After the commission closed the hearing, members approved the application.
Chair Don A. Mitchell confirmed that all commissioners had reviewed the updated documents, noting that the structure would be placed on a slab and located away from wetlands.
Director of Planning George Benson assured the commission that the land use office had reviewed the plans to determine there was no need to refer the matter to the Inland Wetlands Commission.
Commissioner Corinne Cox expressed concern regarding the height of the building, which does not contain a second floor but does include a loft.
She confirmed with the property owner that there are plans to add onto the house in the future.
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Behaviour adoption approaches during public health emergencies: implications for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
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The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked an unparalleled global discourse around the adoption of protective behaviours and other public health and social measures to slow the person-to-person spread of SARS-CoV-2.
However, this is not the first or the last time that human behaviour will play an important role during a public health emergency.
The effectiveness of implementing critical response strategies, such as contact tracing, diminishes when there is widespread community transmission.
Using the COVID-19 pandemic as a case study, we developed a framework that contextualises how key protective behaviours (eg, hand hygiene practices, the use of masks and social distancing) can be achieved using (1) top-down, (2) intermediary and (3) bottom-up approaches.