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Notes from the Board of Health (BOH) May 26 via Zoom

Present:

  • Charles Kenney, Chair
  • Henry Schwerner
  • Rae Williams

Also present: Jennifer Carmichael, secretary, Jim Wiltz, Tri-town Health

  1. Chair called meeting to order.
  2. Jim Wiltz read the rules of remote meetings (apparently required) as follows: there will be public access in real time; every effort made to allow remote participation, minutes posted as soon as practicable, and votes taken by roll call (that is name and vote e.g. John Doe: Aye)
  3. Minutes of last meeting approved.
  4. Vote to withdraw from the Berkshire Mosquito Control Program – unanimous.
  5. Kenny expressed support for Stockbridge Bowl Stewardship Committee (SBSC) becoming a commission. Asked for vote – unanimous.
  6. Covid restrictions loosening while the suggestion is to continue restrictions for those not vaccinated because the number of cases among unvaccinated is “very high”.
  7. Tanglewood – attendance pre-Covid could be as high as 18,000.
    1. Suggestion to allow 9000 and to have joint Public Hearing with Lenox to agree on suggestion. BOH felt it “dangerous” to go from being closed last season to 100% attendance.
    2. Representative Smitty Pignatelli present at meeting and concurred. He added most concerts have 5000-6000 attendees and are unaffected by restriction of 9000.
    3. Motion for joint public hearing to suggest 9000 audience size limit approved.
  8. Application was made by Tri-Town Health to the Commonwealth for funding of a Comprehensive Public Health Nursing Program.

Meeting adjourned.

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