Well, I guess that being 5:30, we'll call the meeting to order. Okay. And um either Pam or Trish, do you mind reading the uh due to the ongoing COVID 19?
Sure. Okay. due to the ongoing CO 19 pandemic. In accordance with chapter 20 of the acts of 2021 suspending certain provisions of the open meeting law, public bodies otherwise governed by the
OML are temporarily relieved from the requirement that meetings be held in public places open and physically accessible to the public so long as measures are taken to ensure public access to the body's deliberations through adequate alternative means. This
meeting will be live on Zoom. The public may participate remotely by joining Zoom meeting ID number 88099151478 [Music] or by calling 3017158592. For additional information about remote
participation, please contact Heather Hampson, administrative coordinator at hamphamair ma us or 978-7728220 extension 145 prior to the meeting.
Thank you Trish. You're welcome. Um so the meeting is called to order. Uh first item is public input. Is there any public input? No. Don't don't see it. Don't hear it.
Uh we will move on from public input then and the first item um was a discussion regarding the soya um and complaints of odor. Um is Bridget still there?
I'm here. Hey Bridget, do you um do you want to talk about that at all or Sure. So um as the board is I'm sure aware um in the past going back several
years there were a lot of complaints regarding odor from the soya. Um then there was sort of a lull and over the past few months we've seen an increase in odor complaints. There was actually one um on Friday
um just didn't we talk the day before, Steve? We did. And you said it. Yep. So there there was a a complaint that came in on Friday and then um I haven't heard anything since it was
verified. There's a third party company that people can contact if there's an odor. and that third party company, what they do is they um they follow up on the complaint and then email um there's a long list of people and D is one of
them. Noya, it is my understanding is under um a um an order from them. So fines have been issued for the company. Um and I think there
have been that have been some um there have been some issued in the past few months. So again they're under enforcement by de D at this point. So I I spoke to Dan and I I don't want
to screw up his last name who's the head of the DPW. Yes. and he's working with D on this and with NOA. Yes. Um Dan said to me that one of the things that um has been said
which isn't true is that it is a problem with the town of air uh solid waste discharge. And Dan said that couldn't be further from the truth. He said they've had an issue with the plant for many years. um they have hired an engineering
firm um and he thought that the problem was being taken care of, but if there's new complaints as of Friday, um maybe we should agenda someone from the Soya to tell us what they're doing
about this for the next meeting. Um I I don't think it's reasonable that people should have to put up with that the smell coming out of that place. I haven't noticed it recently, but when it happens, it's noxious. And to me, um, it
just doesn't seem appropriate. So, maybe for our next meeting, I'll ask the DPW superintendent if he's available and let's see if we can get someone from the Soy to tell us um exactly what their mitigation plans are.
If you guys are in agreement with that. Oh, I think what is this? Go ahead. Bad smell. Oh my gosh. What is going on here? Pam, you're on two phones. You're on You
have two numbers there. You're on You're on the Zoom twice for some reason. I don't know. I think she just muted one. Okay, Pam, are you back?
There she is. Yep. Okay, let's try this one. Yeah, go ahead. This working? Yes. Yeah. What Cindy could probably figure out in 30 seconds is just beyond me why some of
my drivers occasionally don't like to play with one another. So, but anyway, that's another problem for another day. I was just wondering, is this the It sounds awful to say this, but the
usual bad smell because it, as Bridget knows for sure, and I I'm sure Trish, your tenure goes back that far, too. This seems to the bad smell seems to arise every couple of years. And
we've had NOAA before the board several times and they're at these like you know kind of year and a half year twoyear intervals and it seems like it's always something a little bit different.
Um, it almost feels like a problem that they haven't investigated enough to really figure out what the root cause of this thing is and how to fix it or they haven't
nailed it, you know, as far as as as fixing it and making it go away. Pam, my understanding is they've tried different things that haven't worked, and I'm not sure if they're trying the best solutions or the cheapest solutions.
Um, but one of the things that Dan told me is that one of the things they were looking at instead of doing pre-treatment on site is taking the solid waste and shipping it out of town to another treatment facility
uh via truck. And I guess that's a um much more expensive way of doing it. I guess it's not desirable, but that was one of the possible solutions. But I don't think it should be tolerated
um from anyone that lives in the area or anyone that is impacted um by what they're doing. And I would like to hear from them what they are doing and what the mitigation plan is.
