cetified farm. We have no way of checking certified farms. The milk they were selling comes from Connecticut. Mr. Smith reported that an investigation by the State Department of Labor and Industries had been made at our request at Hayden Ice Rink. It was found 4 NOXIOUS ODOR that the carbon monoxide from the "Zamboni" was causing the problem. Rec- ommendations for corrections have been made they are being taken care of. A re -inspection will be made. The Department of Labor and Industries will also check the Public works Building to see if they can solve the problem of the fumes from the welding machines. This will be re -checked again in the cold weather. A hearing was held regarding the renewal of a permit to keep 2 horses SMOSKE HORSE at 39 Robinson Rood by Mrs. Lawrence Smoske. The following abuttors and HEARING interested people attending this hearing were: Mrs. Lawrence Smoske, owner of the property, Mrs. Anne Vohl, and Colleen Comerford, both board their horses at Smoske's, Michael and Edward Comerford and abuttors Ruth and Ezra Dunton. Note was made at this time that the complainant Mrs. L. J. Freier did not attend this meeting. Mr. Barry Littleton, Animal Control Officer, reported that he had no complaint as to the handling of the manure and etc. He had made an inspection in March and another just 5 days ago. In March he did find the hoove prints of the horses in Frier's yard but there was no damage done that he could see. Mr. Smith said the complaint was concerning the horses breaking loose and trampling the lawn at Mrs. Freer's and other neighbors. The complainant also expressed concern for the small children in the yards. Mr. Comerford said any damage to Mrs. Freer's yard had been repaired. Mr. Littleton had confirmed this. Colleen Comerford said it was her horse that had jumped the fence and got loose but the fences have now been reinforced and the horse iz kept in most of the time. If the h•)rse goes out it will be hobbled unless someone is with the horse. Mr. Comerford said he had told hid, daughter that if the horse gets loose again she will have to sell the horse. Colleen Comerford explained that for some reason this horse jumps the fence every chance it got but the hobbles should prevent this from happening again. Mrs. Smoske said all her fences had been made sound but the fences on the conservation land were down and in need of repair. The Board noted that Mrs. Freier was the only abuttor that made any complaints. Mr. & Mrs. Buxton stated that they were abuttors and when they received notice of this hearing Mr. Buxton went up to Smoske's and checked out the conditions. He said he could find nothing wrong at the Smoske's. After further discussion Dr. Cosgrove asked if this was a neighborhood feud and Mrs. Smoske said it could bP on the part of the one neighbor com- paining but not on her part she had just tried to keep the property as the Board had requested in prior years. The Board agreed to renew this animal permit and requested that Mrs. Smoske keep the area neat and clean and to keep the horses from getting loose. Mr. Smith reported that he had been checking a complaint made by Mrs. Mary Frey, 6 Houlton Road, regarding Orville Orenback Popcorn being mislabeled. Mrs. Frey had purchased this at the First National Store and the price tag was FOOD LABEL stuck onto the package over the expiration date and when they were removed it VIOLATION was found that the product was sold beyond the time it should have been. Mrs. Frey turned this over to her lawyer and the took the product to the Federal Government for analyses. The State also took some of this popcorn and the only thing they found was a musty odor. This matter has been turned over to the Food & Drug Division for further action, to date they have not done anything about it. The East Lexington area around Bow Street has been posted for "No Dumping". BOW STREET The sign has been stolen and the people are still using the dimpsters to dis- AREA pose of their rubbish. The police have a few names, hopefully they will take some action against these people. Mr. Smith reported that the following clinics are scheduled as follows: Glaucoma, by the Lion's Club, Inc. on May 30th, the Hard of Hearing Clinic by CLINICS the Rotary Club and the Guild of Hard of Hearing will be held on May 21, 22, 23 and 24 and the Rabies Clinic will be held on May 17 and 18. Dr. Chabot's assistant will work this clinic this year. The summer camp season is coming up, Camp Willard and Camp Blanche at SUMMER DAY Hayden are in good shape. Christian Academy has lost their nurse so they must CAMPS hire another R. N. The Town of Lexington Camp for the Handicap might have a problem with nurses because they must comply with State Regulations. Mr. Smith said he had not discussed this with Miss Halverson of the Recreation Department nor with Mrs. Tapia