Minutes of Meeting
November 20, 2006
A meeting of the Sharon Board of Health was called to order on Tuesday, November 20, 2006, at
7:30 P.M., in the Sharon Town Office Building, with the following members in attendance: Anne Bingham, Chair, Elizabeth Barnett, Vice-Chair, Suzi Peck, and Jay Schwab. Jim Andrews, Health Agent for Engineering, was also present.
Pine Woods
It was the consensus of the Board to send a letter to the ZBA stating that: the board would object to any waivers of Article 7 requirements related to wastewater treatment works. Given the mechanical issue involved, the board members agreed it would be poor idea to waive the treatment works provisions of Article 7. As has been previously noted, systems become fairly complex over 2000 gpd. Dens and offices; any other rooms meeting BOH definition/DPH definition of bedrooms should be included in the sizing calculations for the wastewater treatment plant. BOH would like to have routine effluent testing results submitted to the BOH as well as to DPH.
Bedroom Definition
The Board again reviewed and clarified the definition of “bedroom” as prepared by Suzi Peck.
Animal Regulations
Jay Schwab reported that he had collated aspects of regulations of area communities with Sharon’s; he discussed briefly with Ed Little; Roselyn Farren and Steven Greenwood were present and provided some suggestions, e.g.,.smaller setbacks; clarification/differences between grazing and penned animals.
Cathy Angelica - Massage Applicant
Applicant for Massage Therapist license and establishment “That Healing Feeling” at 71 Pleasant St.; graduated Bancroft School of Massage in June; works part-time as R.N.
VOTED: (Bingham/Peck) unanimously: to approve the application for new practitioner of massage, as well as an establishment. License for 71 Pleasant Street as “That Healing Feeling”: pending receipt of verification of graduation from Bancroft and pending receipt of CORI results.
Minutes of October 30th
VOTED: (Bingham/Peck) unanimously to approve the minutes of the meeting of October 30th as amended.
Open Space and Recreation Master Plan Update
VOTED: (Barnett/Schwab) unanimously to appoint Anne Bingham as the BOH representative to the Open Space Planning Committee (as she volunteered).
Economic Development Committee
Eli Hauser will be notified that the Board agreed that Suzi Peck will be the BOH representative to the EDC. However, some of the BOH meetings conflict with those of the EDC, e.g., December 4th.
Lyme Disease Education
Jay Schwab suggested we obtain the latest statistics on Lyme Disease, as well as publications to present to the schools and recreation activities in the spring. Elizabeth Barnett volunteered to help by going to discuss this issue in the schools.
Meeting dates
The Board agreed on the following Monday night meeting dates (following December 4th and 18th): January 8 and 29; February 5 and 26;March 12 and 26; April 9 and 30; May 14; June 4 and 25th.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
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