PRESENT: Deborah R. Farnsworth, Chairman
Ann M. Snow
David J. Burgess
Dr. Susanna Bedell
John M. Henderson
Michael J. Moore, Public Health Administrator
Karen M. Byrne, Administrative Assistant
OTHERS: Barbara Anthony, LWV, 3 Concord Greene #3; Judy Quanrud, FinCom, 36 Rollingwood Lane; Wayne Chouinard, P.E., Beals & Thomas, Inc.; John Bensley, P.E., Beals & Thomas, Inc.; Jan MaGuire, Nashoba Brooks School
1. MINUTES & BOARD CALENDAR
The Board reviewed and discussed the minutes from the November 21, 2006 meeting. David Burgess moved to accept the minutes with a minor edit. Ann Snow seconded it. All VOTED in favor.
The Board reviewed the calendar for the upcoming meetings. The next scheduled meeting is February 20, 2007.
2. PUBLIC HEARINGS – RECREATIONAL CAMPS FOR CHILDREN
placePlaceNameNashoba PlaceTypeBrooks PlaceNameSchool, addressStreet200 Strawberry Hill Road – Site License
The Board heard a request from Jan MaGuire, Director of the Summer Session at placePlaceNameNashoba PlaceTypeBrooks PlaceNameSchool, addressStreet200 Strawberry Hill Road to grant a “site” license for a Recreational Camp for Children.
Mr. Moore explained that according to M.G.L., Ch. 140, s, 32B, a summer camp could not be issued a license to operate until the Board of Health held a public hearing and that “reasonable notice of which shall have been published once in a newspaper in such city and town”. He said that was so that any abutter to the property would have an opportunity to voice opinions of opposition or support.
At previous hearings, Mr. Moore stated that the Board used the following guidelines to grant site licenses with the understanding that the annual operating licenses of the actual camps would be granted on the condition that the Public Health Inspector verified compliance with applicable sections of the State Sanitary Code, 105 CMR 430.000, Minimum Safety Standards for Recreational Camps for Children.
Section 105 CMR 430.450 of the State Sanitary Code for Recreational Camps for Children reads as follows:
“No person shall operate a recreational camp for children unless it is located:
A. so as to be accessible at all times during the designated camping season;
B. where surface drainage conditions create no health or safety hazard;
C. where approved water supply and sewage disposal facilities can be and are provided; and
D. where traffic conditions create no undue safety hazards.”
Ms. MaGuire provided the Board with a copy of the traffic flow plan for the facility and noted that there would be no food service provided for the summer session students. Following a very brief discussion and review of the program brochure, the Board determined that the above conditions had been met and that it could grant the site license as requested.
Dr. Bedell moved that the site license to operate a Recreational Camp for Children at the placePlaceNameNashoba PlaceTypeBrooks PlaceNameSchool be GRANTED as requested. David Burgess seconded it. All VOTED in favor.
3. PUBLIC HEARING – ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Kerem Shalom, Inc., addressStreet659 Elm Street – Request for Variance from Local Regulation
The Board heard a request from John Bensley, P.E., and Wayne Chouinard, P.E., for their clients Kerem Shalom, Inc., addressStreet659 Elm Street to replace the on-site sewage disposal system serving this property.
Local Variance
· To construct a force main 53 feet away from wetlands, instead of 75 feet as required by CBHR 3.42(E).
· To construct septic components on an abutting parcel with an easement that is reviewed and approved by the Board of Health, instead of on the same lot as the facility that it serves as required by CBHR 3.42 C (3).
Mr. Bensely explained that Kerem Shalom recently purchased land from addressStreetMass Highway for the purpose of using it to construct a septic system to accommodate the proposed additions and renovations to their existing structure.
He said that the new system was designed with the building sewer pipe to run around the structure, then approximately 370 feet of additional force main piping to the distribution box and leaching field on the abutting parcel.
During review of the plan, Jack Henderson asked why the system designer could not place the piping to the south of the building bypassing the wetlands. Mr. Bensley agreed that could be done, but that it would require an additional 100 feet of piping. Also, in order to accommodate that design all of the plumbing in the building would have to be redone and that would be a huge expense to his client.
Peter Hilton, a member of Kerem Shalom, Inc., presented the Board with a copy of the easement document that would be recorded at the registry of deeds. The Board reviewed the document and Mr. Moore felt that it was similar to other documents that had been filed for this purpose.
Following a brief discussion, Dr. Bedell moved that the Board GRANT the local variances as requested. David Burgess seconded it. All VOTED in favor.
David Burgess moved to ACCEPT the easement documents for the building sewer, distribution box and leaching facility to be located on the abutting parcel (3797-1-2) to Kerem Shalom, addressStreet659 Elm Street, parcel (3797-1) placeCityConcord, StateMA to be recorded at the registry of deeds. Jack Henderson seconded it. All VOTED in favor.
4. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS
addressStreet2229 Main Street Oversight Committee Technical Meeting
Deborah Farnsworth noted that the next scheduled Superfund Site Technical Group Meeting with the EPA was January 10, 2007. She said one of the topics of discussion would be comments on the baseline study Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) Interim report on the Assabet River Sampling.
Cancer Incident Report Data
The Board reviewed the Cancer Incidence in StateMassachusetts, 1999-2003, City and Town Supplement provided by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Cancer Registry as it related to observed and expected case counts of various types of cancers in placeCityConcord. Although the statistics did not alarm the Board, it felt it was important to provide the information to the public nonetheless. After a discussion, the consensus was to coordinate the publication of the data in conjunction with placePlaceNameEmerson PlaceTypeHospital’s Cancer Awareness Day. The Board asked Karen Byrne to contact the Public Relations Office at Emerson and inquire as to when that would be occurring.
Town Meeting Article from Citizens Research and Environmental Watch (CREW)
The Board reviewed a copy of a proposed petition for inclusion on the Town Warrant for April’s Town Meeting to determine whether the Town would vote to amend the section of the zoning bylaw that regulates the Limited Industrial Park District. Mr. Moore said that CREW hopes that this action would force the EPA to require STARMET to be cleaned up to residential standards rather than commercial standards.
Currently, if a developer proposes a project in a Limited Industrial Park District, a Town Meeting vote is required prior to obtaining Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals approvals. If approved, the requirement for a Town Meeting vote would be eliminated by the proposed bylaw amendment.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:55 p.m.
Board of Health
Signature Page
January 9, 2007
Respectfully submitted by,
Karen M. O’Keefe-Byrne
Administrative Assistant
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Deborah R. Farnsworth, Chairman Dr. Susannah Bedell
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Ann M. Snow David J. Burgess
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John M. Henderson
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