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HomeMy WebLinkAbout051806 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES Thursday, May 18,2006 Board Alembers: David Sullivan, Chairman - County Commzssioner Dismd #2 Patrick M. Rodgers, Vice Chairman - County Commissioner District #3 Phil Johnson- County Commissioner Distritt #1 Jill Buhler- Hospital Commimon,r District #2 GeoflMasci - Port Townsend City Council Sheila Westerman - Citizen at Large (City) Robetta Frissell- Citizen at Large (County) StqfMembers: Jean Baldwin, Public Health Seroices Director Julia Damkin) J\Tursing Services Director ThomaJ'Locke, MD, Health Officer Mike McNickle, Environmental Health & Natural Resources Director Chair David Sullivan called the meeting to order at 2:30 pm on May 18,2006 in the conference room of Jefferson County Public Health. All Board Members were present, with the exception of Members Masci and Rodgers. All staff members were present. There was a quorum. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Sullivan moved to approve the agenda with minor changes in the order of the agenda items. Member Westerman seconded the motion, which carried by a unanimous vote. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Member Westerman moved to approve the minutes. Board Member FrisseIl seconded the motion, which carried by a unanimous vote. PUBLIC COMMENTS Chair Sullivan called on the public for comments. Jennifer Taylor described the merits of "Virtual V A Clinics" to the Board. She explained the Olympic Medical Center is trying to improve access to health care services for veterans on the Olympic Peninsula. She circulated a petition for signatures. The idea would be to utilize the existing providers and facilities at Jefferson Healthcare, thus eliminating the need for another building. OLD BUSINESS Amend Ordinance 03-0505-97. Section 8.00.080 (Rules and Records ofProceedines) BOH meetines There was a discussion regarding the amendment to the ordinance to remove the requirement that "at least two Jefferson County Commissioners" be present in order for a meeting to be conducted. Concerns were raised about budget related issues and passing ordinances. The proposed change would allow a quorum of the Board to be formed if four members were present. Discrepancies between the bylaws, ordinance, and the public hearing protocols were discussed. Jean Baldwin will review these documents and make recommendations for changes. Member Westerman made a motion to change the bylaws to delete the words "at least two Jefferson County commissioners be present" and to make the verbiage between the ordinance and the bylaws consistent. Board Member Buhler seconded the motion. The motion carried with 3 votes in favor and 2 opposed. WIC Budeet Letter Julia Danskin gave an update stating the Federal budget is still in negotiation and thanked everyone who supported the letter. Onsite Proeram Scheduled Actions Mike McNickle explained that in the past two years septic applications have increased by 35% requiring hiring of an additional onsite technician. He announced Daniel Nidzgorski had been hired as the new technician. Daniel will be responsible for taking all phone calls regarding on-site questions. This will allow the sanitarians more field time and time to process applications. Beginning July 1 s" all onsite applications will be coming through the EH office. The designers will be educated on completing applications. This will help prevent incomplete applications and speed up the processing time. The technician will be available daily to help customers. On June 1 st, Alan Gardner will be handling all new septic applications, enabling other sanitarians to work on improving processing time. The goal is to complete applications within 30 days. Mike is currently performing desk audits with EH staff in order to review work flow and problem areas with in EH. NEW BUSINESS EnviroStars Award Jasmine Fry gave an update regarding the Green Business and the EnviroStars Programs. Two new businesses have been named EnviroStars, making a total of 8 in Jefferson County. She discussed ways to keep the programs alive and how to keep the list growing. Jasmine demonstrated and handed out samples of items that are made out of recycled material. A BOH member suggested it would be beneficial to have the Port Townsend Leader involved in this program. Expanded Mental Health & Substance Abuse Treatment and Therapeutic Court Funds 1/10 of 1 % sales tax. Jean Baldwin stated that the BOH was one of the groups being asked to review the plan. John Fischbach briefed the board on the program and discussed the break down of the funding and how it will be distributed. Laurie Strong presented a program to the county board called "Co-Occurring Disorder Integrated Treatment Program (CODIT)". The program uses an evidence based, best practice incorporating recovery-based philosophy. This is to address treatment of mental and substance abuse disorders in a more