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Our re-appointed animal inspectors; Veronica Warden, Assistant Health Agent and Mashpee Police Officer Ben Perry enforced our kennel regulations and inspected barns and stables. No kennels were found to be in violation in 2009 but one application received region-wide media coverage and consumed significant board resources. Six pit bull terriers were proposed to be housed adjacent to Heritage Park. The kennel permit was approved but with many conditions. There were no confirmed cases of animal rabies in Mashpee. However, confirmed cases were encountered in surrounding towns. Maintaining up-to-date rabies vaccinations for all cats, ferrets and dogs will help prevent human exposure. The environmental engineering firm overseeing the Asher's Path Sanitary Landfill, that fulfills Mashpee's obligations to oversee the groundwater, surface water and gas monitoring requirements, is Weston & Sampson. Weston & Sampson was involved with the original closure of the landfill and lagoons. Landfill cap inspections are also conducted and reports forwarded to the state. No further action was required for the landfill in 2009. Maintenance matters were deferred to early 2010. In 2009, the Board reviewed several draft regulations for consideration. They were the Manufactured Housing Community/Mobile Home Park Community Regulation, the draft Recycling Regulation and Nail Salon Regulations. The Manufactured Housing Regulation was adopted to allow the Board of Health to enforce the State Manufactured Housing Act. The Recycling Regulation was proposed to be modified to include "mandatory recycling" for all properties in Mashpee. Final action was deferred on learning that town meeting must vote for implementing mandatory recycling. The draft Nail Salon Regulation was proposed to augment the state regulation on cosmetology but the board chose to postpone the final adoption indefinitely. The Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment provided the summer bathing beach sampling labor and administrative reporting to the town and state. There was one marine and three fresh-water beach closings due to high bacteria count in Mashpee. Fresh-water closings occurred at Bryant's Neck on Santuit Pond, Johns Pond and at Camp Farley on Mashpee-Wakeby Pond. Santuit Pond also had a second algae bloom that forced the closure of the pond to recreational swimming from early July to mid-October. In conclusion, the H1N1 flu pandemic was a reminder of the necessity for public health to be a p funded, organized and coordinated response. We would also like to commend our health agents and administrative staff for their professionalism, conscientiousness and commitment to the residents of our town. i Respectfully submitted, Burton Kaplan, Chairman Kalliope Egloff, Co-Chair i Lucy Burton, Clerk I i 127