We continue to operate at a very high recycling rate. We also continue to monitor the area for landfill gas and gas venting is still ongoing at the capped landfill. Ed Cauley, Solid Waste Supervisor, has worked with the School Dept. to educate the young about recycling through skits, etc. Recycling will be the norm before we know it. The Board requested that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health test the Larrabee School, Council on Aging, Town Hall and the Norris School for radon.
Radon occurs naturally in the soil and in high enough concentrations is a cause of lung cancer.
The Board is pleased to report that the results were well below any action levels and that all three facilities are safe. The Board held public hearings and has adopted new updated tobacco regulations. The regulations will go into effect on July 1, 2001. Southampton and Easthampton again held their joint annual flu clinic. We were also able to get the police officers and fire fighters inoculated for Hepatitis B through a free vaccine program from the State and we would like to thank Mrs. Charlotte Roberge, who is a nurse and volunteered to give the inoculations.