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3 Mr. Harrington responded that he had had a chance to inspect the farm. He began by stating that he went out to an abutter's home on the previous Friday, September 28th, 2001. He witnessed flies that were more than abundant and definitely creating a problem both inside and outside of the dwelling. At that same location there was a moderate odor that was noticeable but not out of control as far as the strength of the odor. The following Monday Mr. Harrington did go to the stable with the animal control officer and completed a full stable inspection according to the Town regulations. They went through each of the stables and through the area walking around the property. There were three violations that he noted at that time which he discussed with the owner. All in all the property itself was clean and the horses were not outside. The manure trailer was uncovered along with a long strip of area along So. Sandwich Road where there was manure and used bedding that was put down as fill up on the bank of the road. His discussion with the owner determined that there was some drainage that had eroded part of the bank that has since been filled in with the used manure. Mr. Harrington explained to the owner that that was a violation at that point. He has since written a letter regarding the violations. She has not received the letter. Mrs. Murphy, the owner, has the ability to take care of these violations within a period of time. Mr. Harrington had not given her legal notice at that point in time. Therefore, he would not like to make it public. Mr. Ball then asked to see the letter. Mr. Harrington produced the letter for his review. He read the letter and gave it to the other to Board members. Mr. Doherty addressed the group of abutters. He stated that he understood that they were all here in regards to this issue. He would like to give everyone a chance to speak. Therefore he would like to keep it brief and to the point. Mr. Doherty read the letter to Mrs. Murphy. He then began the discussion with the abutters. Mrs. Kim Herrera began by stating that she spoke to "Deb" the owner of the farm three weeks ago and asked her if she could do something about the horses in the backyard. It is in Mrs. Murphy's corral but it is very close to her home. Her grandmother has COPD and bronchial asthma. They look forward to summer or spring or whatever and they can never open any back windows at all. When they do they rush her to the hospital because of the dust. It is a major problem. Anyway, for the years she has been there. They look forward to the spring, but the shut all windows and air conditioning stays on continuously. Her grandmother is 93 years old and does not understand that she cannot open the window. When she does they rush her to the hospital. She is on an oxygen tank 80% of the day. COPD is "constructive obstructive pulmonary disease" for anyone who doesn't know. Mrs. Herrera continued that she has suffered a lot of sinus infections accompanied by sores in her nose. She explained this to Mrs. Murphy. She is not saying that it is actually her fault. She cannot prove that her sinus infections came from the farm. But, she believes that it does. She asked Mrs. Murphy if she would move the horses. Mrs. Murphy did very respectively move the horses and they haven't been in the corral for approximately two and one half or three weeks. Mrs. Herrera does