Members Present: Sarah Scheinfein, Gerry Gleich, John Wentzell
Members Absent: None
Others Present: Dennis Costello (Sanitation Agent)
Recorder: Melanie Rich
GENERAL BUSINESS
Vouchers were approved.
Sarah made a motion to approve the Meeting Minutes dated November 28, 2011; Gerry seconded; all agreed.
February 27th was confirmed as the date for the next Board of Health meeting.
The members worked to complete the Annual Report which will be submitted to Lori Esposito.
The budget was reviewed and accepted as prepared by Dennis.
AGENT’S REPORT
Flu Season – Total dosage for the clinics held in November and December was approximately 126. The season has been slow due the vaccine being so widely available.
The region is offering MAVEN (Massachusetts Virtual Epidemiologic Network) training on February 15th in Westborough. MAVEN is a web-based disease surveillance and case management system. ~As of today there are approximately 231 towns using MAVEN. Dennis will follow-up and possibly attend.
Tobacco – Dennis was informed by the Tobacco Coalition that during the Boylston Youth Compliance Checks, Dipilato’s Service Station once again sold cigarettes to a minor. He will contact the coalition to let them know how it will be followed up (warning, ticket, etc.) and also visit Mr. Dipilato.
The tobacco grant will now include underage drinking. Dennis will provide Karen Johnson with Sarah’s contact information to see if they can visit the schools.
There was a resident inquiry about smoking in apartment buildings. The board does not have regulations against it and therefore has no jurisdiction to tell a landlord to keep the building smoke-free. Health Resources in Action is looking to promote smoke-free multi-unit housing.
Tobacco signage has been revised and being issued to retailers as inspections are being conducted. The transition to the new signage is expected to take six months.
Tahanto – Bill Maher (Nitsch Engineering) contacted Dennis to ask what is needed to include a snack shack with bathroom facilities by the track area. Mr. Maher was informed that more soil testing will be required. They will also be putting in an additional shed for storage. Tanks in the sheds should be monitored once a year.
PLAN REVIEW
11 Edgewood Drive (Robert Doyle Estate) – Reviewed and approved earlier.
114 Nicholas Avenue (Rondeau) – Approved.
245 Linden Street (M.A. Center) – Currently a single family residence being redesigned to include 10 bedrooms and accommodate up to 100 people per day. The current configuration meets all the criteria for new construction. Dennis recommended approval, the board approved the plan. However, there will be future health questions that will need to be addressed. The well could be considered a public water supply according to DEP regulations. Dennis also advised them to contact DCR because of the tributary.
Lot 49 Main Street (Signature Homes Communities) – James Venincasa and John Grenier were present. Mr. Grenier explained that it was subdivided off the larger subdivision and is an ANR lot. He said it will be a 25’ x 28’ duplex with individual driveways. It is a slab; setback is 10’; they will each have a separate tank; it will be a condo association; and it is not in the subdivision. Dennis told them they need to provide condo association documents for a shared system and determine how much money will need to be put into an escrow account. He also referred them to Title 5 for the template to use.
Consider issuing Plan Extension for 254 Central Street (Thomas Buckingham) – The board will require a new plan.
John made a motion to adjourn; Sarah seconded; the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
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