If if I remember correctly, excuse me, the last time that this happened and we had quite a crowd at one of those a couple of years ago because it was during the the warm months. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And and it was continuous. It wasn't
sporadic like right now and there was some correct me if I'm wrong, Bridget, too. um there was some kind of filtration system that was being added or or a certain part that they were 100% convinced once they got that
up and running that would take care of it and maybe that did up until now but obviously that wasn't the full solution. So I think yes I mean there was there was a and I am going to like full disclosure I
mean this is because it was sort of I call it precoid um I can't give all of the tech there the technical um issues that went on I can't specifically remember them but there were they had a lot of things going on um and you know
part of it too was the staff understanding how to work the equipment and you know there would be frequent staff changes. Um, and then you know during shift changes I think they were having some issues as well. Um, I did
get a letter from DP or an email. I can forward it to each of you. Um, it's from um, Guiles who works for D and they are under consent order um, from
um, this is under consent order from D. Uh, and it can basic this letter basically tells you what's going on specifically. Um, and and so I think that would be good to review. Does it
kind of go through the the history at all or or is this kind of a new problem, a new source that this letter um it's an enforcement letter from D is dealing with the complaints right now
in the issues that are going on right now with the um basically generating the hazardous waste um and stuff like that. So, in one of them is, you know, it
details it um there's four different things that they go through in the letter um as far as the enforcement goes. So, I think it's a pretty good it gives you a pretty good idea of what's happening over there. Um but I think you
know part of the issue too might be that um and I I can't say for sure that they on some levels out growing the space maybe. Um again it's it's tough to say. Well, that's what I've been wondering is
did they not ever really, you know, nail the bottom line fix or is this a matter of I mean they have made capital investments there. They they've had at least two rounds that I seem to recall. But I agree with you, Bridget. There's
precoid and and that's like ancient history. So, it's hard to remember the details from back then, but they're certainly in board of health files. And yes, I don't know if they're like just are
they continuing to expand and not when they make those expansions take into account, oh, expansion means more smell, so we would better do something. I kind of wonder if this is
the issue that just lags behind until somebody complains about it. Right. And I think part of the issue and I I don't know if you can recall this, but I think they have a they might have a few different issues going on and those issues specifically generate a different
smell. So sometimes it's very mild. Um and sometimes it's it's so bad that you can't breathe. That was that component of it, you know, has been
I'm not sure that we've seen it like that now. The complaints that we have now tend to be on a scale of, you know, one to five. I think the complaints usually are the odor is usually a three or less. And you can't smell it sometimes. Sometimes you go right by and
you cannot smell it at all until you go down um the road where Kinius Spagna's on. I forget the name of that street. If you go out back there, you can smell it. So it Oh, you actually have to get into like the industrial pack to smell it.
Yep. depends on where the prevailing wind is and what's happening. But sometimes, so there was one day where someone from my office drove by and they couldn't smell it at all and I had gotten the complaint from down behind
the industrial area. So I drove down there and that's where you could smell it. Oh, good. So it really depends on I think what's happening within the plant. And again, I think I remember, you know, quite a bit
of like having issues with there was some sort of um at times staffing issues getting people to understand how the equipment works. Um and I think they've gotten they they've gotten through some of that stuff. Um and now we're back to maybe some
wastewater issues. Um and wastewater being general generated um that is more than they can handle. Yeah. Bridget and Pam Dan Dan also said that they were having staffing issues. That's one of the things that he
mentioned, but I'll go back again. Is there any reason why we wouldn't have them on the agenda and ask them to come to the meeting? I say no because staffing is their problem. If you don't have the staff, you don't make tofu that day.
Yep. So, um, at our next meeting, I'd like to send them a certified letter asking them to participate and telling us what's going on. And I'm happy to generate the letter with Heather.
That That sounds perfect. Do we need to vote on that or I don't think so. Um, I don't think so. No, we are in agree in agreement as a board and if Yeah. So, are you gonna ask them to come before us after
meeting? Absolutely. And I'll invite Dan to be there as well, but we'll send it by certified mail. There won't be any question that they didn't know. Okay. Yeah. Okay. The only question I have is whether or not we're going to be meeting live or still remotely
um in the very near future. Yeah. Right. Right. Who knows? Yeah. So yeah, it would be good to get a jump on this because it gets the the time that it was really bad that you recall, Trish, when the room was I mean almost full.
