HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-12-30BOARD OF HEALTH
TOWN OF NANTUCKET
MINUTES — DECEMBER 30, 2009
NANTUCKET SUPERIOR COURTROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Kopko, Mr. Chadwick, Mr. Reinhard,
and Mr. Atherton
MEMBERS ABSENT: Ms. Roggeveen
Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA
The minutes from October 21, 2009 are approved unanimously.
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HO Ray gives the BOH a document required by DEP (as part of their
approval process) to be signed by BOH for a 15 lot subdivision (one septic
system servicing homes at Bartlett Rd. and Somerset Rd.) which allows
BOH to enter onto property to ascertain that the unit is functioning
appropriately, to mandate repairs, etc.
BOH unanimously approves signage of the shared system document.
HO Ray notifies BOH that of the 474 systems in Madaket that need to be
inspected, 257 have been inspected, 178 have passed and 79 have failed
inspection. We have reached the end of the two -year time frame for
inspections to be done and with the limited number of inspectors on island;
HO Ray would like to extend the time frame for inspections in Madaket by
12 months (the same as was done in the Nantucket Harbor Zones). HO Ray
will bring his proposal to the Board in the form of a public hearing perhaps
in February or so. The Estuaries Report is not yet complete for Madaket.
H1N1 Update — At this time we have administered 2,000+ H1N1 vaccines
on island as per MDPH guidelines. Communities are now approved to
conduct open flu clinics. HO Ray announces what may be the last flu clinic
put on by the Health Department and the Hospital and will take place on
January 9, 2010 at NES from 9:00 to approximately 12:00 p.m. This clinic
is open to all ages. For those who can't make the January 9th clinic, HO Ray
advises phoning your doctor or local pharmacy for an appointment.
Health Department Minutes -2- December 30, 2009
Non binding referendum question for April election — The Deer Tick
Advisory Committee is offering verbiage for BOH approval to be added
onto the April ballot. This will be added to get a sense of how the voters
feel and then the BOS will be asked to approach Department of Fisheries
and Wildlife to discuss on the town's behalf what avenues should be taken
for the 2010 -2011 deer hunt. This is a multi- faceted approach to the tick
issue. The Tick Advisory Committee's report is on our website.
BOH will take this under advisement.
BOH is adjourned at 6:22 p.m.