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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-05-04 401 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 Mr. 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 fcr 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. Yr 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 lend. 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? 402cr Mr Kelley said he reit that he would need at least tVN anDther month Dr. Cosgrove said before the Board made any decision he 11would like to check with Mr O' Connell, Town Manager and Mr McSweeney, Town Engineer regarding this operation He told Mr Kelley he would contact him as soon as he heard from these people. Mr. Kelley thanked the Board and retired Mr. Iambie said as he saw this operation the Board must decide if this is land for agriculture reclamation or if this would be considered a dump or would this material be classified as clean fill. Mr. Heustis said the Hatch Act defines clean fill as sand and gravel. Dr. Cosgrove said if this material is considered refuse then it would be a dumping operation, and bringing this material in from another Town is illegal. Mr. Heustis said if the Board grants this permit to dump and we have any complaints then it would be a matter of holding a public hearing and it would then be conducted by the State. Mr Lambie said the Board would have to decide if this was clean fill Dr. Cosgrove instructed Mr. Heustis to check this operation out with Mr O' Connell and Mr. McSweeney before any decision is made by the Board. The report from Mystic Valley Mental Health Association for services rendered Lexington patients for the first quarter MYSTIC of 1971 was reviewed by the Board. The Board felt this report VALLEY would give them a better understanding of the Clinic services MENTAL than they have had in the past HEALTH ASSOCIATION The clerk was instructed to send Mr . O' Connell a copy of this report with a memo stating that the Board of Health was satisfied with it and the first quarter payment could be sent to the Clinic The letter to Mr Keith Harrison, lb Bennington Road, 16 BENNINGTON stating that the Board of Health was not in favor of granting ROAD him permission to connect his septic tank to the leaching field in his neighbors yard was discussed by the Board. Mr Haustis said he had talked to Mr. Harrison and explained that the Board felt that before any variance such as he requested was granted that all other possible solutions should be inves- tigated. He went on to report that Mr. Harrison had hired an engineer to take tests and etc He checked with Town Engineer and the reported cost to bring the public sewer to the area would be about $L0 000. The engineer engaged by Mr. Harrison was also checking the possibility of obtaining an easement from the Grey 403 Nuns and running a sewer line down to the Pelham Road sewer. No decision can be made until we have received an engineer ' s report Dr Cosgrove said if arrangements could not be made to con- nect this house to public sewer then he would like Whitman & Howard to check any proposed changes made to the present system. Mr Lambie and Dr Ellicott reported that once again they made a site inspection at Vernon Parsons, 65 Allen Street , to see if there was any possible way of locating the fence required PARSONS by the Board in order that the Parsons permit to keep a horse FENCE could be renewed. Mr Lambie said he walked over all the land and he felt if the fence was located as he indicated on the plot plan the Bcard had it should be agreeable to all concerned. He went on to say that after checking the area, and assuming that the lot lines indicated on the plot plan we have are correct , I feel that if we set the fence line as I have indicated it will give Mr. Par- sons more flat land for his practice ring, and it will keep the horse approximately 120 feet from the Hopkins dwelling He went on to say that he felt the letter to Mr. Parsons , copy to Mr . Hopkins, should be very explicit that this is the final decision by the Board also this letter should state very clearly the fence line and etc. so that there will be no more questions re- garding this permit 111 The Board agreed that they have been very patient with the Parsons and Hopkins and that as long as their neighborhood re- lations were such that they could not come to any agreement be- tween themselves that the Bcard would have to set the line and stay firm. It was reported to the Board that Frederick Hopwood, 172 Burlington Street had increased the number of horses from 3 to 4 without a permit request to the Board Mr. Heustis explained that Mr Hopwood has a permit to keep 3 horses which would be covered by the "Grandfather Clause" in the new regulations, but 4 horses on 1. 64 acres of land would be too much. He went on tosay that an inspection of this property had been made and it was noted that the manure was not being handled properly. The Board instructed Mr. Heustis to notify Mr. Hopwood that an increase to 4 horsed could not be granted that the 3 horses HOPWOOD would be approved if the promises were maintained in accordance HORSE with the regulations of the Board of Health. PERMIT Mr Heustis reported that he had received a complaint from the manager at the Bargain Barn that grease from the Pewter Pot PEWTER was seeping into the basement of the store A site inspection POT showed this to be so, and a number of other violations were noted The Management Corporation of the Pewter Pot was notified and a few corrections have been made to date. Dr. Cosgrove asked if Mr. Heustis thought the Pewter Pot would make all the corrections as noted 404 Mr Heustis said he didn ' t know, so far they have been cooperating He went on to say that sometimes it helps to 04,4 request the management of these operations to come before the Board The Board instructed Mr. Heustis to keep checking on the 11/ Pewter Pot and if the corrections have not been made by the next meeting to have the management come before the Board. HAMILTON The request from Richard Hamilton to install a well on. WELL a lot on Valleyfield Road was discussed by the Board Mr Heustis reported that this particular lot abutted Conservation Land at the very end of Valleyfield Street . Public sewer was already in the street but the water supply was about 700 feet from this lot . He went on to say that he would like to check with the other Town Departments be- fore any action was taken on this request Dr Cosgrove suggested that a letter be written to Town Engineer regarding this request. The following permits and licenses were signed by the Board FUNERAL DIRECTORS Douglas A. Sederquist David Fudge Funeral Home Howard C. Ela , Jr. , David Fudge Funeral Home Alice M McCarthy McCarthy Funeral Home John B. Douglass Douglass Funeral Home Arthur F Douglass Douglass Funeral Home Louis H Spencer Spencer Funeral Home SWIMMING POOLS - SEMI-PUBLIC Lexington Christian Academy Bartlett Avenue Peacock Farm Association Pleasant Brook Pool METHYL ALCOHOL LICENSES Lexington Ford Sales, Inc. Rowe Chevrolet Colonial Garage, Inc ANIMAL PERMITS (Renewals ) Neil L. Chayet 272 Concord Ave. 1 horse Eugene Delfinio 75 Reed St . 1 horse, 1 pony Manuel Rose 748 Waltham St. 2 blk. angus cows Walter McDonald 14 East St . 3 horses Patrick J. Montuori 12 Paddock Lane 1 pony Charles Gredler 119 Burlington St. 22 hens Ralph H. Davis 66 North Street 13 horses John Holdsworth 6 Coach Road 1 horse Eliot N. Eames 115 Burlington St. 1 horse William Warner 71 Adams St. 1 horse Marian McIntire 205 Wood St 2 horses Charles F. Brackett 121 Grove St. 2 horses , 15 hens James V Cosgrove 307 Wood St 5 horses 1 goat Wilson Farm, Inc 36 Fern St. 4500 poultry, 1 cow