effective manner, improving outcomes and reducing costs to society. The ultimate goal of this program is to increase the functionality of clients with co-occurring disorders. Hood Canal Study RE: Onsite Sewaee Dr. Locke and Mike spent a day in Olympia with the group of scientists designing the Hood Canal Study looking at septic system impacts. Funding is very limited and studies of existing septic systems will need to be done to get accurate data. Mike explained the focus has been onsite systems and their impact on Hood Canal water quality, which needs to be broadened to look at the whole ecological system. Irondale Residents' Letter of Concern There was a discussion in regards to the letter received about an alleged Meth lab. Mike explained we are doing our best to resolve the issue and the police department is actively involved. Aeenda Plannine Jean Baldwin informed the Board she has been appointed to the Governors Meth Task Force and there are only two local goverment people there. She stressed that she would be the voice for Jefferson County and other small rural counties. Shiela Westerman asked to be excused from the next meeting. Chair Sullivan adjourned meeting at 4: 14 pm. Next Board of Health meeting is June 15,2006. Excused Patrick M. Rodgers, Vice Chair (7 J1 .{SoU- J~ Buhler. Member Lo . uj-lj.-At-v ~ . .' ,'. ,., .,/1 " .< -tl'<"'w .A.tiit"(l Roberta Frissell, Member ember Excused Geoff Masci, Member JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH 615 Sheridan Street. Port Townsend' Washington' 98368 www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.org April 27, 2006 Jefferson County Board of Commissioners Jefferson County Courthouse P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Dear Commissioners: I am writing on behalf of the Jefferson County Board of Health. At the Board's April 20, 2006 meeting a motion was made and seconded to request that the County Commissioners amend Ordinance 03-0505-97, section 8.00.080 (Rules and Records of Proceedings) to remove the requirement that "at least two Jefferson County Commissioners" be present in order for action to be taken by the Board of Health. The motion passed with 3 members in favor, 2 members opposed and I member abstaining. As administrative officer of the Board of Health, I am forwarding the Board's request to the County Commissioners for consideration. If the Board of Commissioners are in support of this ordinance change, I would recommend it be accomplished by striking the words "including at least two Jefferson County Commissioners" from the existing language in section 8.00.080 of the County code. Should this change be made, the Board of Health would need to amend their bylaws to reflect the altered requirement for a quorum of Board members. The effect of these changes, if made, would create a quorum of the Board when 4 or more members were present, irrespective of the number of county commissioners in that quorum. On behalf of the Jefferson County Board of Health, thank you for your consideration of this request. Sincerely, ~ Thomas Locke, MD, MPH Jefferson County Health Officer COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES MAl N: 360-385-9400 FAX: 360-385-B401 PUBLIC HEALTH ALWAYS WORKING FOR A SAFER AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NATURAL RESOURCES MAl N: 360-385,9444 FAX: 380-385-9401 I.e.) ,-1.1-7/. PI,u,. p.w. STATE OF WASHINGTON JEFFERSON COUNTY ~ L' :t ~~ <l:;: CI ~ In the matter ofan Ordinance ) Defining the Responsibilities and ) Expanding the Membership ) of the Jefferson County ) County Board of Health ) ORDINANCE NO. 03-0505-97 WH EREAS: Pursuant to RCW 70.05.030, the Board of County Commissioners has constituted the Jefferson County Board of Health. WHEREAS: Section 6 ofRCW 70.05.030 and 1993 c 492 s 235 were each amended in 1995 to include the following: The board of county commissioners may. at its discretion adopt an ordinance expanding the size and composition of the board of health to include elected officials from cities and towns and persons other than elected officials as members so long as persans other than elected officiais do not constitute a majority. An ordinance adopted under this section shai/ include provisions for appointment. term. and compensation. or reimbursement of ~Tpenses. WHEREAS: The health and safety of the citizens of Jefferson County, and the condition of their living environment. are of paramount importance to the County's well being. WHEREAS: The Board of County Commissioners. sitting as the Board of Health. determined at its February 25, 1997 meeting that the addition of persons with knowledge. interest, and expertise regarding the health. safety, and well-being of Jefferson County citizens and their living environment would benefit the operation of the Board of Health and the citizens of Jefferson County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED That the Board of County Commissioners after due deliberation and in the best