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g Mrs. Ogg continued that they just want something done. The odor to her is not really manure. It is a very strong urine smell, which blows in her direction mostly during the spring and the beginning of the summer; they need to close their windows. They feel like basically between the smell, the dust and flies they are hostages in their home. They have three children ranging from 15 to 7 they like to play outside. It has gotten to the point where they don't want to play outside because of the smell or the flies. Mr. Doherty then asked if anyone had any further comments. Mr. Proverb spoke up stating that he had one more quick comment to make. The issues of the horses getting out. The only reason why they are getting out. The horses are desperately trying to reach the grass on the other side of the fence. Giving the horses some hay very easily solves it. They are grazing animals. They are supposed to be grazing all day. The other issue, he didn't know if it had anything to do with this department. The variance was passed. What he read for the variance was that it was up to nine horses for pet use only. It is quite obvious to the building department. They have copy of their contracts. They are boarding horses over there and running a business out of that barn. He believes that it isn't zoned for that. It is semi-specific to the point that it says for pet use only for people who own the property. It says nothing about running a business out there and all that. He feels that the Town really needs to address the issue whether or not it properly zoned for running a business out there. You guys probably know that barn has been a sore on the Town of Mashpee's side from the day it has been built. It managed to survive all these years. Then finally a variance was passed on it. It is too close to the street. There are all sorts of things structurally wrong with the building. All they are asking for is just to take your neighbors into consideration and keep it tidy over there. If they kept it tidy over there they would care less if there were a hundred horses over there. If there weren't the issues of the smell, flies and dust t they wouldn't be there. Mr. Doherty began by stating that he has a stable next to his house and he takes care of the horses. Therefore, he is not a stranger to some of these concerns or some of things that go wrong with the horses. He noticed that he had two or three flies in his house that he has been trying to kill. But, nothing like they have explained. He certainly can justify the problems. He knows where it is and drives by on a daily basis. Hasn't he been out there to visit, but he will within a day or so. A couple of things came up in some of your conversations and in Mr. Proverb's letter. Mr. Proverb wrote that he "complained to the health department before with unsatisfactory results." That kind of bothers him. Did the BOH not do anything? Was it not properly addressed? Mr. Proverb stated that they have a very strong feeling that every time someone puts a complaint in and the BOH is getting ready to inspect the place. All of a sudden you see action over there. He didn't know why that was. All of a sudden you see trailers being hauled out of there and emptied, the lawn being moved and certain things going on that you normally see happening on a regular basis. He didn't know why that was. Apparently they have never found any issues over there.