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Home My WebLink About1985-04-16 4� BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING APRIL 16, 1985 I The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Tuesday, April 16, 1985 at 7 15 p m in Room G-1 (Recreation Office) of the Town Office Buklding Members present were James W Lambie, Chairman; Donald A Goldmann, M D , Howard A Asarkof, D D S , Debbie Halko, Sanitarian and George A. Smith, Jr. , Director of Public Health Mrs Halko told the Board that she found some illegal vending machine SANITARIAN'S operation at Pioneer Electronics on Hartwell Avenue She tried to REPORT contact the vendor but was unable to firrlh=.m, she contacted the state and found that they did not have a state license Pioneer Electronics does not want these machines there any longer so they are going to remove them They had been put there by A & G Vending who in turn sold the business Skip's Canteen was found by Debbie in town operating without a permit from the Health Department for catering He came into the office then and applied for the proper permits Mr Smith inspected a day care center, Unitarian Church, for lead paint and also found asbestos there Perk tests were done at a lot on Westview Street, this lot is across from the E P A Building There was a high water table and there was sand that was almost like beach sand that the water went right through Mrs Halko said we have had several complaints of rubbish lately and they have all been taken care of Pigeons at the Mews -- Mr Smith said that he is putting something together about this The definitive plan for Ridge Estates III was submittee to the RIDGE Planning Board and should have been submitted to the Board of Health ESTATES simultaneously but it wasn't Mr Freeman has since submitted it to III the Board of Health and they have 45 days to review the plan The Board will again ask Mr Freeman to come into the Board Meeting This subdivision is on the backside of Moon Hill Mr Smith said he will ask them to come into Board Meeting, also Mr Smith has done some inspections and has found asbestos in the ASBESTOS following places 57 Tarbell Avenue, Unitarian Nursery School, 910 Mass Avenue , 67 Reed Street, 58 Oak Street and 47 Somerset Road Mr Smith said he has had all kinds of problems at 910 Mass Avenue with Asbestos because a landlord took a boiler out without notifying the Health Director 11/ There is "more & more" of asbestos removal Mr Smith said he finds asbestos on routine inspections and it is not completely "in tact" He makes recommendations for repair or removal tit -2- Mr Smith told the Board that he requires a person or company submit a plan before they start the work on removing of the asbestos, or repairing it Dr Gal.dmann said he didn't think it was too well publicized that a person must let the Board of Health know what their plans are for repair or removal He said most people are not aware of what they should do and he feels an article should be put in the newspaper making people aware of this procedure for repair or removal of asbestos Mr Smith told the Board that he had a meeting with Captain Gaxsetter of MOSQUITO Air Force Base The Captain was not aware that the base medical department CONTROL should be reporting communicable diseases and dog bites to us These communi- HANSCOM cables are for Lexington residents that go to the base for treatment The dog AIR BASE bites should be reported to whatever town the dog resides Mosquito control at the Air Base is interested in joining E MMC P They wanted Mr Smith to write a letter to the base about mosquito control, etc and Mr Smith did this but he does not think they will vote to go into the project. Up until now all Hanscom does now for mosquitoes is spray Mr Henley could get in there and do some work all around the Minute Man Vocational Technical School If the base does vote to go into the mosquito control they could not join until October 1, 1985 because that is when their fiscal year begins Mr Smith said that the three oil spills are are at various stages - OIL SPILLS A Dunback Meadow resident is fighting "paying" in court Oxford Street house owner whose oil tank leaked into ground, is fighting his case Town of Arlington - doesn't want to cooperate The Health Fair sponsored by the Symmes Hospital