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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-03-18 Board of Health MinutesBOARD OF HEALTH MEETING March 18, 1987 The Board of Health meeting of March 18, 1987 was called to order by Chairperson Jill Dugan at 7:05 p.m. The following people were in attendance: Jill Dugan, Chairman Jim Nugent, Board Member Paul Caselle, Board Member Ruth Cogan, Health Director Bill Redford, Town Engineer Mary G. Newton, 43 Belmont Street Edward J. Murphy, 23 Elm Street V. Adams, 270 Pleasant Street Joyce Thomson, 24 Smith Avenue D. Leonard, 7 Smith Avenue A. Williams, 7 Smith Avenue Peg Zarella, 19 Elm Street Dave Westerly, Fafard Jim Ward, Fafard Ben Chirco, Fafard John O'Brien, 17 Smith Avenue George R. Foley, 9 Smith Avenue Gail A. Faller, 23 Smith Avenue William R. Faller, 23 Smith Avenue Henry Adams, 271 Pleasant Street Eugene Gentile, 272 Pleasant Street Ruby B. Cox, 14 Smith Avenue Morgan H. Cox, 14 Smith Avenue Gilda Tammaro, 20 Manning Street Mr. & Mrs. W.F. Marshall, 8 Ide Street Jim McLoughlin, Fafard Stephen Crook, 156 Salem Street Zeno M. Kacoyanis, 33 Johanna Drive Bessie Kacoyanis, 33 Johanna Drive June Kacoyanis, 33 Johanna: Drive Phillip LeBlanc, 14 Gardner Road Margaret L. Sheehan, 18 Belmont Street Minutes of February 19, 1987 were approved with the corrections noted by Paul Caselle and George Foley. The chair was turned over to Board Member Jim Nugent. Greenhouse Acres Site Plan/Special Permit: The following issues were raised by members of the public - The 4:1 requirement was too little (G. Faller) The Board should wait to make its recommendations until after the completion of the Camp, Dresser & McKee I/I study and until the new pumping station is on line. (G. Foley, D. Leonard, R. Cox) Board of Health Meeting D~~, ~jAF ~..~.J March 18, 1987 Page 2 Why has the Board allowed the surcharging situation to exist? (D. Leonard) Is the Board aware of the CPDC disapproval? (D. Leonard) Moratorium (P. Zarella, A. Williams, J. Faria) Where will the dumpster be located and what assurances will there be for adequate removal of garbage? (J. Faria, G. Faller) The Board is voting to pump into a ( n as yet) nonexistent system.(J. Faria) The Board can't change their vote and will be money oriented. (J. Faria) Other developers are interested in bidding on the project, why does a decision have to be made now? (G. Faller) People have gotten sick from the sewage in their basement. (G. Faller) Storm drain solution rests on the assumptions that Smith Avenue residents are the people pumping their storm water into the sewer and that the Conservation Commission will allow the discharge into the wetlands. (P. LeBlanc) The water flooding the basements could be sewage in which case we would be pumping sewage into the wetlands via stormdrains. (G. Faller) Will the ground support the development due to the wetlands in the area? (Z. Kacayanis) Have the Board members visited the site; there will be only one "cape" and the rest will be "Ells" (R. Cox) One of the owners of the property remarked that although she has obvious interests in the outcome that she had lived on the property for 30 years and that part of the time there have been sewage problems. The neighbors have a justified problem, however, the Board has documents which say that the problem will be abated and they should believe the opinions of the "experts". (V. Adams) The real estate people have said their property is worth $10,000 less because of the sewage problems. (P. Zarrella) The following comments were made by the attorneys and/or engineers f- representing Fafard Company! Fafard Company would be happy to do whatever conditions are applied across the Board to all applicants. Board of Health Meeting March 18, 1987 Page 3 DRAF'fJ Fafard Company had previously agreed to include solid waste, snow removal and retention pond maintenance into the condominium bylaws. The dumpster will be at the rear of the project and screened. Concerning the infiltration - Inflow requirement, Fafard would not be opposed to including storm drains as part of the I/I. The Town would have to be satisfied that the gallons requirement had actually been reached. Also the added units should not aggrevate the present situation; the 2:1 should improve it. Bill Redford, Town Engineer, responded to comments of the public. His comments included the following: He strongly disagreed with a member of the public's comment that 4:1 is too little and that the new TASC building has aggrevated the sewage surcharg- ing problem and that the weather had an effect on the infiltration study of Camp, Dresser, and McKee. He gave a definition of infiltration and inflow and noted that the infiltration is not based on rainfall. The Board of Health's role in the Special Permit process is advisory only and the subdivision process is closed. The engineering department would not be opposed to Fafard's offer to include inflow relief as part of their I/I requirements. The timetable as to when the I/I study would be completed was dependent upon the State as they were paying for the study. Their intent is to gather more information and use modelling. The inflow problem has nothing to do with the proposed development as inflow is a private matter. The Town can build storm drains but cannot guarantee the people will use them. The existing sewage surcharge will not be aggrevated by the proposed development. The present I/I study is looking at the whole Town all at once. The public is welcome to come to the Engineer's Office during regular business hours to examine the information. The Director gave information pertaining to the enforcement of solid waste complaints. The Board voted, 3:0, to table their vote on recommendations for the Site Plan/Special Permit for 90 days in order that the new pumping station would be on line and the I/I study would be completed. It was noted that Board of Health Meeting March 18, 1987 Page 4 all issues had been addressed, except sewage. Stagecoach Heights Subdivision: The Board voted 3:0 on the following conditions: - A percolation test and deep observation hole at the detention. pond, witnessed by an agent of the Board of Health - A fence with gate surrounding the detention-pond for protection of neighborhood youngsters - Change in location as proposed from the west to east side of the road to be maintained by the Department of Public Works (DPW). A member of the audience asked why DPW wants to maintain the detention pond. Bill Redford responded that the pond is located in an easement and all easements related to a roadway are maintained by DPW. A member of the audience asked if a copy of the definitive plan was available. Response was there is a copy available at the health department, engineering office and from the Fafard Company. A ten minute recess was taken. Appointment of Inspector(s) of Animals: Joseph Tabbi and Regina Benoit were reappointed as Inspectors of Animals by a vote of 3:0. Appointment of Veterinary Consultant: It was decided by a vote of 3:0 to delay (re)appointment until the June meeting in order that it would have the same timetable as the Town appointments. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Submitted by: Ruth L. Cogan, Health Director