That was the muggy summer days and it was all the the um newer homes up on the hill over on the other side. Yeah. And they couldn't sit outside. They couldn't open their windows. It was really awful. Yeah, it was crazy. So what is the date of our next meeting?
Um, see, it would be March 14th. Yeah, that's that's Thank you, Heather. You're welcome. So, let's get them on the agenda for March 14th. I'll get together with Heather. Heather, can you u see if Dan
is available that day? Dan from the DBW? Yeah, I I can do that. I'll send him an email tomorrow when I get into the office. Okay. Would you also ask him if he has a point of contact or who the who runs the plant down there? Yeah, I can ask him for that as well and
an um a mailing address for them. Great. Yep, I can do that. Okay. Well, we'll put them on the next agenda either Zoom or live, one of the two. And Bridget, you gonna send that the letter from um uh DP?
So, yeah, I just want to send it to Steve. Yeah, I'm gonna send it to all of you. Um each each one of you in um just don't obviously we're not going to comment on it, but just so that you have it. Um that's what I'm thinking is it would help understand it.
Yeah. And I I just want to let you know that I was looking when I was talking to you, I was looking at a letter from 2020, not um not 2021. So I said there were four things that were detailed. So that was an older letter. What I'm sending you is a um and it will give you the
contact for um Noya as well. It's just an email from Noya updating. I thought I had sent this back in I think it came in in January. Um but I'll send it to each one of you individually. So I'm going to
start with the um email from one of the um staff members at NOOYA. Okay. All right. And then I'll send the letter from D. Right. Thank you. And I'll copy Heather on that as well.
And then Heather, if you can copy me on your email to Dan, that would be good, too. Sure. Will. Okay. All right. And I think D's letter will give you the contact information for um Noya as well.
Yeah, that's true. So, moving right along. Solid Waste Trash Hollers Regulations. Pam, that has your name on it. It does. And the last Well, was it the last I think it was the last time I spoke to Bridget. She said that she had
pulled them out and was looking at them. Um I don't know if you happen to see anything in there, Bridget, that you um think needs to be changed or that you want to tweak. So, I went through them a couple of
times and I actually I really nothing was standing out with me that really okay needed to be changed at least that I could see. Um
I I don't know. I mean they were well written and I don't think you know again there's much that has changed in the Yeah. Yeah. And I I think that the I mean just to you know like as a a quick
refresher this whole thing started with uh some questions about how we could possibly uh or would we as a board of health consider changing that regulation so that we could you know be as green as
possible and maximize you know recycling points and and whatnot. and one of the requests. So, you know, we have what what I've lined up with, you
know, the information that that we were given by I'm not sure if that's D that issues the points that turn into money or who does it, but um I mean it doesn't seem to me there's anything there major
that's missing. The one request they had that is beyond I think beyond the scope of the current regulations and this would be it. I mean if we need to change anything it would be the only big change is
um they had requested that we consider requiring trash I mean I guess it would have to be requiring trash haulers to offer uh recycling in apartment buildings in multi- um you know multif
family uh buildings And you know, I reread them too, Bridget, because I I I knew that you had done them. And I gotta say, it still strikes me that the the regs are very targeted
at Bahalas. You can't have trash blown out of your truck. You have to be insured. You know, you have to be registered. You um have to agree you're not going to pick up trash between certain hours. a little bit in there
about dumpsters and you know you can't locate them within so many feet of a window or you know whatever but I still think that that is probably going beyond the reach of what I see our regulations
doing. I I think we're wise. I advocate that that we kind of remain focused on regulating the halls from a health and safety standpoint. Right. And I remember the discussion and
um I can't remember the lady's name that gave the presentation about going green and have and expecting the haulers to offer the recycling, but I remember we had said it was above and beyond um
that I don't know which town, Harvard or another town had people following or going and looking in different apartment. They don't even have apartment building in Harvard. I don't know what they were talking about, but no, having over They're condos. They are condos.
