BOARD OF HEALTH
Meeting Minutes
April 21, 2010
Memorial Town Hall
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mary Ricker, Jamie Terry
MEMBERS ABSENT: Mark Johnson, Martha Waite, Associate Member
OTHERS PRESENT: Andrea Crete, Board of Health Agent, Jim Zingarelli, DPW, Debra Sciascia, Recording Secretary
M. Ricker called the Board of Health Meeting to order at 5:00 PM.
PUBLIC HEARING - PERC TEST BY-LAW:
M. Ricker read the Public Hearing notice into record.
M. Ricker motioned to open the Public Hearing. J. Terry seconded. All in favor.
Public Comment(s):
• Julian Votruba, NEED LLC: Was in favor of doing away with the current by-law.
J. Terry motioned to close the Public Hearing. M. Ricker seconded. All in favor.
J. Terry motioned to approve omitting the current Board of Health By-law for the perc testing season for new construction (December 15th to May 15th). M. Ricker seconded. All in favor. APPROVED.
REVIEW OF SEPTIC PLANS:
• Paxton Road, Lot 2: Julian Votruba, NEED LLC for Jeff Cogswell, new construction. This is a one (1) acre parcel.
Condition(s):
1. A clean out needs to be installed and shown on the as-built plan.
M. Ricker motioned to approve with condition #1. J. Terry seconded. All in favor, APPROVED.
(Plans are available for viewing at the Holden Board of Health office.)
• Paxton Road, Lot 1: Julian Votruba, NEED LLC for Jeff Cogswell, new construction. This is a seventeen (17) acre parcel.
Condition(s):
1. The well and septic system need to be staked by the engineer prior to installation.
2. Approval is conditional on Con Com approval.
J. Terry motioned to approve with conditions 1 & 2. M. Ricker seconded. All in favor, APPROVED.
(Plans are available for viewing at the Holden Board of Health office.)
• 370 Manning Street: Previously tabled from the March 22, 2010 meeting. The owner, Mike Preston, addressed the Board stating that he has already spoken to Bev Potvin and Rose Scully in the assessor's office, and the house is being assessed as having five (5) bedrooms. The applicant is asking for a 5' to 4' offset.
J. Terry asked A. Crete to check what was on file in the present BOH file/records. The files states that the present system/cesspool was approved for a four (4) bedroom house, not five (5). J. Terry explained what the Title 5 inspection said. The owner purchased the property with a 'passed' Title 5 report. J. Terry explained that Preston should take up any contention with the State DEP, because the Title 5 inspection was not done by a licensed Title 5 inspector, and was a legal document.
M. Ricker had concerns with the 85' offset from the well, where it should be at least 100 feet. She also agreed with J. Terry about the Title 5 inspection, and only known records for the house.
A. Crete believes it would prove a burden for the homeowner to be required to install a larger system. The owner was told that he should check to see if Leahy's license was valid at the time of the Title 5 inspection. It was recommended that Preston get a definition for the Title 5 clause in question, from DEP. He will contact Dave Boyer at DEP.
The applicant was given a choice to ask for a vote with the two (2) present members, or table the plans for the next meeting when M. Johnson should be present. TABLED.
(Plans are available for viewing at the Holden Board of Health office.)
• 81 Wood Street, Lot 12: Coyle Engineering for Elias Basmaji, new construction.
Condition(s):
1. The easement on the adjoining property needs to on the plan, with a letter to the adjoining property owners.
2. The easement must be recorded at the registry of deeds, with a copy of the recording to the BOH.
M. Ricker motioned to approve with condition(s) 1 & 2. J. Terry seconded. All in favor, APPROVED.
(Plans are available for viewing at the Holden Board of Health office.)
• 125 Chapin Rd: Finlay Engineering for Marie Elissa Boisvert, septic upgrade.
Condition(s):
1. Needs locus maps on plans.
2. Needs gas baffle on septic tank outlet.
3. Need to show property lines.
4. Buoyancy calculations for septic tank need to be on the plans.
The Board agreed to table a decision to a future meeting due to the fact that there is a discrepancy in the acreage from what is stated on the plan and assessors 'Vision' data-base. Also the old Title 5 states that the present system is for four (4) bedrooms, and the well is only 80' from the system. A. Crete will send the owners a letter stating that the water must be tested. TABLED.
(Plans are available for viewing at the Holden Board of Health office.)
DRAFT OF FLOOR DRAIN REGULATIONS: Jim Zingarelli, DPW, distributed the 'Floor Drain Regulation' that requires a Board of Health Public Hearing. Commercial property owners will be notified of the Public Hearing by DPW. A. Crete will forward the draft to Town Council for review, before going to a Public Hearing.
OTHER BUSINESS:
• Aquifer Protection By-law: J. Zingarelli, DPW, informed the Board that they were going forward with the Aquifer Protection By-law and would keep them posted.
MEETING MINUTES:
• March 22, 2010: J. Terry motioned to approve with a change in the spelling of her name. M. Ricker seconded. All in favor, APPROVED with changes. (Available for viewing online.)
NEXT MEETING: To be determined due to the fact that J. Terry may be moving out of town, and M. Johnson was not at the meeting to set the next meeting date.
M. Ricker motioned to adjourn the Board of Health meeting. J. Terry seconded. All in favor.
Meeting Adjourned at 6:25 PM
April 21, 2010 minutes approved: May 17, 2010
Debra Sciascia, Recording Secretary
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