Notes from the Stockbridge Board of Health, September 16, Hybrid meeting

Present:

• Charlie Kenny, Chair
• Jim Wilusz, Director, Tri-town Health
• Hank Schwerner, via Zoom
• John Loiodice, via Zoom

1. Minutes approved as corrected
2. Open for public comments — no comments
3. Cyanobacteria procedures mandated by the Commonwealth
   1. Observation
   2. Health Department issues advisory (closes lake)
   3. Bloom disappears then test for toxicity (water sampling)
   4. If below dangerous threshold (determined by sampling)
   5. Health Department lifts advisory
   6. Some additional points: the bloom is often pictured as red but can be blue-green
4. Led by Austen Riggs, hosted by Marians, Board of Health had a meeting to discuss mental health effects of COVID19
   1. Riggs thought it was a success therefore a follow-up would be scheduled
   2. Charlie will discuss with folks involved and report back
5. Wilusz reminded all to get flu shot and COVID19 booster
6. Wilusz reported only 6 COVID19 cases in Stockbridge
7. Even after conquering it once, so many decided against vaccine that Polio is recurring and is being monitored

Meeting adjourned

Photo: Joan Gallos