That's true. Having oversight by the by um one of the town boards and I that's when I think we stopped talking about it if I'm Yeah. And I looking back correctly, I mean, I think that recycling
is I see it still as it's a very personal choice and I think that there really are two sides of the issue and there there is an argument that a lot of the material
that ends up in recycling bins ends up not actually being recycled. So I I think that I know people that are on every point on the spectrum from you know I I want to leave no footprint
whatsoever on this earth all the way to it doesn't get recycled anyway just throw it away throw it on the ground like we used to do. But I I I think we should I I agree. I think it should be left as trash hauler
regulations and focus on what that job is and giving them extra duties as you know being having some oversight on recycling or offering it is a little bit above and beyond what what we do.
Yeah. And I went back to confirm we we do say that if you you're going to offer trash in air, you have to offer recycling. You can't just be a trash service. So we we already do that,
right? So I don't even know if push came to shove, you know, could you argue it's I think it's beyond our pay grade to worry about it, but I don't know. Maybe that means that they need to provide that anyway to um to
commercial, you know, to multifamilies or apartments or whatever. But honestly, I think I think we're fine. So, Pam, do we want to say that we've reviewed our regulations um and we do it annually and we're
comfortable in leaving them as they are stated? Yeah. You know what, Steve? what we should think about doing and maybe next time you're at town hall if you take a look at um not sure how Heather keeps them. You know, everybody kind of has their own um way that that they like to
control documents, but back when Jane was still admin um and and I know Trishi, you were on the board then too. We had three or four rigs that we um I mean they were on bizarre things like outdoor wood burning boiler
bizarre things that we just kind of signed another page for to say that you know on this date we reviewed them everything's still fine so they're like reaffirmed with no changes but I was
never really comfortable with the way we did it because it seemed like that extra the piece of paper was just like a it wasn't in any way connected to the the original regulation. So yes, I guess to answer your question,
Steve, yes, I I do think that that's what we should do with them. But the mechanism by which we do that might be worth looking at. Well, I I'm thinking Pam, if you've reviewed them, because this has been on the agenda now forever. Yeah. Um, I think we should just make a
motion to accept the regulations um as written for an annual review and then we can continue looking at them next year if we want or at some point in time. But um if there's nothing to change then I can't see why we would
keep bringing this up every couple weeks. No, no, it was it was more a matter of, you know, was anything gonna come out of the woodwork with, you know, with me going back and and cross-checking everything and Bridget doing the same thing. It's like, if
we're going to touch the regulation for any reason, let's pick up any other things in here that need to be cleaned up. But it kind of doesn't really seem like there's anything that needs immediate action.
Sorry, Google Why don't we just, you know, make a motion to accept the regulations as written um and reviewed? As reviewed. That sounds good. Um, one thing I would amend to that. So, I second that. Oh, boy. No,
I'm not making I'm not making a motion. Oh, you're not making a motion. Okay. Okay. Okay. Good. Good. Because I was getting beyond I was getting it over my head there. Amending emotions. what we've said before I think is the is
a three-year cycle that all of our regs you can review them soon but that there's like kind of a standard I don't know where that's or if it's documented anywhere or formalized but I think that's what some of those
reaffirmation you know documents that we signed before say I think they talk about a threeyear cycle Okay. So, are we including that in the motion, the mention of the three-year cycle or
just open to review in I would say that we just we've reviewed them um and we're not recommending any changes at this time. Doesn't mean we can't review them at any time. So, yep, that sounds good. All right.
All right. I'll make a motion to accept the uh trash hauler regulations the way they are now. And that's it. Okay. Okay. Motion second. Motion's made and seconded to accept the
trash hauler regulations as written. Um any discussion regarding that? Nope. The only thing I would say is we can review them anytime we want. So, right. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. We reviewed them and um so with that motion, any discussion
other than that hearing? None. Uh Miss Papano, yes. Miss Peters, yes. Mr. Slarski, I So we can take that off the agenda. Okay, that sounds good. The other thing that might not be a bad idea to um do
maybe Heather and I I'm sure you have all this free time, but when you have a free moment um and I can do this too because the regs are online is so what else is coming up on a you know like on a three or four years since it's been
hanging out there. Um I can do that. I'll do that. I'll just I'll just look at the the list of what's on there because during the COVID times we we didn't really think much about regulations, right? Okay.
