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Board of Health Meeting
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September 9, 2004 ZON GO 20 A 8. 41
The meeting was called to order at. 6:15 P.M. Reading Water Treatment Plant, Strout
Avenue, Reading, Massachusetts, Chairman, Colleen Seferian, Barbara Meade and David
Singer staff liaison Jane Fiore, Health Services Administrator.
The minutes of the June 10, 2004 accepted with amendments 3:0:0 and August 12, 2004
minutes accepted as read 2:1:0
Next order of business:
• Bio-terrorism coalition update.
• Discussion of Eastern Equine Encephalitis and Lyme disease information sheets
distributed.
• Update on public health nurse position. The position remains unfilled after 6
interviews.
• The Board has been requested to send one member to the ad hoc committee to review
the need for a medical facility in Reading funded by the hospital trust fund.
• Administrative Report:
• Cholesterol clinics suspended for the summer months and until public health
} nurse hired.
• Blood Pressure clinics canceled since mid - August. These will not return until
nurse hired.
• Increase communicable disease investigation this summer up to 22 in 2.5 months
all different diagnosis and none related.
• Movement is Life photo contest letter of support for the newspaper distributed.
Applications for contest available at Town Hall and Library. Board invited to
Exhibit on October 14, 2004 at Reading Public Library.
Motion made to adjourn meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Water treatment tour began at 6:30 with Peter Tassi , Supervisor of water treatment plant.
The tour was very informative. Completed at 7:30 pm.
Administrator will send thank you to Peter Tassi on behalf of the Board.
Next meeting, October 14, 2004
Berger Room
Town Hall
6pm
Respectfully Submitted by,
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Jane M. Fiore
Health Administrator
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