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F <br /> Town of Reading <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> �a c 7; <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2111 SEP 19 PM It 37 <br /> Board of Health <br /> Date: 2018-05-15 Time: 5:30 PM <br /> Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room <br /> Address: 16 Lowell Street <br /> Purpose: General Business Session: General Session <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> John Costigan, Kevin Sexton, <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Heidi Pfiefer <br /> Others Present: <br /> Dan Ensminger, Jean Delios - Assistant Town Manager, Laura Vlasuk - <br /> Health Agent, Mary Ellen O'Neill, Gina Snyder, David Pinette <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Kristen Grover and Laura Vlasuk <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> Costigan called the Board of Health meeting to order at 5:30pm in the Berger Room at the <br /> Town Hall. Mary Ellen O'Neill, Gina Snyder and David Pinette - members of the Public were <br /> present. <br /> PUBLIC DISCUSSION <br /> O'Neill stated she wanted to talk about the pesticide regulations. Snyder stated she was <br /> there to support the pesticide regulation. O'Neill said she is concerned there may be a <br /> change in direction regarding the regulation now that the membership of the Board has <br /> changed. She further stated the original intent of the Board of Health was to pass the <br /> regulations. Snyder views it a multiple safety issues. "A lot of people with pets myself <br /> included end up walking in the street and dogs lick it off their paws. It's amazing the <br /> number of people with baby carriages and you don't want people running their baby <br /> carriages over those little pellets." Snyder stated it is "very unhealthy for babies". Snyder <br /> also stated it's very much needed to educate people "about not putting this on the tree lawn <br /> and maybe we should educate them about their kids". <br /> CHAIR REPORT <br /> Costigan opened his chair report with an update on Board of Health matters. He introduced <br /> a letter from Brad Jones pertaining to working with legislature to get tobacco legislation <br /> passed. He stated the House bill has passed. Ensminger questioned if the legislation <br /> covered both possession, and use. Costigan stated this only covers purchase. Ensminger <br /> clarified that it does not regulate use but only sales. Costigan stated he will get in touch <br /> with Senator Lewis to find out when the bill will go to the Senate. <br /> Costigan advised that the increase in illness from mosquitos and ticks more than doubled <br /> across the country in the last thirteen years. <br /> Costigan mentioned that Nancy Docktor asked for her letter to be read into record. The <br /> letter stated the history of the current pesticide regulation goes back to 2015. Marblehead <br /> was cited as examples and a Boston Globe article. <br /> Page I 1 <br />