Boston City Council hearing on Sick Building Syndrome

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Boston City Council

Notice of Public Hearing

The Boston City Council's Committee on Public Health will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 26, 2002 at 5:00 PM in the Iannella Chambers in City Hall. The hearing will be held in the A. Iannella Chambers on the 5th Floor of the Boston City Hall.

The subject of the hearing is:

Docket #0253- Order for a hearing to discuss concerns raised by city employees regarding Sick Building Syndrome.

This matter was sponsored by Councillor Roache and referred to the Committee on 2/13/02.

Members of the public are cordially invited to attend and testify. If you know of others who may be interested in this hearing, kindly notify them.

Written comments may be made part of the record and available to all Councilors by sending them by fax or mail to arrive before the hearing, please use the address below.

For the Committee:

J. Honan, Chair **

Committee on Public Health

Mail Address: Docket #0253, City Council, City Hall, Boston, MA 02201

Fax Number: (617) 635-4203 Attn: Docket #0253

Telephone Number: 635-3040

Cablevision A-51 cablecast date: 3/27/02 @ 11:00

** Since the time this notice was send, the new chair of the Public Health Committee is Boston City Councillor .

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CITY OF BOSTON

IN CITY COUNCIL

WHEREAS: Sick Building syndrome was acknowledged by the World Health Organization in 1986 as a recognizable disease, and

WHEREAS: The symptoms that accompany this disease are documented as occuring more in public buildings, and

WHEREAS: Sick Building Syndrome is generally considered to result from inadequate air ventilation, chemical contaminants from indoor as well as outdoor sources and biological contaminants derived from bacteria and mold, and

WHEREAS: We are very concerned about the health and wellness of city employees and the "healthiness" of City Hall and all city buildings, THEREFORE BE IT

ORDERED: The Boston City Council hold a public hearing to discuss concerns raised by city employees regarding Sick Building Syndrome, AND THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER

ORDERED: Those representatives from the Department of Public Health, The City of Boston Public Health Commission, environmentalists and affected city employees be invited to testify.

Filed in City Council: February 13, 2002