interest of the public. does hereby expand the size and composition of the Jefferson County Board of Health.. . BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED That Title 8. Health and Safery. of the Jefferson County Code be amended to include a new Chapter 8.00, Board of Health. defining the responsibilities and membership of the Jefferson County Board of Health, as follows: 8.00.010 Duties and Responsibilities: The Board of Health shall have responsibilities over all maners pertaining to the preservation of the life and health of the people of Jefferson County and shall: (I) Collect. analyze and disseminate to the community. through the Jefferson County Health & Human Services department. information about community health conditions, risks and resources. and the availability of resources to address identified problems: (2) Enact such rules. regulations and policies as are necessary to preserve. promote and improve the health status of Jefferson County residents. and guide the allocation of appropriate and necessary public health resources: (3) Assure that necessary. high quality, effective public health services are available lor the protection of the people of Jefferson County. including the control and prevention of any dangerous, contagious or infectious disease within the county: (4) Provide for the prevention, control and abatement of nuisances detrimental to public health: (5) Enforce. through the Health Officer. the public health statutes of the state and county: and (6) Establish fee schedules tor issuing and renewing licenses and permits. or for such other services as are authoriied by the law and rules of the State Board of Health. Ordinance No.o3-il5oS-'1 Board of Health 8.00.020 Members: The Board of Health shall be composed of seven members. The three elected members oflhe Board of County Commissioners shall be memDers of the Board of Health. Four members of the Board of Health shall be appointed by the County Commissioners. Appointed members of the Board of Health shall include one elected official from the City of Port Townsend City Council and three non-elected community representatives. Community representatives shall include one resident of the City of Port Townsen.d and two residenls of un in corpora led Jefferson County. One community representative shall be a Jefferson County Public Hospital District #2 commissioner; two community representatives shall be at-large members. 8.00.030 Terms: AppointOd members shall serve for three year terms. Of the members initially appointed, an equal number shall be appointed for two years and for three years. The term of office for all appointees shall commence on the first day of June in the year in which the term is to commence. 8.00.040 Appointment: The chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners shall appoint the initial members to the Board of Health with the approval of the majority of the Board of County Commissioners. The Board shall request that the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County Public Hospital Disuict #2 each nominate one candidate for appointment to the Board of Health. The County Commissioners shall seek applications from citizens of Jefferson County to fill the at-large membership positions on the Board of Health. 8.00.050 Vacandes: Vacancies on the Board of Health shall be filled by appointment by the chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners in the same manner as initial appointments are made. Appointments shall be for the unexpired portion of the term of the position filled. 8.00.060 Organization: The Board of Health shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members. 8.00.070 Meetings: The Board of Health shall hold no fewer than one regular meeting in each month of each year: provided that if no issues over which the Board has jurisdiction are pending upon its calendar. a meeting may be canceled. All meetings of the Board of Health meetings shall be open and public. pursuant 10 the Open Public Meetings Act. codified at RCW 42.30 et seq. Meetings shall be held at such times and at such locations as to be convenient for attendance by Board 'of Health members and,the public. as determined by a Resolution passed by a majority of Board of Health members. 8.00.080 Rules and Record of Proceedings: The Board of Health shall adopt Bylaws for the transaction of its business. No actions shall be taken by the Board of Health unless a majority of members are present. including at least two Jefferson County Commissioners. The Board of Health shall keep a public record of its transactions. findings and decisions. 8.00.090 Compensation or Reimbursement: Appointed members of the Board of Health shall not receive compensation tor their services. Appointed members may receive reimbursement for approved expenses related to the completion oflheir responsibilities. