Salisbury BOH now has complaints

In case you were wondering - and I know you all were - what exactly a Board of Health does, here's a quick summary from MAHB (the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards).

Because now, you see, Salisbury's Board of Health is kicking up a fuss about this proposed "shared services agreement" that will in effect regionalize health department services among Newburyport, Amesbury and Salisbury.

According to this report (from 2004) by Kathy Jesperson, editor of something called On Tap:

“Generally speaking, the number one problem involves the fear of losing autonomy, loss of control or power by one group or another, or not being able to control their own destiny,” Larimore explains. “It is very important that all parties involved have bought into the concept of regionalization and believe that they have equal representation, regardless of size. They must be assured that everyone has an equal voice at the table. It is very important to establish this early on in the agreement process.”

This Gary Larimore character is or was from the Kentucky Rural Water Association (KRWA).

"Regionalize" is another made up word.