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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH Minutes 3/16/1989a. Minutes of March 2, 1989 b. Community Health Agency Bill, $1,354.16 c. Disposal Works Installers Permit, J.P.T. Excavators, So. Easton d. Bill from Joseph Hannon, Attorney, for services rendered: Post V. Mansfield; Swidler V. Mansfield, $1,572.10 and $4,105.31, respectively. MOTION: To approve Consent Agenda Zarek /VanSplinter. All in favor. VOTED. 3. COMMUNICATIONS a. Anonymous letter re: Odor in North End of Town. b. Letter from Joseph Hannon, February 28, 1989, re: Post V. Mansfield and Swidler V. Mansfield c. Thank you letter to Dr. Kerrins, March 7, 1989, re: AIDS Assembly d. Copy of letters from Mansfield Life Care Associates, March 2, 1989, re: Cobbler's Corner and from FST Engineers, January 6, 1989. e. Copy of letter to Mansfield Life Care Associates, March 10, 1989 from Health Agent. f. Letter from Edward Troy, March 14, 1989, re: update progress made to correct failed septic system and to request a hearing sometime in mid April. Hearing is scheduled for April 20, 1989. 4. VISITORS At 7:45 PM Bruce Montgomery, Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts brought the Board up to date re: sound control measures they are undertaking. a. Construction of fascia is proceeding as planned. Bids are coming in. Construction should begin in May and finished this season. b. A calibrator on the monitor for sound will be installed so that a printout of the sound levels can be made. C. Opening night will be May 25, 1989. d. Chairman Rosenberg and Clerk VanSplinter will resume this season to attend certain concerts to monitor sound levels. e. Mr. Montgomery will send a schedule of concerts as soon as it is available. l� �X - AA 7-6 : (4p 2 BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES ` March 16, 1989 Members present: Chairman Edward Rosenberg, Clerk Michael VanSplinter, and Frank Zarek Also present Health Agent Scott Leite '' r 1. CALL TO ORDER at 7:37 PM by Chairman Rosenberg. 019859 2. CONSENT AGENDA a. Minutes of March 2, 1989 b. Community Health Agency Bill, $1,354.16 c. Disposal Works Installers Permit, J.P.T. Excavators, So. Easton d. Bill from Joseph Hannon, Attorney, for services rendered: Post V. Mansfield; Swidler V. Mansfield, $1,572.10 and $4,105.31, respectively. MOTION: To approve Consent Agenda Zarek /VanSplinter. All in favor. VOTED. 3. COMMUNICATIONS a. Anonymous letter re: Odor in North End of Town. b. Letter from Joseph Hannon, February 28, 1989, re: Post V. Mansfield and Swidler V. Mansfield c. Thank you letter to Dr. Kerrins, March 7, 1989, re: AIDS Assembly d. Copy of letters from Mansfield Life Care Associates, March 2, 1989, re: Cobbler's Corner and from FST Engineers, January 6, 1989. e. Copy of letter to Mansfield Life Care Associates, March 10, 1989 from Health Agent. f. Letter from Edward Troy, March 14, 1989, re: update progress made to correct failed septic system and to request a hearing sometime in mid April. Hearing is scheduled for April 20, 1989. 4. VISITORS At 7:45 PM Bruce Montgomery, Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts brought the Board up to date re: sound control measures they are undertaking. a. Construction of fascia is proceeding as planned. Bids are coming in. Construction should begin in May and finished this season. b. A calibrator on the monitor for sound will be installed so that a printout of the sound levels can be made. C. Opening night will be May 25, 1989. d. Chairman Rosenberg and Clerk VanSplinter will resume this season to attend certain concerts to monitor sound levels. e. Mr. Montgomery will send a schedule of concerts as soon as it is available. BOARD OF HEALTH -2- March 16, 1989 i f. Mr. Montgomery will update the Board in writing either weekly or every other week. 5. HEALTH AGENT'S REPORT a. Ms. Paine has agreed to receive help to repair her house; however, she first wants to have an agreement that she will repay the Town in some way. b. Septic plans are coming in to the Office at a regular pace; i.e., ten this past week. c. Health Agent is working with Dept. of Public Health for an odor emitting hazardous fumes in a home on Fredric Lane. Owners of this house installed a wood floor that is causing this problem. d. Selectmen cancelled budget meeting with Board scheduled for March 15th and will reschedule for either March 22nd or 29th. Chairman will attend. This is to justify the assistant inspector's position, part -time. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Immunization Clinic is scheduled for April 27th with the Community Health Agency, held at the Town Hall. It's free of charge for all Town residents, all ages. b. MOTION: To allow Health Agent to approve invoices for Community Health Agency and S.E. Mass. Human Services as they arrive at the Office. VanSplinter / Zarek. All in favor. VOTED. The Board of Health approved the contract once a year for both of these agencies. C. Chairman Rosenberg heard a rumor that the Town may be halting the lime injection program. Health Agent will ask Water Superintendent. 7. OLD BUSINESS a. Member VanSplinter gave an update of trash -to- energy and recycling. Town of Mansfield is involved the researching mini material recycling facilities (NMRF); i.e., containers located in Town in a designated area to hold paper, aluminum, glass or whatever else to be recycled. Norfolk and Bristol Counties are acting as jobbers to look into this concept. Members discussed the role they play in site assignment for a trash -to- energy plant. Member Zarek and members agreed that the Board of Health should do what their duties are under the law. Chairman mentioned that the cost of trash pick -up is rising to exhorbitant amounts year after year. 8. PENDING a. Agent is planning the automotive hazardous cleanup day for mid -Nay. The cleanup day is one component of the used motor oil disposition plan to be presented to the Board in the near future. BOARD OF HEALTH -3- March 16, 1989 b. Agent will write the stump dump regs. c. Board is in agreement that the Health regs must be reviewed soon. 9. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: To adjourn at 8:45 PM. VanSplinter /Zarek. All in favor. VOTED. Respectfully submitted, Dianne Royle, Recording Secretary ClerkDate 1