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BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING MAY 4, 1971 The regular meeting of the Board of Health was held May 4, 1971 at 7:00 P.M. in the Board of Health Office. Members present were: Dr, William Cosgrove, Chairman, Mr. James Lambie, Dr. Chas. Ellicott and Mr. Robert Heustis, Director of Public Health. The minutes of the April 6, 1971 meeting were approved as read. Mr. Joseph Kelley, 83 Cary Avenue, came before the Board to discuss his request for a permit to dump solid fill on his land, KELLEY Mr. Kelley told the Board that he had filed a letter in DUMP the Health Department Office on April 1, 1971 requesting per- mission to bring in solid fill to fill the low land around the brook on his land. He went on to explain that the material he was using was rejects of plaster board direct from a factory. He said he considered this to be clean fill. Dr. Cosgrove said that Mr. Kelley's letter was received in the Health Department Office on April 9, 1971. He went on to explain that when this letter was received he met with Nr. 0' Connell Town Manager and discussed this operation with him. Dr. Cosgrove explained that bringing in demolition material was against the law. Mr. Kelley said the material was not demolition material, it was rejected plaster board and sheet rock direct from the factory. He explained that the substance of the wall board or plaster board was mostly lime and sand and therefore should be good for the land. Dr. Cosgrove asked Mr. Kelley if he thought this material would do a good job. Mr. Kelley said he had been trying for years to fill the area around the brook in so that he could use it but because it was so low and wet he could not get a machine into the area, When he finishes filling with this wall board covered with the loam he should be able to get machines into the brook area and thereby making: the improvements around the brook that he wants to do. Mr. Heustis asked how many more cubic yards of this material Mr. Kelley thought he would need. Mr. Kelley said he didn't know. He did explain that he has had soil men from the Extension Office and a Government Agriculture Expert out to check the operation, and they both agreed it would improve the land. The Government will subsidize the operation by paying for the seed used in reseeding the land. Dr. Ellicott asked how many more truck loads will you need, if you don't know, how much more time, a week, 2 weeks, or a month?