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BOARD OF HEALTH SPECIAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 6, 1983
A special meeting of the Board of Health was held Tuesday, September Se tember 6 1983 at
3 00 p m in Room %-15 of the Town Office Building Members present were
Mr James W Lambie, Chairman; Dr Linda Roemer, David Henley, Superintendent of
East Middlesex Mosquito Control, Deborah Halko, and George A Smith, Director of
Public Health
This meeting was called to discuss/update the mosquito situation
Mr David Henley, Supt of East Middlesex Mosquito Contorl, that there had been
a report of a child (10 or 11 yrs old) that was in Foxboro on vacation from
New York that took ill Encephalitis was suspected but not confirmed at the time
A horse from Bridgewater was reported as having EEE
Mr Henley said that he has been checking the Green & White property, the Great
Meadows and Holmes Road
A lot of larvar has been found in the Rock Meadow section of Belmont and there
has been distrubing results of mosquitoes in Littleton Mr Henley said
that larvae has also been found in Bedford and that is an area that should be
watched He said Bedford has more larvae than Lexington
Mr Henley said he would not suggest any townwide truck spraying at this time
but he would suggest using a toto-mist near the schools or recreation area He
feels the Minute Man Vocational School yard area should be sprayed
Mr Smith said Dr Monderer is sending out memos to the schools suggesting that
they not have any school field trips in any area where there is likely to be
mosquitoes
The Board suggested to Mr Smith that he write a letter to the school principals
in regard to mosquitoes If the principals feel that spraying or roto-mist is
necessary, the Town will spray
Mr Henley said the risk has been decreased but there is potential for it to be
on the rise again
It was decided that larvaciding will continue until the water dries up and if
their is no rain All we need now is cool, dry weather The danger-period for
mosquitoes will end with the first frost