Lincoln Board of Health
Meeting Minutes
May 4, 2005
PRESENT: Frederick Mansfield, M.D., Chairman
Diane Haessler, R.N.
Arnold Weinberg, M.D.
Michael Moore, Agent
Elaine Carroll, Secretary
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The minutes from the April 6, 2005 meeting were approved with corrections, which will be made. The next meeting will be June 1, 2005.
Septic System Reviews:
45 Winter Street According to an inspection report dated 2/23/05, the existing septic system for this house is in failure because the leaching bed is in groundwater. Because of the high ground water, the replacement system has a mounded leaching facility with 7 feet of fill material on the north side. The system is sized to support a garbage grinder, but the designer is requesting two local variances to lower the height of the mound slightly. The petitioner is asking the Board to grant two local variances:
1) To construct a leaching facility with 6 inches of base aggregate below the distribution pipes, instead of 12 inches as required by local amendment to 310 CMR 15.247(3).
2) To construct a leaching bed or field, which is prohibited by local amendment to 310 CMR 15.252(1).
After a brief discussion with Bill Murphy who informed the members that all components fall outside the 100-foot buffer zone and that the petitioner would be going before the Conservation Commission after this meeting. He said that the original septic was sized for 7 bedrooms but there are actually 5 bedrooms and this system is sized for 5 bedrooms. Mike Moore said that it meets the requirements for 5 bedrooms with a garbage grinder. Abutter, Owen Beenhouwer, asked the members if 6 inches of base aggregate was enough and was told that it meets State requirements. A motion was made to grant the local variances as requested. The motion passed 3-0.
Lot 41 Sunnyside Lane This new system will support a new house being constructed by the Town on land donated by the State. The proposed house will have two living units: one with 3 bedrooms and one with 2 bedrooms. Due to high ground water, the proposed leaching mound will be 6 feet high in places. In order to decrease the footprint of the leaching facility, the system is not sized to accommodate garbage grinders, and is a bed instead of trenches. The petitioner is asking the Board to grant two local variances:
1) To construct a leaching facility which is not increased by 50% to provide for potential garbage grinder installation whether or not a garbage grinder is initially installed as required by local amendment to 310 CMR 15.203(2).
2) To construct a leaching bed or field, which is prohibited by local amendment to 310 CMR 15.252(1).
Mike Moore said that Stan Sosnicki designed the system. Tom Gumbart reviewed the septic plan and according to the plan, the system components are outside the 100-foot buffer zone. Joe Skenderian of 24 Sunnyside Lane questioned the wetlands areas. After a brief discussion, a motion was made to grant the local variances as requested. The motion passed 3-0, contingent on Conservation Commission accepting the wetlands as drawn. There will be no need to have a deed restriction filed with the Registry since the Town cannot sell the house because the land will revert back to the State. Rayna Caplan of the Housing Commission said that a notation could be put in the lease agreement forbidding the use of garbage grinders.
Other Business:
Bills Paid 2 bills were paid Staples for $210.00 for our share of copying fee for Hazardous Waste pamphlet included in Town Warrant and Commonwealth of Mass., Mosquito Control for 4th quarter in the amount of $2,500.00.
Animal Concerns The Board had a discussion regarding the increasing population of wildlife in the area including beaver and deer and the increased incidences of Lyme disease.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Elaine M. Carroll
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