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED That such amendment shall be effective immediately upon execution of this document by the Board of County Commissioners. ,'/ ......"1 AP.PROVED and ADOPTED this ~ day of I. . " '-. .. (,!...! . 1997. SEAL: J ~ ::1.:.:. '- ' , , . \'.,. . '.'/' '.' . , . . " I, ~ .. ", \' ~ .j!:.) <: .\ '~'.. ...:.. . . , ........ 0.' J,l".... ...... . _ .. .,-4~'" ! .I ; Glen~untingford. , '.~Ji Dan Harpole. Mem . A TTES-T: .- -Y.;;' ,\_ Lorna Delaney. CMC Clerk of the Board .r "--.,' . . --0_,_- Tom Locke From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: David Alvarez Friday, October 11, 2002 9:02 AM Tom Locke; Juelie Dalzell Lorna Delaney; Larry Fay RE: Legal Question for Board of Health Here are some quick answers. David Alvarez -----Original Message-n- From: Tom locl<e Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:21 PM To: Juelle Dalzell; David Alvarez Ce: Tom Locke Subject: Legal Question for Board of Health Questions for the legal eagles: The Jefferson County Board of Health was expanded by ordinance 03-0505-97. Seeton 8.00.080 states "The Board of Health shall adopt Bylaws for the transaction of its business. No actions shall be taken by the Board of Health unless a majority of members are present, including at least two Jefferson County commissioners. The Board of Health shall keep a public record oftis transactions, findings, and decisions." Bylaws were adopted. In these bylaws, quorum is defined as "A majority of all Board members, including at least two Jefferson County Commissioners, shall constitute a quorum for Board meetings'. At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Health on 8/15/02, 5 of 7 members were present. Two County Commissioners were absent. One of the Commissioners was retuming from Olympia and would possibly join the meeting late. The other Commissioner was in China. The Chair of the Board, realizing that a quorum was not present, began the meeting for discussion purposes with the expectation that a second commissioner may arrrive. A civil penalties ordinance was scheduled for hearing and possible adoption at the August meeting. A second commissioner never arrived and the meeting was adjourned without taking any action. In preparing minutes of this meeting the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners determined that, lacking a quorum, there should be no official minutes and instead produced a set of "discussion notes". The Board has directed me to ask the following questions: 1) Is the Clerk of the BOCC correct in her interpretation of the law? [David Alvarez] Whether they are called "minutes' or "discussion notes,' the important point is that the document generated refiect both the absence of a quorum and the fact that no official business was transacted. I can see Ms. Delaney's point that the meeting can't begin until the quorum exists and without a quorum no meeting took place and thus there can~ be any "minutes" for a meeting that never occurred. Thus, I would say BoCC Clerk Delaney was correct in her interpretation of the law. 2) If the BOH lacks a quorum can it begin its meeting, taking no official action until a quorum is formed or must it wait until a quorum is present to begin the meeting? [David Alvarez] Again, the same logic as above applies. Whatever occurs before the quorum is present is not a meeting, it might be a gathering, a koffee klatch or a pleasant coincidence, but it is not a meeting of the Jeffeo Board of Health. When there is a quorum present, then the presiding officer should state "I find that a quorum exists for this BOH meeting and we can proceed with the meeting agenda.' So the meeting does not begin until the Quorum is present. If the BOH wants to create an internal rule that it only waits 10, 15 or 30 minutes to get to a quorum being present before disbanding and giving up the effort of trying to get to "official meeting" status, then that would be acceptable too. 3) If the BOH is meeting, with a quorum, and a member leaves such that a quorum is no longer present, may the Board continue the meeting (while taking no official action) or must it adjourn the meeting when the quorum is lost? [David Alvarez] Believe it or not this is not a state law question, but more a question of Robert's Rules or any other 1 procedural set of rules. My understanding, from having served on at least one volunteer board, is that once a quorum has been established and once the meeting starts, then the meeting can go on, even in the absence of a quorum. However, there is a trick you need to be aware of. The procedural trick is that someone can ask the Chair person at any time during a valid meeting to re-check if there is still a quorum, and if there isn't a quorum, then the meeting has to end. I don't know how often that would apply to the BOH, since such trickery would only engender bad feelings and perhaps ruin good personal relationships. Since we live in a very small town and a small county I assume people are hesitant to do that. This is a significant issue for the Board given the fact