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24,808.00 17,190.00 date rabies vaccinations for all cats, ferrets and dogs Trailer Parks 3,100.00 3,400.00 will help prevent human exposure. Pool permits permits 900.00 400.00 mote 20,825.00 13,970.00 The environmental engineering firm overseeing Food permits the Asher's Path Sanitary Landfill, that fulfills Stable p 550.00 330.00 Y permits 2,291.00 2,000.00 Mashpee's post-closure requirements, changed from Trash shpermits Horsley & Witten to Green Seal Environmental. Trash haulers 5,000.00 7,000.00 Y Tobacco sales permits 1,050.00 950.00 Landfill cap inspections identified several vents and 1,825.00 3,400.00 the perimeter drainage berm that were damaged and Fines TOTALREVENUE5 $113,174.00 $99,957.00 later repaired. A 1.8 megawatt photovoltaic solar array has been approved by DEP to be constructed on The Board of Health operations in 2012 could be the landfill. Construction will commence upon characterized by two general topics seen in a troubled approval by NSTAR. economy: enforcement and complaints. The slow In 2012,the Board reviewed one new draft reg- economy continued but there were two periods of increased permitting which had not been seen in the ulation for consideration. It was an amendment to the previous few years. Public Health concerns of 2012 existing "Restricting the Sale of Tobacco Products included the introduction of roll your own cigarette Regulation".The draft regulation was proposed due to machines to the Cape, solid waste and recycling a new technology that allows the production of ciga- issues,fresh and salt water quality issues and waste- rettes manufactured and sold via a machine.The board r water. Amore detailed summary is provided below: believed that the "roll-you-own" machines act as a vending machine and should be prohibited to reduce Two public seasonal flu clinics were held for our availability of tobacco to minors. The amendment residents. Both clinics were open to the public 18 was adopted on June 27,2013. years of age and older. A total of 325 seasonal flu immunizations were administered. Pneumonia vac- The Barnstable County Department of Health cine was not made available to the Boards of Health and Environment provided the summer bathing beach for public vaccination. We would like to thank all our sampling labor and administrative reporting to the 1 Council on Aging,Triad and Medical Reserve Corps town and state. There were one marine and five fresh- volunteers who helped create very smooth and orderly water beach closings due to high bacterial counts in 3 clinics,Christ the King Parish for use of their facility Mashpee. The fresh-water closing occurred at the 3 and the Visiting Nurses Association of Cape Cod. town landing on Santuit Pond, Camp Farley on 1 1 Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, Bryant's Neck on Santuit Notable commercial and residential projects of Pond and Attaquin Beach on Wakeby Pond. The 2012 consisted of the addition of White's Pastry Shop marine closing occurred at the Mashpee Neck Road 3 which unfortunately closed in three months and the town landing. Santuit Pond continued for a fifth year Popponesset Country Store changed hands to provide with a large algae bloom that forced the closure of the 1 Thai food. Jimmy's BLT closed after five years of ser- pond to recreational swimming for the month of vice. John Kesten opened Pickles,Breakfast Lunch& August. SolarBee solar circulators were added to the Catering to replace Jimmy's.Bandito's Burrito opened pond which improved the overall health of the pond in South Cape Village to offer fresh Mexican fare. and shortened the algae bloom. Two new mobile food permits were issued to Perry's Last Stand to service the town beaches and Cape Cod In conclusion, the wide range of public health ' Cannoli's which sells fine pastries. The Community concerns necessitates for public health to be a funded, Health Center completed construction of their 20,000 organized and coordinated response. We would also 1 square foot addition. like to commend our health agents and administrative 1 staff for their professionalism, conscientiousness and 1 Our reappointed Animal Inspector, Veronica commitment to the residents of our town. Warden, who is also the Assistant Health Agent, 1 enforced our kennel regulations and inspected barns Respectfully submitted, and stables. There were no confirmed cases of animal Lucy Burton, Chair rabies in Mashpee. However, confirmed cases were Burton Kaplan,Co-Chair encountered in surrounding towns.Maintaining up-to- Kalliope Egloff, Clerk 111