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`°' Gr Town of Mashpee 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 BOARD OF HEALTH - PUBLIC SESSION Minutes of the Meeting of February 18, 2016 Board Members Present: Member Absent: Also Present: Kalliope Egloff, Co-Chair Burton Kaplan, Chairman Glen Harrington, Health Agent Lucy Burton, Clerk Co-Chair Kalliope Egloff called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. NEW BUSINESS 1. Sign Expense Warrants. The Board members signed the expense warrants. 2. Review/Approve BOH Public Session Minutes: February 4, 2016. Lucy Burton made a motion that the Board of Health approve the Public Session minutes of February 4, 2016, as amended. Kalliope Egloff seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 3. Request for 2016 Bodywork Practitioner License: Kelly Tammaro. The Board of Health and Glen Harrington agreed that Kelly Tammaro is highly qualified and will be an asset to the bodywork facility, Lyme Awareness of Cape Cod. Lucy Burton made a motion that the Board of Health approve the 2016 Bodywork Practitioner Permit for Kelly Tammaro with the fee waived. Kalliope Egloff seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 4. Emergency Condemnation: 243 Cotuit Road. Glen Harrington stated that the tenant and her three children moved out of the dwelling located at 243 Cotuit Road. Mr. Harrington spoke to the attorney representing the owner and was informed that the tenant had not paid rent or utilities for quite some time. The hot water heater was inoperative and is the owner's responsibility to repair. Veronica Warden, Assistant Health Agent, inspected the dwelling and discovered that the chimney is leaking and the outside concrete block walls are cracked. There is a large amount of trash outside the dwelling. The smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are not functioning. Ms. Warden declared the dwelling unfit for habitation and issued an emergency condemnation. Lucy Burton made a motion that the Board of Health confirm the property located at 243 Cotuit Road was unfit for habitation and the emergency condemnation was warranted. Kalliope Egloff seconded the motion. The motion was Unanimously approved. OLD BUSINESS 1. Housing Compliance Update: 394 Cotuit Road. Discussion on the housing compliance update of 394 Cotuit Road was inadvertently omitted. 2. Update on Failed Septic System: 87 Lighthouse Lane. Glen Harrington remarked that the contract to install the septic system at 87 Lighthouse Lane needs to be signed by the owners. Mr. Harrington will contact Mr. and Mrs. Rivers to obtain their signatures. 3. Housing Update: P-103 Deer Crossing, Shellback Way. 1