Town of Lenox
Board of Health
Minutes of Meeting - March 5, 2003
Members Present: Andrew J. Breslin, Chair, Marie V. Feder, Joseph A. Kellogg
Chair A. Breslin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Lenox Town Hall.
Board members reviewed a proposed set of regulations which provided guidelines and requirements for practitioners and institutions offering various body art services to the general public. It was noted that such regulations would help to assure such services are carried out in accordance with appropriate sanitary standards. M. Feder said the regulations were a combination of similar documents in force in other Massachusetts communities. On a motion by M. Feder, seconded by J. Kellogg, the Board voted 3-0 to formally adopt the proposed Body Art Regulations, effective immediately.
Various communications which had arrived in the mail were reviewed and brief discussion was held about a letter received from Tri-Town Health regarding the proliferation of dog feces in Kennedy Park. The letter suggested that dogs should be leashed while in the park. A. Breslin commented that he frequents the park often and feels that, for many residents, it is the only place their dogs get to run free. He noted that the situation appears worse than it is due to the fact that the feces are more concentrated along the paths due to the limitations placed by the substantial amount of snow over the winter. He said he will talk to the Selectmen and Tri-Town Health about the situation.
In response to a request from Sharon Terry, it was noted that all Board members had agreed to participate in the Clean Air Works West program which seeks to eliminate smoking in the workplace.
Although Town Manager, Gregory Federspiel, had asked to be placed on the agenda to discuss his proposed Environmental Committee, he did not appear and had left no message as to his not being able to attend.
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
APPROVED:
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Andrew J. Breslin
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Marie V. Feder
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Joseph A. Kellogg
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