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Board of Health Meeting
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 6:30PM
Virtual Meeting
Health Department
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Amy L. von Hone, R.S., C.140.
Director
Sherrie McCullough, R.S.
Assistant Director
Tammi Mason
Senior Department Assistant
Board members attending remotely: Annette Graczewski, MT (ASCP), Chair; Kimberley Crocker Pearson, MS, MD,
MPH, Vice Chair and Penny Holeman, MPH, MA, MS
Board members absent: David Bennett and Casey Chatelain
Others attending remotely: Amy von Hone, R.S., C.H.O., Health Director
Call to order
Meeting was called to order at 6:30PM
2. Chair Announcements
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is making free telehealth appointments available for Paxlovid treatment
for Covid-19. Information on who is eligible to take the drug and how to get a free consultation is available by calling 833-
273-6330 or contact the Brewster Health Department to get the website information.
3. Citizen's forum
None.
4. Consent agenda:
1. 351 Point of Rocks Road - septic variance
2. 30 Wayside Drive - septic variance
Motion: Approve the consent agenda
Motion: Kimberley Crocker Pearson Second: Penny Holeman Vote: Kimberley Crocker Pearson - yes Action: Motion carried
Penny Holeman - yes
Annette Graczewski - yes
5. Pressure Dose Enforcement letter discussion and possible vote
AG - asked the Board if they would continue this until the full Board was present.
6. Flow chart for I/A System Monitoring and I/A system enforcement discussion
AG- asked the Board if they would continue this until the full Board was present.
Motion: Continue #5 & #6 until a meeting in April
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Motion: Penny Holeman Second: Kimberley Crocker Pearson Vote: Kimberley Crocker Pearson - yes Action: Motion carried
Penny Holeman - yes
Annette Graczewski - yes
7. Update on 2624-2628 Main Street
AVH- At the February 1, 2023 BOH meeting, the Board voted to condemn the 3 campers and the grey/green cottage
located at 2624-2628 Main Street. The Health Department staff along with the Brewster Constable, Roland Basset and 2
police officers went to the property on February 6th to serve the condemnation orders to the property manager, David
Schlesinger, and attempted to serve Michael Foster, tenant occupying the property. Condemnation orders were posted
onto Mr. Foster's camper, the 2 remaining campers that were parked towards the southern portion of the property, 1
belonging to Stephen Brown, owner of the property and Tina Sylvester, tenant in one of the campers.
As of this past Monday, she had heard back from Mr. Schlesinger, the property manager, that Mr. Foster had removed his
camper from the property and the other 2 are trying to be sold or relocated.
There are no occupants in any of the trailers and this will continue to be the Health Departments purview as far as
enforcement. Under the Health Regulations, the campers can remain on site, they just can't be occupied. Mr. Schlesinger
did state that they boarded up the grey/green cottage and it is unoccupied.
There is still an issue with the poultry that are onsite. Still waiting for the appropriate paperwork to complete the
application.
AG - Asked if there were any plans to go back and re -inspect. AVH- Currently, no. She is relying on updates from the
property manager.
KCP- Asked if the abutter had been kept up to date about the poultry on the property. AVH- She has been in touch with
him and has let him know the status.
PH- Thanked AVH and SM for all their hard work.
8. Brewster Conservation Day: July 8, 2023 "Native Plants, Healthy Habits" -request for volunteers and
BOH tent theme
AVH- Looking for volunteers to help with a theme and to man the tent.
KCP-Suggested getting samples of "Technu" (a lotion for poison ivy), or something of that nature since the theme was
plants.
9. Liaison Reports
AG- The Recycling Commission did meet but she was unable to attend. The Commission did receive notification from
AVH and Meg Morris of the Recycling Commission of a citizen's petition to ban the use of plastic take out containers as
well as the distribution of plastic utensils.
KCP- The Water Quality Review Committee has not met. She stated that she attended the Massachusetts Department of
Agriculture Right of Way Advisory Board meeting. The outcome of that was that there were so many changes needed to
the Vegetation Management Plan that they were going to need to make another one.
PH- Told the Board that Denise Rego had retired and the new Director is now Elton Cutler.
AVH- Spoke about the Water Quality Task Force Meeting and the letter that was written to DEP on Changes to the State
Title 5 Regulations.
10. Matters not reasonably anticipated by the Chair
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None.
11. Items for next agenda
None.
12. Next meeting: March 1, 2023
Noted.
Informational items were noted. AG did ask about Quaternary Ammonia issue at Kings Landing. AVH stated that they
would be coming before the Board for their annual report in March.
Meeting adjourned at 7:01 PM
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