Town of Mashpee
16 Great Neck Road North
Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649
BOARD OF HEALTH – PUBLIC SESSION
Mashpee Town Hall – 7:00 PM
Conference Room 3
Minutes of the Meeting of Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Board Members Present: Absent: Also Present:
Kalliope Egloff, Chairman Lucy Burton, Co-Chairman Glen Harrington, Health Agent
Burton Kaplan, Clerk
Chairman Kalliope Egloff called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Sign Warrants. Board members signed the warrants.
2. Approve Public Session Minutes: May 25, 2011
Amendments were made by the BOH to the minutes of 5/25/11. Approval of the minutes was continued until the next meeting with full BOH attendance.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Failure to Comply with Refuse Regulation – Cavossa Disposal Corp.
Glen Harrington stated that Carl Cavossa had requested continuation of the follow-up discussion until the next BOH meeting. Glen stated that after advice from Town Counsel in a meeting today, he will need more time to come up with some kind of solution for the problem of mixed loads. Town Counsel understood the enforcement difficulty of the mixed loads and the fact that Botello is the prime example of the problem, and suggested that Botello should have two dumpsters, which would resolve the problem. On the other hand, this solution would be a problem and would not work for Mashpee Commons. Burton Kaplan reported that it is now known that the UCRTS fees are more competitive than Bourne.
Burton Kaplan stated that Town Counsel advised that the BOH should be careful in its enforcement proceedings not to interfere with people running their businesses. Town Counsel also understood the fact that Falmouth basically is working around the four-party intermunicipal agreement and from a legal standpoint may have voided the contract for everyone else.
John Elliott, Chairman of the UCRTS, introduced himself to the Board, stating that Patrick Costello and Frank Duffy, Town Counsel for the Town of Falmouth, plan to meet to work out a resolution of the regional waste operations and flow control issues.
Kalliope Egloff requested that Glen Harrington and/or Burton Kaplan provide a memo to Lucy Burton and herself containing the highlights of their meeting today with Town Counsel.
Burton Kaplan made a motion that the Board of Health stay the enforcement of the Cavossa Disposal Corporation compliance hearing. Kalliope Egloff seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
2. 333 Monomoscoy Road – Cease and Desist Order
Burton Kaplan made a motion that on advice of Town Counsel, the Board of Health stay the enforcement of the Cease and Desist order issued to Steven & Joyce Hynds of 333 Monomoscoy Road until further notice, pending legal negotiations. Kalliope Egloff seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
Glen stated that he would provide a copy of the stay order to Mr. Finnegan.
Burton Kaplan stated that Town Counsel reaffirmed what was stated by Joyce Mason regarding the issue concerning 333 Monomoscoy Road, that the Board of Health acted properly based on the information that the Board had at hand. The original configuration of the lot with the dogleg is the one that has the map and parcel number, and is a legal lot. The ZBA consideration of reformatting the lot into a square piece of property never happened, and the square property was not the one on the septic permit. Town Counsel affirmed that the dogleg lot is in fact recorded in the Boston land court and is a legal lot today. Glen Harrington confirmed that the approval date of the application for the septic permit, and not the actual issuance date to the contractor, constitutes the septic permit date.
Kalliope Egloff asked the question as to how an engineer would know that the septic permit had been issued so he could place it on a map, since the onus falls on the engineer to provide a map that is up to date. Glen Harrington stated that this is a hard question to answer, since it is a brand new parcel and is not shown on an assessor’s map.
DISCUSSION
1. Water Quality Testing at Ashumet and John’s Pond
At the BOH 3/23/11 meeting, the Board agreed to talk more about the parameters of their rejection of the request by MMR to reduce the water sampling of the ponds from twice a year to once per year. Kalliope Egloff stated that she has been in touch with Cape Cod Commission for more information on the subject and is still waiting for their response to her questions.
2. FYI – Solar Photovoltaic Project: Mashpee Landfill
Glen Harrington reported that the bid opening was today. Three contractors have put in bids, and Tom Mayo and the Energy Committee are now considering them. Glen also reported that the Board of Selectmen had supported BOH decision to go with the Horsley Witten Group landfill monitoring contract proposal. Glen stated that he requested Tom Mayo to keep him informed and he will be attending the meetings as they negotiate for the contract. Glen stated that the Energy Committee will handle the financing aspects of the contract, but if there are any questions regarding the technical aspects of the landfill, he will be in attendance at all the negotiation meetings to respond to these issues.
3. Recycling
Kalliope Egloff reported that on a recent visit to the Truro Transfer Station, she noticed a sign on a post in between the driveway into and out of the station that states: Truro Recycles: It’s The Law. Kalliope was impressed that the Truro attendants at the gate are very attentive and active, noticing what is happening, and interacting with the people there. The Board agreed to pass the idea of a similar sign along to Catherine Laurent for the Mashpee transfer station.
Kalliope Egloff suggested that the Board follow up with the Town of Sandwich and invite them to a Board of Health meeting six months after their implementation of the Pay as you Throw program on July 1st to determine how the program is working out.
The next meeting of the Board of Health is scheduled for Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at 7:00 PM.
As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Ina G. Schlobohm
Recording Secretary
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