of the Tri -Community Health Services. Mr. Smith reported that Mr. Brucchi has not called in the names of the people he talked about on Grove Street. Mr. Smith said he checked out the people he thinks Brucchi was referring to and they did not come to the Board before they bought the property. They bought the property one year, applied for an animal permit the next year and was granted the permit the following year after the barn and etc. had been built. In checking the area we find that this is kept in better condition than Mr. Brucchi's. MR. BRUCCHI Mr. Smith reported that the legal ad which stated that the high water test -LEGAL ing time was over for this year had been published. nerc tests may be done any NOTICE time but the high water testing cannot be done after March 31, 1979. Mr. Smith said he had been do7_nr ground water testing for the scattered housing sites on North Street. They have hit -,iter at about 5 feet so they SC.TTE7ED may have a problem. They will either have to do a lot of filling on these HOUSING lots or make a modification in their plans and build houses on slabs instead of with cellars. A lot on Mountain Road was checked, this lot was on a subdivision approved by the Planning Board with the provision this Tot be connected to public sewer. MCTYNTAIN The developer will have to ao about 300 feet to meet these t-egtv_rerents. Mr. Smith explained that Mr. Costello had land on Marrett Street which will MARRETT take 11 houses, this would be sewered if this was done. Or his other alternative STREET will be to put in 2 houses on 4 acre lots which will have septic systems and wells. Lot 5B and lot 16 on Spring Street does have one corner that can have a SPRING ST. septic system but there will never be sewer in that area. Mr. Smith said he MORGAN RD. went down 13 feet to perc test these lots. This would be combined to make one house lot. Lot 22C on Morgan Road, located behind the Temple on Lincoln Street was checked this lot will have public sewer but it will cost the developer about ten thousand dollars. There is no way this lot can be approved for a septic system. Lot 9 on North Street was approved by the Board before but that was LOT 9 NORTH before the Hatch Act Hearing was rendered null and void because Ralph Hall STREET the developer did not notify the abuttors of the hearing. Lot 43A North Street is the lot Mr. DiMatteo, Building Commissioner, is trying to get a variance on. This lot can handle a septic system with 13A NORTH ST. no problem but the Town is putting the sewer in there within the year. Also we had a phone call today from a resident of the area stating that there is a cemetery on this lot with 6 to 9 people buried there. If this is so then the heirs of these people must be located and arrangements made for a burial in the regular cemetery or they, meaning the seller or buyer, of the property, will have to go to court and get this straightened out. Mr. Smith reported that the Planning Board had given Mr. Lane of Wood WOODPARr<. park Estates 30 days to correct all his problems. The sand is blowing again ESTATES so he will have to correct this. It will be up to the Planning Board to see that these things are corrected. Mr. Smith reported that skunks, raccoons and some foxes are being stricken itNIMAL DISEASE with disease which is probably canine distemper but to be sure we are sending all animals we find stricken with this disease to Westboro Fishes and Wild Life Service for testing. They will test for rabies, distemper and other parasites. Distemper is a problem because it can be transmissable to the canine and feline population. The Sheraton Motor Inn has requested to do something different this SHERATON year for poolside food service. They are planning on putting up a new MOTOR INN facility with hot and cold running water and good refrigeration. They also POOLSIDE have asked to put carpet on the deck of the pool but that request was denied so they are now putting in the required deck. LEAD PAINT Mr. Smith said he had a recent surge of lead paint inspections durint the last couple of weeks. He went on to say he had a call from the Health Officer in Belmont stating that they had bought n fluorescent analyser and would be willing to let the Health Department use this for a year. We will have to waid to hear more on this. Mr. Smith announced that Tri Community Health Services had bought a TRI -COMMUNITY house in Arlington and will be moving out of Town. He said he felt we were HEALTH SERV. not getting as good service as we should be getting. The Board discussed this and then decided that they would talk to Mrs. Tapia about the service for the Health De7artment. The following permits were signed by the Board: Animal Permits: Carl Canzanelli, 21 Heritage Drive - 1 pony and 2 hens Smoske, 39 Robinson Rd. - 2 horses Harry R. Mimno, 83 Pleasant St. - 4 horses