The Ad Hoc Tick Borne Disease Action Committee held a meeting on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at the Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, Sandy Hook, CT
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Present: Robert Grossman, Michele McLeod, Mary Gaudet-Wilson, Kirk Blanchard, Neil Chaudhary, David Delia,
George Miller, Maggie Shaw, and Kim Harrison (who joined the meeting at 9:00 pm); Absent: Mark Alexander, Kim Harrison and Peter Licht; Also Present: Pat Boily and Dave Shugarts.
Dr. Grossman convened the meeting at 8:07 p.m.
Approval of Minutes: Dr. Grossman motioned to approve the minutes of March 16, 2011. Dr. Chaudhary seconded the motion. The minutes were approved as written.
Chairman Comments: Dr. Grossman thanked the committee members for all their hard work. He expressed concerns over disagreements that have arisen and assured the committee that the final report will include all differing opinions.
Discussion of Final Draft Report:
The Forest Section – Ms. Wilson discussed the role of the Conservation Commission regarding the Yale School of Forestry’s report on Newtown’s open space forests. She reviewed old Conservation Commission minutes and explained how the Conservation Commission has been concentrating on the care and maintenance of existing open space. Some members of the committee shared concerns that the TBDAC committee was not invited to the presentation. The Yale Forestry report was then reviewed. She will contact the Yale students for additional clarification of their report for the committee.
Defining the Problem – Ms. Harrison reviewed the changes made according to suggestions by the committee.
Speaker Summaries
Donna Culbert – Dr. McLeod distributed the Health report and it was reviewed by the committee.
Highstead – The committee reviewed this section of the report at length. Mr. Delia will get some clarification from the speaker on the information about spreading of seeds.
Dr. Ostfeld – This is partially drafted; Dr. McLeod will circulate it to the committee and then send it to Dr. Ostfeld for his review.
Review of Report Status and Remaining Tasks – Dr. McLeod said that the report is close to being pulled together once the comments are incorporated into each section. She suggested that the committee not meet until the final report is pulled together and circulated. The committee discussed who will format the final report. It was decided that Mr. Shugarts will pull the report together. The next meeting will be held on May 4th.
Public Comments – No public present
Adjournment – Ms. Shaw motioned to adjourn the meeting at 10:20 pm. Dr. Chaudhary seconded the motion. Motion was approved unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted by Tammy Hazen, Clerk
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