So, there's probably some others that are due. So, I'm just making a note. All right. Sounds good. Um, next item is COVID discussion. Hopefully, we can take this off the agenda pretty soon.
Please. Oh boy. So, the only thing I would say is that the numbers continue going down in the town of Air and I circulate that report to everyone. I think Air was at 3.2% positivity rate um this past week.
Um yeah, I still don't have a lot of faith in how the numbers are are gathered. I don't I just Right. I don't either. Um I I can't see why air would be twice the rate of some of these other communities. Um
especially Middle Sex County. It just doesn't make any sense. I know. But I'm not paying a lot of attention to that. But um it does look like the numbers everywhere are going down. The CDC came out with a new color scheme in terms of
mask recommendations. I think Massachusetts is in the green now if I'm not mistaken or green and yellow. Okay. Yeah, that's good. Bridget, I'll let you talk about COVID. What would you like to say about CO
other than you don't want to talk about it? Say on the Is that an option not to talk about it? Yes. Um, you know, I so
Okay. Um, I think really lifting the mandates. Um, we probably won't know much for a couple of weeks. It, you know, things usually to come like a couple of weeks after the
fact. Um, one of the things that I really have been telling people is we're not people are doing home tests. So, those tests are not being reported. So, we're not seeing numbers because and every the positivity rate looks like it's going down because
they're not being reported. Um, it doesn't mean that people don't have COVID. It just means that we're no longer receiving reports of positive cases if they're not if they're testing at, you know, if they're testing at home. There's no way to get that. So,
keeping that in mind, um, you know, I think maybe waiting a couple of weeks to see what happens in the school. Um, because they're still going to be doing the testing from what I understand. So,
if they're doing the testing, um, that might be some good data to kind of go by to let us know really truly what's happening out there. But um you know taking off the masks and you know all these mandates being released okay
that's great but we're not going to really know how that's going to impact us for a couple of weeks. So I think that I think that makes sense. I mean it it's it's not going to change a lot in terms of how people are acting now. Um, I I do know people that have
tested positive within the past two to three weeks from associations at funerals and things like that. The people that I know have all been vaccinated and their cases have been very similar to a head cold um when they tested
positive. Yeah. So, um I don't know anyone that's gotten severely sick in the people that I've talked to over the past 30 days, but I think, you know, two more weeks,
let's see on the 14th and see what it looks like then, right? And I, you know, again, it kind of also um one thing that I'm looking at, you know, personally for myself when you look at um the
time that we got the booster shot um until now and over the next few months um what what is really everybody's vaccination status going to be? Um, one thing that we have noticed is that I think in air, Steve, that the numbers
that came out today, this morning from Jim, it says like 46% of air might have been boosted for um but again, how long does that last, you
know, I don't I don't know. And um you know taking that into consideration um we have to kind of look as things open up a little bit more and and see what happens with the numbers. I think the only way that I'm really going to know anything is by talking to I think
Tamara and um Susan and Moren the town nurses to see what's actually because usually what will happen is the bad cases get reported because those are the people that go to the you know the doctor that really truly um they're not feeling well. they've done tests, they know they're positive, but then the doctor might do
another test. Um, so kind of just see what happens over the next few weeks. I do know that Massachusetts um I think they extended the um Zoom meetings until July 14th maybe.
Yes, that is on the came out through the MMA. So, I haven't seen anything official yet from like Copelman and Paige, but that is um supposedly that came out last week. So, okay.
Um but other than that, I mean, I feel like we're heading in the right direction. Um you know, we're not hearing about as many cases. We're not getting as many phone calls. So, we'll just Bridget, how long are they doing the
pool testing in air schools? I am not 100% sure. Um, I'm I'm not sure. I think there's a school committee meeting tomorrow because I know in some other school systems they've stopped.
Yeah, I I'm not sure. Um, like I said, there's a school committee meeting tomorrow, right? And as far as I know, they're still doing it, but I can't say with a 100% certainty. And what's the the status right now, Trish, in the schools with are kids
wearing masks? Are they not? It's town by town. I'm so out of touch with that. It's Well, I I only can speak to from what I've been hearing in air is the school committee going to vote on it in Actton and Boxboro each. It was kind
of crazy. Their regional school district and Actton had voted that they could take the masks off. Boxboro had not voted that way. So at the 11th hour, at the 11th hour, we got an email Saturday or Sunday that
said Boxboro Health did vote to go along with Actton and now masks can come off. Uhhuh. So it sounded to me like the boards of health had the final say in at least in those two towns
and then they would meet with the school committee and counsel them on what to do. So I don't know if it just must work differently in every town probably. Yeah. because we haven't been tapped or I don't know about you Bridget to have input
um with the air school committee. Um I think someone from the air school committee contacted Jim. Okay. From my office at some point maybe last week.
