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BOARD OF HEALTH
Minutes of June 25, 1986 Meeting
The meeting was called to order at 7:34 p.m. by Chairman Cabot; all members were
present. Mrs. Sevrens moved approval of t-hp. m;nllt-p.~ of" .111nA lA, lQAh: C::A('onded
by Mr. Clute; so voted.
Alex Kovel, Esq. was present to further discuss the Tick Treatment Pro~rnm as pro-
posed by IVC for the island, and to express his desire for the Board to take
action to treat the Deer Tick in the 140 acres designated at previous meetings
rt the cost of approximately $12,000.00 to the Town. Mr. Kovel noted the import-
'~nce of taking these preventative measures, as Massachusetts has three times the
amount of cases of Lyme Disease as reported. Mr. Clute stated that he would be
~n favor of sending a letter to the State Board of Health and moved that he is
~illing to go along with the program "if we can get the money and if we clear
burselves of any liability". Mr. Grossman expressed his concern that Town Counsel
i~as not responded and questioned whether the insurance liability issues had been
I~dequately addressed; one issue being receiving permission of private landowners
I~O apply tubes, another being investigation of a "hold harmless" waiver being
~igned by volunteers. Mr. Clute and Mrs. Sevrens felt that both the Town of
rantucket and IVC should be included in any liability clause, i.e., "shared risk~
Said action would alas include an initial report to the Board of Health documenting
~he percentage of infected deer ticks within the application area. Mr. Clute's
~otion was seconded by Mrs. Sevrens; so voted; Mr. Grossman abstained.
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fhe question of water aualitv testinq at the Children's Beach was addressed by
~r. James Spencer of Clark Engineers. He stated that he has spoken with Inspector
~f Health Richard Ray as regards possible solutions, and measures to either di-
yert the water flow from the storm sewer or to correct them. Mr. Spencer also
oted that counts would be performed with regard to rain and tides to determine
ny effects on the counts.
here being no further business before the Board, Mr. Clute moved to adjourn at
:26 p.m.; seconded by Mr. Gardner; so voted.
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