will be Saturday, May 11 HEALTH FAIR Dr Asarkof told the members that six private dentists were going to hold DENTAL a "dental exam" eveings for people 65 years of age and older EXAMS Mr Smith told the Board that the "action level" for lead paint has been LEAD decreased by the state PAINT SCREENING Mr Smith said we have had screenings in the past, these screenings can also detect anemia In the eleven years that Mr Smith has been here in the Health Department he has never had one case of lead poisoned child Mr Smith told the Board that our rabies clinic will be held in early June RABIES June 6th to be exact He has contacted Dr Smith in regard to this and they CLINIC will be meeting soon Mr Smith is thinking about having the clinic for just one day but is a little reluctant to do so There have been several rubbish complaints about the centre area Mr Smith has talked to the Chamber of Commerce about this and they will put some- thing in their newsletter Obi -3- Mr Smith said the dumpsters at. CVS are gone It was a record low year for food places on Patriots Day Each food PATRIOTS place has to be sponsored by an organization DAY Two canteen trucks came in - Mr Smith said but they were kicked out There were 3 pancake breakfasts the morning of the holiday The Board and the Director said they all have to get together with the rDNA RDNA group to prepare for town meeting It has been decided that Dr Asarkof will introduce the article Dr Goldmann and Dr Quick will speak at Town Meeting The Board told Mr Smith to send the final draft of the RDNA regs to Norman Cohen, Town Counsel. Mr Smith said we had originally stopped Lisa from advertising with a coupon for massage and now she has one for a back treatment MASSAGE PARLOUR Mr Smith read a letter from the National Institute of Massage Mr Peter DiMatteo said only 8 people at a time can be there if the massage parlour goes into being This also a place now where one can relax, have nails done, waxing, etc Mr Smith said we will have to make a decision on this The Board thinks we should invite Ms Martins back to Board Meeting We will have Ms Martins explain herself and what she is doing up there Replace The Board discussed briefly drugs and drug abuse Dr Goldmann thinks the Board should have some people in from Replace and see what they are doing to preserve the physical and metal health of the high school kids The Board should do some publicity on drugs and alcohol abuse soon It should be kept low key and try not to make a big deal of it Alcohol should also be discussed, not only drugs 1 468 -4- THE FOLLOWING PERMITS WERE SIGNED BY THE BOARD ANIMALS #13 Andrew & Marjorie Cupp Two Horses #14 James V Cosgrove Five Horses #15 Carla Fortmann 12 Laying Hens #16 Nancy Canzenelli One Large Pony #17 Collaborative Research, Inc 24 Rabbits - 30 Lab Mice #18 Barbara S Najarian 12 Bard Rock Egg Laying Chickens #19 Robert & Marie Rollins Two Horses - 1 Goat #20 John D Chiesa, Jr 10 Horses - One Pony FROZEN DESSERTS # 6 Steve's (J & J Ice Cream) FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS #36 Steve's (J & J Ice Cream) #37 Belco Vending, Inc (Unitrode Corp ) (VENDING MACHINES) #38 Hub Vending Company (Itek Corp ) (VENDING MACHINES) #39 Omni-Dunfey Hotel Corp (Sheraton Lex ) (POOLSIDE FOOD CONCESSION) #40 Zim-Mac, Inc (1 Meriam Street) (RESTAURANT) #41 Sun Valley Assoc , Inc (POOLSIDE FOOD CONCESSION) RECREATION # 7 J W Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc (RECREATION CAMP) # 8 Lexington Christian Academy (MEADOW BREEZE DAY CAMP) RUBBISH #37 Allied Cartage, Inc , Woburn, MA SEWAGE #38 Comfort Castles, Inc , Framingham, MA SWIMMING POOLS # 2 J W Hayden Reacration, Inc # 3 Lexington Christian Academy # 4 Peacock Farms Association # 5 Six Moon Hill, Inc # 6 Battle Green Inn # 7 Omni-Dunfey (Sheraton Lexington Inn) # 8 Catch Penny Inns , Inc # 9 Drummer Boy Homes Association #10 Pleasant Brook Pool Corporation #11 Adams Pool #12 Lexington Racquet and Swim Club, Inc #13 Paint Rock Pool Corporation #14 Sun Valley Association, Inc #15 Minuteman Associates - b 5- WADING POOLS #4A Peacock Farms Association #SA Six Moon Hill, Inc #10A Pleasant Brook Pool Association #11A Adams Pool #12A Lexington Racquet and Swim Club, Inc #13A Paint Rock Pool Corporation JACUZZI WHIRL POOL #12B Lexington Racquet and Swim Club, Inc L