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Home My WebLink About1992-04-16 Board of Health MinutesBoard of Health April 16, 1992 The meeting of the Board of Health came to order at 6:30 Thursday, April 16, 1992 in room A204 of Reading Memorial High School. Present were Chair James Nugent, Cathy Baranofsky, Bill Murphy and Ruth Cogan. Victoria Dolben appeared before the Board for an application for masseuse at 125 Main Street. She intends to open for business on June 1, 1992. She explained her philosophy of working with people in the Town she grew up in. She would be the sole employee; if other employees were anticipated in the future, they would be licenses by the Board before employment. A motion was made by Baranofsky and seconded by Murphy to approve the applica- tion for masseuse and massage establishment for Victoria Dolben at 125 Main Street pending the results of the physical. Motion passed 3:0:0. Minutes of March 12, 1992 were approved 3:0:0 as submitted. Cogan noted that the Rabies Clinic was extremely successful with over 200 animals vaccinated. She will have exact numbers for the next meeting. Dunkin Donuts has not submitted their plan review yet. Cogan attended a seminar on indoor air pollution at ice skating rinks and forwarded a memo to the Town Manager concerning potential health issues. It was discussed that if the rink is sited, that the Health Dept will take an active role in address- ing health issues in a preventive role. The annual Hearing Clinic is scheduled for June 25 and will be paid for by New England Memorial Hospital as last year. The new pool sampling schedule was discussed as well as the investigation of Stevens Analytic Labs. It was decided that Toxicon of Woburn and Lapuck Labs of Newton would be used in the future. The helicopter spraying of the Libby Avenue wetlands occurred Tuesday; there were no complaints. Cogan reviewed two housing cases which are pending. The Public Hearing notice was read at 7:00 pm by Cogan. It was noted that all recipients of food, animal,mobile food, health club, and tanning licenses were sent copies of the proposed fee schedule and notice of the Public Hearing. One restaurant owner called and said that he had no problem with the new fees. Public comment was given by Carol McLaughlin and James Johnson who have animal licenses. Ms Mclaughlin did not like the idea of a 100% rate increase (from $10 to $20). She does not like the direction the Town has been going in the past five years as it gets more urban. She noted that there used to be many more horses than there are now and fears that they will be losing the riding ring on Franklin road in the future. She said that she had talked to three other horse owners who were opposed to the fee increase and noted the following fees for surrounding towns: North Reading $5_, Lynn and Wakefield $10;Wilmington $15 and Stoneham $1. Mr Johnson also felt that the rate increase was excessive but ex- pected these things to happen. Cogan noted that there had not been an increase in the animal fee in at least six years; Ms. McLaughlin said that it had been at least eight years. Cogan noted that the Board had been instructed to examine its fee schedule and work towards covering the direct costs of providing the service. The public hearing closed at 7:30 pm. Meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm; next meeting scheduled for May 14, 1992. Respectfully submitted, lk Ruth L. Cogan, MPH Director