HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOH Minutes 7/10/1973BOARD OF HEALTH
July 10, 1.972
Minutes
Present: Chairman Flynn, Clerk Hunt
B. Roche, 3:- Iolain
1. Town ]Manager *.net with Board to discuss Capital )Improvement
Program. Program involves any expenditure for any activity or
any equipment of over `p1,000. funds can be continued from
year to year. Health section include imurovemenis at Sanitary /Cp V"
Landfall site including replacement of old bulldozer, $45004 for
building to house bulldozer. Have not: brought this to the
Board of Health before. Also several items in sewa4c treatment
Plant. Question of land acquisition left up in the air. Follow
budget schedule very close to last year. ror:is must be returned
by September 1. Budges: should show for nett year and the following
five. Town MagaAer showed Plan of building at landfill: site.
Building can be moved if necessary.
2. Mrs. Brown of the Area Community Health A ency met: with Board to
give input on serv-i.css they offer and how Board can assist then'.
Method of referral depends on services needed. Noti.ca front
a hospital on birth go to firs. Maxwell and :should be forwarded to
Agency. When Agency nets Ycpo'rt of premature birth they snake
preliminary investigation of home. Communicable diseases also
( should be forty. rded, involve investigation of cone act; rum immuni-
zation clinic every other month at Mansfield, and maintain all the
records. Home Health services supposed to have contract with
Agency. No affiliation with Mental. Hnalt:h Agency, they do not
take care of out- patienta. Area 7 ComprehVn.sive Health Planning -
their responsibility primarily in planning services. Agency does
attend their meetings. Bristol Country does chest x-rays through
Ruth Forbes, school nurse.
'.These services are available to anyone. Board of health services .`'
are not chirged for. Visiting nurse services may be paid by
Medicare, u,el._ ire, V A, etc. About SA of Agency's budget is pgid
by paiti_ents. it was noted Rev. Saali_er, Council on Aged hopes to
set tip clinics for the aged. Lions Club annually run glaucoma
testier; clinic. Mrs. Brown requested that if the Board found
instances whore the Agency might he able to help, to let them
know so they could -either give some assistance or refer to another
agency. Chairman requested that Board be notified if Agency
increased per capita budget for Mansfield. Mrs. Brown felt area
communities needed to combine to provide food care for aged.
Agency has ei. ht nurses on staff, one almost- full time here in
Mansfield. 'There is an office facility y in town for people whb
need to have shots given, if they are confined nurse will go to
them.
C 3, Ld Gonsalves, Gale Realty Met rri.th Board about having construction
works permits signed for lots on 0ak Leaf 'rotates; Perks had been
taken by Charlie Jones. Board noted they do.notrhave reeords:pE
perks.
July 10, 1973 2 _
Motion: To approve Lots Ll, 214 , '9 and 14. Lot 9
disapproved.
(Hunt -- Roche, all in favor) VJ5 - "_'D
Application:; for lots 17 and LS held out for revi-(,ja by 1,es
Gaynor.
Must pay `,".0 per lot to 'Treasurer for f� e..
4. Les Gaynor- w:_nts to meet with Board acid en;i -neers either Julv 2./A
or 31 for work, s(,ssion. Give ens;ineers two weeks notice. Chairman
will contact.
5.. Motion: To accept minutes of July 3, 1`.)73
(hunt- ;:oche, all in favor) VoTall
6. Letters
Yrota Plann-in ( hoard regartillg Pl_oof
Subdivision Plan.
From A. L. Willis reclucsti.n- renewal of park. tests. (letter
written reauestiuip to see sinned construction works permits)
From Mass. Dept. of Health - Fl.ouri-dation ProT;r: >tn
7. definitive plan R. Rizzo, uilbert and Otis Streets: Do not have .
to take any action si-nee there is nothi_n�; he can do with plan
now until. some. action taken on oni.nrt
ll.
Circle C Subdivision - review for si-};tti-nr July 31. Talked to
Town Manager - 6lhitman and Howard looked at definitive subdivision
plan to see if there was any risk to ''own wells. Send Town
Pianafter a note aslcink for areport from F,hi-tman c:nd Howard.
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9. Chairman advised he has been trying to contact Paul Anderson
with several ouections, but has bean unable to.
10. T'alRed to Chad Maurer about: Mrs, Kel_? -eher s probleut on Stearns
Avenue. Until culvert finished at East Street and Ste -ar-ns Ave.
and drainagre Tpvoject completed there really isn't much that can
be done.
U. Les Gaynor ' wi -11 be running perks Friday for : =ale Realty.
12. Chairman noted 'Pony Gaponif,-ro qu.- �sti-oned need for removing
impervious material ou lot on Gilbert ;;Greet. Refer to Les
Gaynor-, male dec - -sion next week,
13. Meeting adjourned 10:30PM
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