So they are Yeah. Okay. But yeah, this is my first day back without a mask. Wow. Great. Yep. So, um, we'll look at this in two weeks and see if there's any changes that we want
to recommend. Yeah, if that's okay with everyone. Yeah, I think Bridget's right. It's going to take a little while to see how it plays out. So, any updates from the show, Bridget?
Um, yes. So, I'm sorry. Um, so Heather, I had I did I send you a couple of uh food inspections by email. I didn't I didn't see any. Um, Bridget, I apologize. I was on vacation obviously last week. I went through all my emails
out of the 105. I didn't really have anything from you. It wasn't anything left this morning from when I came in. Okay. So, I thought I um it would be from the beginning of February. I thought I had sent um their the new
inspection reports to send out to the board. I might have gotten the ones at the beginning of the month that I had sent before the meeting was cancelled, but I I'd have to go through and double check my email. Okay. So, I had sent um some We are doing food inspections electronically
now. Um so, there's a new format. Um I am on my iPad. But I'm going to try and see if I have those um that email and I can forward it on to everybody. But again, it just kind of gives you the new format for the food inspections. Um
and so union coffee was done, the hospital was done. Um everything looked good. No major issues there. Um and let me just see here. Um
there were some Bear with me. I'm a little unorganized. Um, we had issued a food permit for residential kitchen in air. It's for baked goods.
That was issued in January as well. Um, we issued a frozen dessert license for McDonald's. their ice cream machine. Oh, it's working.
Let's put this. They were given they were given their license. Whether or not they have ice cream cones is um I'm not sure. Um and then so we issue the um licenses for the trailer parks in air. So those were issued for
um the Whoops, sorry. Um it's called the Hillside Motor Home Park. That's the one on Graten School Road. Oh, okay. Okay. Yeah. Yep. Um you had voted on issuing the
license for the air motor in. So that went out. The bottling license for um Epic went out. CPF, I'm sorry, not Epic. CPF. and a bottling license went out to Epic
as well. And then the um just the food permits, the kind of stragglers, Air Sportsman's Club, Union Coffee, um Upon a Cake is the residential kitchen that was issued for um air. And then I had done an
inspection at bar 25. Um, we just have to with bar 25, they need a food manager certificate, so we just have to follow up to make sure that's done within 60 days. Um, and then they had some issues with securing their um,
food establishment. So, I have to follow up this week to make sure that that was done um, or find out where they're going with that. Thank you. And I think that's it for me. Any questions for Bridget?
No. No. Nope. Bridget, thank you. Yeah, you're welcome. Also, um I'm sorry, Steve. Um there were a couple of complaints that came in regarding um
Shop and Save in Air. So, I followed up there with an inspection as well. That might have been in an envelope that I left um with Heather two two or three weeks ago. It's not in here. So,
what was the nature of the complaint? Um there was an a turnover in staff type of thing. Was that what it was? Some staffing issues and then some labeling issues as well. Um and I went over the labeling issue. It's mostly
with bakery stuff with the um I actually spoke to the owner. So, we'll follow up on that as well. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome. You're welcome.
Um the minutes from the 24th, those were with Heather's when Heather sent out the agenda. Okay. You guys have a chance to read them? I did not see them. I when she sent out the agenda before her
vacation, she had attached the minutes. There was an attachment with that, Trish. Did you see them, Pam? No. Okay. You want to just You want to hold off till the next meeting on the minutes?
Yeah. If we can. Yeah. And now. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. If you look, there was an attachment with the agenda. Um, I didn't see anything, but why don't we just hold off? We'll put the um approval on the March 14th meeting.