that Commissioners are often late for the meeting and have, on multiple occasions, left early due to scheduling conflicts. We appreciate your advice. Thanks, Tom Locke Health Officer 2 . Page 1 0[3 Jrondale Residents Letter of Concern To Sheriff's Office 5/312006 Jefferson County Sheriff's Dept. - Attn: Officer Dave Miller The presence of "Meth" activity is horrendously detrimental to a community. We want what everyone wants for their Community... Safe streets, Friendly neighbors -,-a SAFE & DRUG-FREE environment for adults and especially kids to live and play. Thus, we want everything possible to be done to prevent the occurrence of the danger of a Meth Lab in our delightful community. We have heard rumors of"Meth" activities in the Irondale area, and our desire is to permanently eliminate all traces of that from our community... our neighborhood... our home! And, this is a delightful place filled with interesting and caring people. It's a great neighborhood. We want to keep it that way! Here are some of the reasons we have to suspect that there was (or still is) a "Meth" Lab on the lot at the SE comer of 7fh and Maude in Jrondale, W A 98339 (hence, "The Lot"). We feel these suspect activities and events warrant a more in-depth examination as to the possible existence of a "Meth" lab at this location. 1. "The Lot" has been occupied for only 6 months. Yet, in that short time - within a 2 block radius - there have been break-in/thefts where personal gear and weapons were stolen. Recently, several cars were rifled through and money, credit cards, gift certificates and a cell phone were taken. 2. 4 people have told us that they owned "The Lot". One was very drunk (at 10 AM), one said he was going to cut down some trees (yikes), one moved in without power or septic, and now we get a guy well known to law enforcement. The "ownership" of "The Lot" is a moving target! 3. The people on "The Lot" are living illegally - they have no proper septic. 4. An RV was towed and left next to "The Lot" on Maude St. A man lived there on the street. A complaint was turned in and when he had to move, the RV was pushed backwards right over their own fence onto "The Lot"! That made 3 vehicles on this tiny heavily wooded lot. 5. Great quantities of trash have rapidly piled up on "The Lot". To date there have been no "cleanup" activities that we can detect - except the fervent effort after the fire - but before the inspection. This is discussed below. 6. While the RV was still on the road, we talked to the resident of the RV saying, "Is this vehicle going to be here long?" The answer was, "Yes, probably." We then stated, "We'd rather that it wasn't!" to which the RV resident shouted: "THIS IS MY FUCKING PLACE AND I'LL DO WHAT THE HELL I WANT WITH IT!" This is not a neighbor with whom we can have a positive - or even civil- relationship. 7. Neighbors on the access side have report a steady stream of traffic to that lot at all hours of the day and night. This is a Meth indication! 8. In early April, there was a loud explosion in the trailer. It blew most of one side off the trailer and was heard as far away as Oak Bay Road! "'~''I-f....r L"f't..r.'e" ().."cL Q... 9. Two days later, there was^a massive fife in the little trailer. Neighbors heard another loud explosIOn just before the fire. The flames were so intense and high that it singed one Douglas fir about 30 feet up the tree. 10. If an exploding Propane tank caused the 151 explosion, what was left to cause the 2nd explosion and the fire? There is no gas tank on a trailer. . Page 2 of3 Irondale Residents Letter of Concern To Sheriff's Office 5/3/2006 11. What was in the trailer to cause such an intense fire? Meth Chemicals? 12. The current resident was taken away in handcuffs. What were the charges? We don't know! Why was he let go? We don't know! 13. Later that afternoon, 3 people were seen hauling stuff (evidence?) off of the property. To do so, they had to cross the "Do Not Cross" yellow crime scene tape. They worked hard for about 8 hours dismantling and hauling off parts of the explodedlburned out trailer. There never was "Cleanup" activities before! Why the rush now? Was evidence removed? 14. Besides the 3 people hauling off stuff the day of the fire, 2 guys with an old red "beater" Datsun-like pickup hauled offa load of stuff the next day. Different people, but still a "Cleanup" crew! What was removed? 15. A Jefferson County Health official inspected "The Lot" for signs ofMeth activity and reported not finding any (as did the Sheriff's inspector). However, he investigated 2 days after the fire. In the meantime, two crews had spent about 40 man hours "Cleaning" up "The Lot". The attached current photos of "The Lot" show it still loaded with trash. What was hauled off? Meth evidence? When the inspections took place, had incriminating evidence already been cleared off? We don't know! Were soil tests performed? Again, we don't know! However, there were no interviews with anyone in the neighborhood. 