Wellfleet Board of Health
Minutes of Meeting of March 24, 2010
Senior Center, Long Pond Room, 7:00 p.m.
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Present:~ Richard Willecke, Lezli Rowell, Ken Granlund, John O’Hara, Alex Hay, Agent Hillary Greenberg-Lemos, Assistant Agent Andrew Petty, and Christine Bates
Chair Willecke opened the meeting at 7:00 pm.~
1. Title V Variances Requests~ No submissions
2. Business
a. Town Warrant Review / Recommendations
1A: (upgrade storm water remediation design: Main St., Commercial St.; and parts of Holbrook). Hay moved to recommend Article 1A; seconded by Rowell; passed 5-0.
O: (funding for comprehensive waste water management plan): Hay moved to recommend Article 0: seconded by Rowell; passed 5-0.
AA: (funding for design of extension of water mains throughout Town – permission to use money approved previously because funding paid for current water mains): Hays moved to recommend AA; seconded by Granlund; passed 5-0.
II (animal control bylaws) The Board will reserve comment until the meeting.
b. Transfer Station – Inter-municipal Agreement
No representative from the DPW or the Town Administrator attended the meeting Chair Willecke stated he has discussed this project with members of the Selectmen as well as with the Town Administrator Eastham approached Wellfleet to share the transfer stations whenever one is closed. This would be for residential use only. Paul Sieloff told Chair Willecke he received a recommendation that Wellfleet’s transfer station be open four days a week during the winter. Agent Greenberg-Lemos stated during the summer months our transfer station is open 7 days a week while Eastham is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. She recommended holding a public hearing to allow residents, builders, etc. share their comments before committing to this.~ She stated
more information needs to be provided. Chair Willecke requested a representative from the DPW and the Town Administrator attend a future meeting.
c. Wellfleet Market – Request for Extension
Agent Greenberg-Lemos distributedto the Board all correspondence and copies of tickets sent to Mr. Lema (owner of the property), stating that there have been no good faith efforts on Mr. Lema’s part in responding to the Board of Health. Marshall Smith, owner of the business, gave a history of placeEast Cape’s monitoring of the septic system, stating that the lawyers are negotiating a Purchase and Sale Agreement. Because Town water would not be available until the Fall of 2010, the Board advised him the septic would have to be upgraded according to the approved plans. There was discussion as to who is responsible for paying for the septic upgrade. Hay moved to have a finalized Purchase and Sale Agreement sent to Agent Greenberg-Lemos, defining who will be
responsible for the upgrade; no second. Hay motioned to see an escrow account set up to cover the costs of the upgrade after the Purchase and Sale; seconded by Rowell. There was discussion regarding the health and environmental issues with the current system, the expense of an I/A system, and the need for the system to be installed prior to the summer months Brady stated he is looking for an extension from the granted extendion deadline of April 15, 2010. Hay moved to amend the motion to have the applicant supply a copy of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, addressing the responsibility for the installation of the septic system, sent to the Board of Health by April 15, 2010. If these terms of the April 15, 2010 deadline are met, the Board of Health will grant a 30 day extension to have the system installed. If the information is not supplied to the Board of Health by April 15, 2010, the business will be closed by Order of the Board of Health; seconded by Lezli
Rowell; passed 5-0.
Jeff Carlson of the Energy Committee, invited the Board to attend the April 10, 2010 seminar/workshop on the Wind Turbines. There was discussion about having a joint meeting prior to the seminar to prepare Board of Health statements at the seminar regarding the safety of wind turbines. The Board stated they are not experts in this field and did not want to be active participants in the seminar. Since the Energy Committee has available funding, it was recommended they hire a nonpartisan consultant to advise the Board. There was discussion regarding the number of turbines, the feasibility study, and NStar’s obligation to purchase the output. Some members of the Board will attend the seminar. The Board stated some members would attend the April 10, 2010 meeting,
but will not make any statements.
Alex Hay stated he attended a Planning Board meeting and discussed waste water management.
3. Licenses no licenses were signed~
4.~ Minutes Minutes will be addressed at the next meeting
5. Correspondence
Alex Hay moved to adjourn at 8:45 pm; seconded by Lezli Rowell; passed 5-0.
Respectfully submitted,~
Christine A. Bates~
Committee Secretary
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