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0 SEWER LIST CENTRE POOLS BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING DECEMBER 4, 1978 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held Monday, December 4, 1978 at 7:00 p.m. in Room G-15 of the Town Office Building. Members present were: Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman; Mr. James W. Lambie, George A. Smith, Director of Public Health. The minutes of the October 16 and November 6, 1978 meetings were approved. The Board again discussed the sewer construction list for fy 1980. Members of the Board had attended a meeting held by the Town Manager and Eng- ineering regarding the sewer construction for 1980. Mr. Smith said he felt that although a great deal of discussion was held regarding the cost of the sewer construction to the Town he felt it was not the concern of the Board of Health any longer. Town Meeting had approved a bond to carry the sewer construction work to the end and in his mind that made it the mandate of the Town Meeting, therefore, he did not understand the latest action regarding the sewer work. Mr. Smith said he had made recommendations in the areas where there was problems but the other areas that were discussed at that general meeting might be all right until there is a change of occupancy. The Board started to discuss the cost of isolated areas suggested for public sewer in order to complete the public sewer program. Mr. Smith said he felt that the Board had to keep in mind that they should be concerned only with the public health problem. Mr. Lambie said he realized that but he wondered if the Board should come up with a change in their policy of demanding connection to public sewer "with- in a reasonable time". Especially if the mown spent twenty five thousand dollars to connect ane house to public sewer. Mr. Smith said that talking about this before he felt certain aspects should be considered, he went on to say the Board of Selectmen could make the connection to public sewer a part of their sewer regulations. Mr. Lambie said he could see problems with demanding immediate connection. Mr. Smith said we could define a reasonable time as 1 year, 3 years or 5 years. He felt this was not going to decide the problem tonight. He also said he had checked with three different installers and they have quoted prices to replace a failed septic system as starting with basic repairs costing about three thousand dollars going to replacing a whole system at at cost of about sixty-eight hundred dollars with reasonable working con- ditions. At 7:30 p.m. the Recreation Committee and members of the Permanent Building Committee came before the Board to discuss what the alternative would be with the Centre Pools if Town Meeting voted not to appropriate funds to build the new pool. The following members were present: Chairman, Recreation Committee, Ms. Judy Urhig, members recreation committee Alice Henkel, Chairman Permanent Building Committee and David Wells a. member of the Permanent Building Com- mittee.