16. Every one of the several Attorneys and Health Services people we talked to responded to the mention of current resident's name with familiarity based on contempt. Comments like, "Oh, that guy. He's a well known local problem!" were the norm. 17. Walking on "The Lot" in the afternoon of the fire, with the fire wet and "dead out" and no visible fumes or smoke created serious coughing for days afterward - even though never more than 1 0 feet inside "The Lot", not touching anything, and leaving within 2 minutes, 18. The day after the fIre a comment was made to the new crew "Cleaning", "It may not be safe to breathe!" One loader said to the other, "What could he expect - it's a 'Meth Lab'!" They both laughed! 19. Though taken away in handcuffs, the current resident moved back the next day and continued creating trash on "The Lot". There is debris allover the property. He still seems to be active only occasionally and seems not to work. One wonders as to his means of support. We have a guess! 20. The Jefferson County Health Services has fined the current resident $500 for living without proper handling of his septic waste and ordered him off "The Lot" in 7 days. Apparently he will be fined $513 a day if he stays beyond the 7 days. We said, "Lots ofluck getting anything!" 21. We have seen that the current resident is still there on the morning of 4/25/06 and later. His order to vacate in 7 days was about 14 days ago. 22. On May 2, 2006 the current resident will have had the 15 days to respond to the $513 fIne levied on him on Aprill'J'h. He'll be late on May 5 we are told. We have serious doubts that the current resident is organized or "straight" enough to respond. We bet he ignores the fine. We are told that I Page 3 of 3 Irondale Residents Letter of Concern To Sheriff's Office 5/3/2006 ifhe doesn't make arrangements to pay and doesn't contest the judgment within 15 days, a "Warrant for his arrest" is issued automatically. Will that be done? What happens then? 23. If there is a warrant for his arrest and all of these condemning evidences of Meth activity, what will be done? Again, we don't know! The Sheriff's office says "There was no 'Meth Lab' on that site." We're sorry, that is not adequate assurance for us. Were soil tests made? If not, why not? Why were no neighbors interviewed? What did the investigator see when he was on "The Lot" after the fire? Just saying that "There is no Meth Lab" is not enough detail. We realize that it all of this circumstantial evidence might possibly be explainable in other ways. However, with the above avalanche of "indications" ofMeth activity, it doesn't seem likely. The above items point unquestionably to the likelihood ofMeth Lab and Meth activities and demand further investigation. Meth is the Scourge of a community leaving babies and infants with little or no chance of a normal life. It represents a nuYor threat to kids and teens. It destroys people, communities and our security. It often includes environmental devastation and death. Meth is extremely dangerous and cannot be treated cavalierly. We need to take all preventative actions ... NOW! WE WANT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE METH FREE AND WILL PERSIST UNTIL THAT HAPPENS! We realize that the Sheriff's budget and manpower may be stretched thin in this time of growing crime. And that dealing with Meth people can be dangerous. However, since Meth is the main reason for rising crime and budget/manpower demands, it seems prudent for the Sheriff's office to shut down any Meth Labs they find, prevent new ones if possible, and to do a thorough job of checking out highly suspicious cases... like this one! Stop them before they start! Thanks for you attention to this urgent matter. Weare asking that further investigation be carried out of the suspicious situation on "The Lot". Let us know what is done... and if there is anything we can do to help. Preventing and terminating Meth activity would be cost, safety, and man power efficient in the long run! An ounce of prevention is still worth a pound of cure! We don't want ANY Meth ACTIVITY on "The Lot" or anywhere else in Irondale! None at all! Period! Recent articles in the Leader and Peninsula Daily News document some of the devastation Meth leaves in behind! The danger can't be overestimated! We need to eliminate Meth activity - NOW! Let's make that our goal! From: Several concerned residents in the lrondale neighborhood. We insist on remaining confidential... for obvious reasons. You may share these "indications" of Meth activity but we insist that our names and phones be withheld! Also, check with us first before spreading this outside your offices as some of the "indications" may point directly to us/ We don't want to be targets! Cc: Sheriff Mike Brasfield, Mark Nelson (Jefferson Co. Health), Jefferson Co. Board of Health, Pat Sullivan of the Jefferson County Leader, and Paul Gottlieb & Jeff Chews of the Peninsula Daily News.