I'll look back on that, too, because like I said, I still have to go see Cindy. Um, I'm still having trouble opening certain things. Not everything, just certain things. Maybe that attachment was one that I couldn't open, but are we still even if we discuss them
and vote on them, you're still going to be the signature? Yeah. Yeah. I just want you to read them first because y they should be voted on by us and Yep. there's no urgency in terms of, you know, we'll just put it on the next agenda and if it's approved, I'll stop
by and sign it. Okay. Okay. Good. Um, administrative matters. Is there mail? Um the only items that come in from mail have been um burial certificates. So
there hasn't been anything in a while. Okay. The um association that we had talked about joining. Bridget, did you put that application in? Yes. Okay. Um does Heather have a copy of it?
I forwarded I believe the um information that I sent to I'm drawing a blank on her name at the air. Um
Bridget, I have it. You did you said you copied me on it when said to Carrie. Yep. So I have it. Yep. So, Bridget, if um there's information that's distributed from them regarding meetings and seminars and things like that, can you distribute it
to the board so that we have copies of it? Yep. That would be great. Thank you. Thank you. Um Heather, I didn't see a call report and I know you're on vacation, but Yeah. No, I apologize. I I didn't get
that done before I left and then I had lots of stuff to catch up on this morning. Um I I can get it done and send it out to you guys tomorrow to look at. That that would be fine. Um and then we can if there's any questions, I'm sure there'll be an updated one by the 14th.
So that would be good. Um the budget. Pam, did you were you able to do that Zoom meeting that they had on the budget? That was back in Yeah. Were you? I did. How did that go?
I didn't have to say a word. Really? They talked about it as a like a preliminary round on the budget and you know, so there were a couple of questions. There were there were a lot of people called in um from the public
and I assume you would have gotten something about a follow-up meeting. It seemed like uh if I recall this correctly, Robert was saying there's a well the the next you know round of this happens is
in two or three weeks from that time. I I haven't heard anything. So yeah, you might want to might want to check. Okay. What's that? The next budget public
hearing is on the 16th of March of March. Okay, there you go. But there was no push back to our budget. Is that what you're saying? Didn't even come up. They didn't get to border health. Okay. Oh, okay. Yeah, we're a a small ticket item, I
think, in the grand scheme of things. I totally agree. Yeah. Um, is there anything else that is on your minds? Pam, Trish. Yeah, just kind of just two reminders
because it's it's getting to be around that time of year. Um, chicken permits. And this is my favorite thing in the world, the chicken permit. What are we getting into March? They're due the end. Is it being I'll double check the deadline and see when they're
due and I'll start getting that information together to start sending out the chicken. April. Yeah. And everybody gets their chickens in for Easter. So I I will send those out by the end of the month just so anyone who's planning on getting
chickens for Easter, understand that they have to have um permits and I will um I think Cindy and I did something a few years ago on the website. I'll just double check and see if that's still there or if we need to update it as well, just as a reminder to people that
they need a permit to have chickens. Yeah. Yeah, that sounds good. That That's great. It might be out on social media, too. Um, yeah, a pretty good audience there just to remind people they need a permit for their chickens.
Yeah, unpermitted chickens. Unpermitted chickens. Well, and the other thing that it it's kind of related is the um appointment of the uh animal inspector. Does that
happen around this time of year? We usually get a a letter from the um the state in regards to that from the agricultural department. So when that comes through I haven't seen it yet. It usually comes out I want to say
June 1st or May 1st. So I'll when that comes out I'll make sure I put that on the agenda. It's a it's weird timing on it because after we've already done our chicken permits I think. So, it's it's a weird time. Yeah, they their term must be different from what
Yeah, it's not I don't think it's a fiscal year like like the town is. I think it's a little different. So, I as soon as that comes in, I'll let you know. Okay. It just seems to feel like a springish thing to me. Yeah. Okay. That's all I got.
Yeah. It's weird. We do our budget and then we appoint the the person. So, it's it's it it never it never times out right. Well, it's government. It's not supposed to make sense. No, the report for the town report, the annual report that was submitted to
Cindy and you I sent both of you copies. You didn't have any changes. So, no. Good job. As good as stated. So, if no one has anything else, I'll ask if we can adjourn. And if there's a motion,
I will move that we adjourn. It is 6 according to my computer 622. I second that. Motion's made and seconded. Hearing no discussion. All those in favor? I
I thank Thank you everybody. Thank you. Have a good night.