Lyme Disease in Acton

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    The Acton Board of Selectmen and The Acton Board of Health
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Be it Known that:

Whereas the deer population in Massachusetts has reached a level of thirty five per square mile, seven times the population of five per square mile recommended by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health; and

Whereas the deer population of Acton is representative of that in Massachusetts;

Whereas deer are the principal carrier of Lyme disease; and

Whereas the occurrence of Lyme disease in Massachusetts has reached nearly epidemic proportion, and has not spared the Town of Acton; and

Whereas Lyme disease is a serious illness that can result in such consequences as multiple sclerosis, psychosis, joint swelling that can lead to chronic arthritis, meningitis and other serious consequences;

The Undersigned Hereby Request that the Acton Board of Selectmen and the Board of Health

(1) recognize the serious health hazard caused by the overpopulation of deer in Acton and the Lyme disease they spread;

(2) take such action as is within their control to inform the citizens of the town of the seriousness of Lyme disease, how to prevent it, how to detect it and to treat it if contracted; and

(3) to take such reasonable measures as are within their control to control the deer population in the Town of Acton.

133 Signatures

  • Jacqueline Amirhor
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 01720
    • Comments
    • Please tell all yor Acton friends
  • Joan Yatteau
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 40 Concord Rd 01720
  • Karin Victor
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 10 Heather Hill Road 01720
  • Cathryn Schubert
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 9 Windemere Drive, 01720-2023
  • Karen Herther
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 10 Macleod Lane Acton, MA 01720
  • Kelley Kiley
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 8 Huckleberry Lane 01720
  • Katy Pearson
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 18 Fort Pond Road, 01720
    • Comments
    • Please take into consideration that rodents are the intermediate host of the deer tick - my yard is overrun with voles/chipmonks and other rodents, in addition to hosting a burgeoning herd of whitetail deer.
  • Robyn Harding
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 4 Chestnut Street, Acton, MA 01270
  • laurie maylander
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 23 overlook dr, acton, 01720
  • Thomas Schaffner
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 62 Windsor Ave, Acton, MA 01720
  • Sandra L Campbell
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2 Heather Hill Road
  • Elizabeth Perry
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 6 Assabet Crossing Acton, MA 01720
  • Judith S. Paavola
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 4 Heather Hill Road 01720
  • Kirstin Lynch
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 17 Overlook Drive 01720
  • Roberta Chiauzzi
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 01720
  • Sandra Zeller
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 3 Heather Hill Rd Acton MA 01720
  • Janice M Ward
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 32 Brucewood Road Acton MA
    • Comments
    • My friend has lyme disease; it is not only debilitating but difficult to diagnose.
  • Anthony Victor
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 10 Heather Hill Road
  • Charles Kadlec
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 19 Paul Revere Rd, 01720
    • Comments
    • Use the town website to publicize the problem
  • Patricia Barbato
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 81 Windsor Ave, Acton, 01720
  • Scott Kutil
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 43 windsor Avenue Acton, MA 01720
  • Rose Hickey
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 33 Windsor Ave
    • Comments
    • this is becoming an epidemic
  • Sudhira Mishra
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 01720
  • Carol Bradley
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 151 School Street
    • Comments
    • we know 3 people in Acton who have had Lyme disease and know how horrible it is.....
  • wayne friedrichs
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 24 windsor ave
  • Celia Kent
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 110 Windsor Ave Acton MA 01720
    • Comments
    • I removed a tick from myself last night - first time I found one embedded. Only time I was outside yesterday was to fill my bird feeder. So am participarly motivated to make sure my kids are protected.
  • Gina Flaherty
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 88 High Street, Acton, MA 01720
    • Comments
    • Have been living with Lyme Disease since 1999.
  • Bob Flaherty
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 88 High Street, Acton, MA 01720
  • Dorothy Campbell
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 34 Robbins Street, Acton, MA 01720
    • Comments
    • I made this same request qt the board of health public meeting last summer, but nothing happened. Good luck.
  • susan warner
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 13 grasshopper lane acton ma 01720
  • Lisa and Bill Mitchell
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 19 Lincoln Drive, Acton MA 01720
  • susan Alex
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 30 Nagog Hill rd
  • kim Meusel
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 11 jackson drive 01720
  • Heather Biehl
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 15 Lincoln Dr, Acton 01720
  • ann ogrady
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 15a washington drive, acton,ma 01720
  • Catherine Stewart
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 7 Jackson Drive, Acton, MA 01720
  • Megan Bartle
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 142 Central Street, 01720
  • Katharyn Peebles
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 1 Old Village Road, Acton 01720
  • deb matthews
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 01720
    • Comments
    • the deer also cause car accidents. they are way overpopulated. We should consider non-shooting methods of culling the population. perhaps the sale of deer meat could offset the cost of culling? (I'm not against hunting, but think Acton is generally too densely populated for hunting to be safe).
  • Yanlong Sun
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 10 Centennial lane, acton, ma 01720
  • Janet Richards
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 60 Charter Rd, Acton, MA. 01720
  • Trudy Walther
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 20 Whittier Drive,Acton MA 01720
    • Comments
    • Strongly Recommnd Action
  • Margaret Garrison
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 10 Wingate Lane Acton, MA 01720
  • Elizabeth Selling
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 32 Ethan Allen Drive
  • Judith Dembsey
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 4 Coolidge Dr. Acton MA 01720
    • Comments
    • Reduce deer population in Acton
  • Frances Portante
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 6 Capt. Forbush Lane, Acton, MA 01720
  • Sharon Gruet
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 47 Arlington St.,01720
    • Comments
    • I have a new puppy just diagnosed with lyme. This is an unfortunate expense and sad event.
  • Judith Rice
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 6 Berry Lane Acton MA 01720
  • Rheta Roeber
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 2 Shady Lane acton. MA 01720
  • Kathleen Burke
    • Address, Zip Code
    • 3 Anders Way, Acton, MA 01720
    • Comments
    • Deer continually approaching our property, eating plant material & increasing probability of acquiring Lyme's disease while in the garden or yard thru the deer tick.