To: Board of Selectmen
From: Brian J. Bullock
Town/Light Manager
Date: December 31, 2009
Subject: Miscellaneous
Christmas Tree Chipping - Christmas Tree chipping will be provided at the Adams Road DPW Facility on the following two consecutive Saturdays:
January 9, 2010 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
January 16, 2010 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Adams Road DPW parking lot will be the ONLY location used for Christmas Tree chipping this year. The program is open to Holden residents only.
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H1N1 Flu Clinic – January 9, 2010 – This is a reminder that the Holden Board of Health will hold a free H1N1 Flu Clinic for Holden Residents on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Davis Hill Elementary School. The target groups to be served are as follows:
- Pregnant women, up to 2 weeks post partum
- People who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age
- Health care and emergency medical services personnel
- Children 6 months through 24 years of age
- Persons 25 through 64 years of age who have chronic medical conditions (see below for list of medical conditions issued by the Department of Public Health)
Pre-registration for the clinic is required. Those Holden residents interested in receiving the H1N1 vaccine, who meet the above criteria, should pre-register via the internet, at the Wachusett Regional School District Website www.wrsd.net.
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Central MA Municipal Recycling Award – According to the enclosed memorandum from Dennis Lipka, Director of Growth Management, at the annual meeting on December 10, 2009, the Central MA Municipal Recycling Council awarded the Town of Holden two certificates for its recycling program. One award for a second consecutive year, is recognition for exceeding seven hundred (700) pounds of recycling per household. Out of forty-seven communities, only six, including Holden have reached this level. The state-wide average is approximately four hundred (400) pounds per household.
The second award recognizes that Holden’s recycling rate exceeds the standard (40%) established by the MA Department of Environmental Protection. Holden’s actual recycling rate is 42%, a level of recycling that is twice the average rate for communities throughout Massachusetts. Congratulations to Mr. Lipka and Growth Management staff, and many thanks to the citizens of Holden for their participation in our recycling efforts.
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Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions concerning these matters.
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Brian J. Bullock
Town/Light Manager
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