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MINUTES March 4, 1999 5 BOARD OF HEALTH 7.) Variance request- 108 Waterline Drive South Mr. McQuaid stated the applicant is requesting a 7-foot variance from state regulations for the proposed soil absorption system and also a 4-foot to groundwater variance. Mr. Ball motioned to grant a variance as requested by Cape and Islands Engineering as stated in their cover letter. Mr. Cram seconded, all agreed. 8.) Variance request- 133 Tide Run Variance requested is for a 10-foot variance for the proposed soil absorption system. Mr. Ball motioned to grant the variance as requested by Cape and Islands Engineering as stated in their cover letter, including a denitrification system. Mr. Cram seconded, all agreed. 9.) Letter from SEMASS re: AMT. Mr. McQuaid outlined the information provided to the Board members as Q being "something to fight with to indicate that our town has grown rapidly and to hold us at the,agreed upon tonnage of 6500 tons, which we agreed upon back in 1988, just doesn't make sense." "There is more to it in that every year up until this past year we were under our annual minimum tonnage." "We've always gotten a letter from SEMASS stating that we would not be penalized for being under and to just forget about it." "We weren't penalized because the excess capacity was sold at the spot market which was higher than the $24.00 a ton we were paying." "They could get $50.00 - $60.00 a ton on the spot market." "I think it's totally unfair for them to penalize us all of a sudden because we went over for the first time. "I can prove that if we average out the tonnage shipped between 1988 and 1998, we're still below the 6500." "We just went over for the first time this year." "I need to sell that to them." "If I can't do that at least have us come to an acceptable tonnage for this coming calendar year because we're going to be over by more than we were last year." "There is a meeting up at SEMASS this coming Wednesday of which Falmouth, Sandwich and I are going up there to fight it again." "Susan King is the only member of their administration that's still at SEMASS from the administrators that were there back in 1988." "She is quoted in the paper as saying that they are going to work with these towns and that we have been loyal customers for 10 years." "One complaint has been received from a hauler regarding the increase in fees." "The Board of Managers is working with the Otis towns, especially Bourne, to adopt a recycling requirement for the haulers."