12/17/2008 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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TOWN OF MASHPEE BOARD of HEALTH - PUBLIC SESSION Minutes of the Meeting of Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Board Members Present: Also Present: Lucy Burton, Chairman Glen Harrington} Health Agent Burton Kaplan, pace Chairman Veronica Harden, Asst. Health Agent at 7:30 PM) Kallio a Egloff, Clerk Patrick Costello, Town Counsel Chairman Lucy Burton called the meeting to order at TOO PM. motion was made, seconded and passed to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing possible litigation procedures between the Town and John's Pond Realty Trust, then to return to the Public Session. k Chairman Lucy Burton called the meeting to order at 7-40 PM. APPOINTMENTS 7:15 Ed Baker—Santuit Pond a, Mr. Baker introduced hit self to the Board as a year-round Mlashpee resident and a member of the Board of Selectmen's Environmental Oversight Committee. Mr. Baker stated that he was attending this BOH meeting as a representative of the Environmental Oversight Committee, for the purpose of asking the BOH to formally identify the continuing blue-green algae problem at Santuit Pond as a human health concern. The reason for requesting the formal identification as a human health concern is to use it as one line in any justification pint together in a grant application to get funds to do a pond study to remediate the problem in the pond. Currently there is some grant money available to the towns that surround the pond, approximately one third of a million dollars ($333,333)for a pond.study. Mr. Baker stated that there have been two different strains of blue-green algae identified in the pond, anabaena and micro tis, both of which are capable of taking nitrogen from-the,air. Mr. Baker further stated that Santuit Pond is in the zone of contribution for a series of public water supply wells. Burton Kaplanade a motion, seconded by Kalliope Egloff, that the Board of Health declare that the blue-green algae present in Santuit Pond constitutes a human health problem. All approved, 7:30 PSI Fennel violation -#39 Otis Trailer Village Martha Hopkins, owner of#39 Otis Trailer Village, and Joan Martin, tenant of#39 Otis Trailer Village, introduced themselves to the Board. Glen Harrington stated that an order letter had been issued to Martha Hopkins and Joan Martin to come before the BOH regarding kennel requirements contained in the BOH fennel Regulation, as well as sanitary issues identified at#39 tis Trailer Village. In a report submitted by Veronica Warden dated December, 2008: the following sequence of events is documented: 7131108— BOH office received an anonymous complaint stating that two women luring at g Otis Trailer pillage were housing more than 4 dogs and they were not registered as a kennel. 8106108— BOH conducted a site visit at 39 Otis Trailer Village and found eleven dogs housed inside the trailer. Glen Harrington informed MIs. Martin of the kennel requirements,