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Residents urge Select Board to review Lars Anderson as potential pool site; tenant reports severe rodent infestation in public housing
Summary
During public comment, Ann Lusk asked the Select Board to include Lars Anderson Park in the pool RFP and to reconsider the DPW yard footprint in the park; later, tenant Jih Lee described severe rodent infestation at a public housing building and asked the board to press the housing authority for structural repairs and barriers.
Two public commenters raised issues the Select Board said it will follow up on.
Ann Lusk (18 Hart Street) asked the board to include Lars Anderson Park as a viable site for the town pool RFP rather than treating the park only as background context. Lusk recited historical gifts of parkland and argued the town’s DPW maintenance yard occupies a walled section of the historic gift that should not be excluded from consideration. "The pool RFP should include Lars Anderson with a pool behind the auto museum as designed and located by the Mstead brothers with parking inside the walled garden," Lusk said, and urged that, to comply with Article 97, parking be placed behind the wall so vehicles are not visible.
Minutes later Jih Lee (Amory Street) described a long‑running rodent infestation in her building that she said has produced severe health effects, including hair loss and respiratory fears. Lee said glue traps and mouse bait supplied by management were ineffective and asked the Select Board to press the Brooklyn Housing Authority for structural fixes and barriers that would prevent rodents from entering units. Board members confirmed the health department will inspect and urged the resident to share documentation with staff for follow‑up.
The chair directed staff to add the DPW‑yard topic to an upcoming agenda and noted the health department’s involvement in the housing complaint. Select Board members said they will work with staff to follow through on both concerns.
