The Ad Hoc Tick Borne Disease Action Committee held a meeting on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at the Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, Sandy Hook, CT
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Present: Mark Alexander, Kirk Blanchard, Neil Chaudhary, David Delia, Mary Gaudet-Wilson, Robert Grossman, Michele McLeod, Peter Licht, Kim Harrison, and Maggie Shaw; Absent: George Miller Also Present: Pat Boily, Dave Shugarts, and E. Patricia Llodra.
Dr. McLeod convened the meeting at 8:00 p.m.
Approval of Minutes: Mr. Alexander motioned to approve the minutes of January 19, 2010. Mr. Blanchard seconded the motion. The minutes were approved as written.
First Selectman Pat Llodra said that in reading the draft reports, she found the work was impressive. She feels the challenge will be in compiling them so that they are intellectually consumable by others (i.e., the Board of Selectmen) and extracting action items and recommendations.
Dr. McLeod explained how the committee is pulling the information together and said the committee will present their recommendations with potential financial cost and results.
Ms. Llodra discussed the committee presenting their findings to the Board of Selectmen, which may require more than one meeting. She explained that when the subject hits the public arena, she wants to be careful about the forum that is used. Ms. Shaw said that Redding had many speakers and seminars at their Town Hall.
Dr. McLeod opened discussion about how to review the reports. Ms. Llodra said that while reading the draft reports, it was very difficult switching from style to style. Dr. McLeod said that Ms. Hazen will pull together the final drafts and format the report properly.
The committee postponed the discussion of Introduction and Executive Summary sessions and reviewed other sections of the report. They then discussed a timeframe for completion.
Adjournment – Ms. Gaudet-Wilson motioned to adjourn the meeting at 10:25 pm. Dr. Licht seconded the motion. The motion approved unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted by Tammy Hazen, Clerk
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