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BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES
Meeting Held at Town Hall on May 24, 2011 at 6:30 PM
Members Present: Christopher Slade, Chair and Christopher Rogers, Member
Not Present: Laura Andrews, Clerk
Also Present: Bill Brookings, Health Agent, Nashoba Associated Boards of Health and
Michelle Carlisle, Health and Permitting Assistant
Call to order: 6:33pm
Minutes reviewed for 5/10/11:
- C. Rogers moved to approve the minutes of 5/10/11, C. Slade 2nd. All in favor 2/0.
Mail Reviewed:
New Building Permit applications:
- 47 South Bolton Road – Martin LaChance, installation of an above ground pool. Bill signed 5/24/11.
- 170 Bare Hill Road – Maureen Groudas, 20’X30’ tent for a graduation party. Bill signed 5/24/11.
- 279 Long Hill Road – Frank Patterson, renovate abandoned dwelling and add an addition. Plan on deepening the existing well. B. Brookings would like to require a water quality test to be done prior to occupancy. Board agreed.
Action/Discussion:
- C. Rogers moved to have C. Slade remain chair and L. Andrews remain clerk, C. Slade 2nd. All in favor 2/0.
- Century Mill Estates shared system approval requests.
- Lots 16 & 17 sharing a Presby system. Plans look good. Shared system approved.
- Lots 18 & 19 sharing a Presby system. Plans look good. Shared system approved.
- Lots 45A, 46A & 47A sharing a Presby system. Plans look good. Shared system approved.
- 134 Watt Hill Road, Qerach – new dwelling, temporary occupancy request. Requesting a one month temporary occupancy to enable them to close on the property. Waiting for the weather to clear up so that they can complete the septic system grading. Board signed transfer of owner permit. New owners are Terrance and Dana Tolliday. Board granted the one month temporary occupancy.
- 39 Drumlin Hill Road – tank is cracked – repair vs. replacement. B. Brookings explained that Lakeside would like to repair the tank for cost savings. Proposal sounds reasonable. Board approved and signed permit. M. Carlisle to send letter.
- BatCo request to record Board of Health meetings.
- C. Slade made a statement “We appreciate your invitation to broadcast our meetings. I know many citizens find your broadcasts very entertaining. However, due to the sensitivity of many items of business that come before our Board, we must at this time decline your offer. If you plan a discussion round table or other format to discuss issues, we would consider taking part.”
- L. Andrews sent an email for M. Carlisle to present to the Board. She doesn’t want the meetings recorded.
- C. Rogers moved to accept the letter by C. Slade to decline having the board meetings recorded, C. Slade 2nd. All in favor 2/0.
- M. Carlisle to forward C. Slade’s statement to BatCo.
Building Permits Reviewed:
- 63 Sunset Ridge, J. Markow – finished basement. Two bedroom deed restriction already in place. Bill signed 5/13/11.
Septic Permits Reviewed:
- Sawyer Road Realty Trust, lot 6 Sawyer Rd – permit extension request. Move to next agenda.
- Houghton Farm shared system permits. Shared systems were approved by the Board about a year ago and now DEP has approved them. Plans have not changed. Board reviewed plans again. Board signed permits.
- Discussion regarding obtaining escrow funds in case the system fails.
- East System is tank permits for lots 5-12. West system is tank permits for lots 1-4 and 13.
Inspections reviewed:
- 37 Sampson Road. Approved.
- 563 Main Street. Approved.
- 283 Ballville Road. Approved.
- 66 Nashaway Road – missing pump chamber information reviewed.
7:00 – 7:15pm Carl Hultgren, Quinn Engineering, Burnham Road, Justin Arsenault – Variance Request Hearing:
- Carl Hultgren, Quinn Engineering, appeared before the Board with his client, Justin Arsenault, to review the updated plans for the property on Burnham Road.
- The original hearing was on February 8, 2011 and was continued to allow review of the proposed work by the Conservation Commission. This review took place on April 26, 2011 at a Conservation Commission meeting.
- Original request was for a variance from Bolton Board of Health Regulation 3: Groundwater Elevation – at least two deep observation holes in each proposed leaching area shall be provided – requesting the Board to accept the results from redoxomorphic tests done in November due to the fact that the Conservation Commission won’t allow them to have heavy equipment in this area from mid-February through April; Regulation 5: Distances – at least 150 feet from leaching facilities, wetlands, bordering vegetated wetlands, surface water of any kind and private wells – requesting 100 feet and 84.4 feet between BVW and the primary and reserve trenches, requesting 74.1 feet and 50.1 feet between the isolated vegetated wetland and the primary and reserve trenches; and Regulation 12: Alternative Systems – lot must be variance free
before proposing an alternative systems – requesting variances so that they can propose the alternative system (MicroFAST 0.5 treatment unit).
- C. Hultgren discussed the revisions with the Board.
- House was changed to be a little bit smaller, but the system has not changed. Variance requests have not changed.
- At the request of the Conservation Commission, the property owner will mow a 10 foot area around the septic piping bi-annually, revegitate/restore the breakout grading on the northwest side of the lot and delineate the edge of the yard from the access to the septic field using large rocks or fencing of some kind.
- B. Brookings made a few suggestions and those were taken into consideration.
- C. Slade stated that the plan is a good one.
- C. Hultgren stated that a small wetland was not deemed a vernal pool by the Conservation Commission.
- Martha Remington thanked the Board for notifying her and thanked the Arsenaults for doing a survey of the property and for not taking down mature trees.
- C. Rogers moved to accept the variances as presented, C. Slade 2nd. All in favor 2/0.
- M. Carlisle to send letter of approval.
C. Slade moved to adjourn at 7:28 pm, C. Rogers 2nd. All in favor 2/0.
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