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ee Town of Mashp 16 Great Neck Road North Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 BOARD OF HEALTH -- PUBLIC SESSION Board Members Present: Lucy Burton, Chair Burton Kaplan, Co -Chair Kalliope Egloff, Clerk Minutes of the Meeting of January 15, 2015 Also Present: Glen Harrington, Health Agent Chair Lucy Burton called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. For the record the recording portion of the meeting commenced at 7:35 PM on January 15, 2015. APPOINTMENTS 7:15 PM — Appeal of Housing Violations (Scott Wheeler) — 51 Santuit Pond Road. Glen Harrington stated that the original inspection for the property located at 51 Santuit Pond Road took place in August, 2007. The landlord refused to install a new oil tank and furnace in the house so that he could evict a family of five, a young couple with three children. The tenant took him to court; Mr. Harrington was present via a subpoena, and the tenant won. An extension to repair the violations was given until October 22, 2007. The Board condemned the house in October of 2007, for failure to repair the violations and because there was no heat. The owner had stated that the house was rented because eventually the house would be used as a retirement home. The dwelling has remained unoccupied for the last couple of years. The owner applied to the Zoning Board of Appeals in 2008 to obtain a variance to add onto the master bedroom. The building permit was issued on September 2, 2008. The construction appears to have been completed, but no final inspections have been requested of the Board of Health or the Building Department. Mr. Harrington emailed the owner to notify him of his responsibility to contact the Board of Health upon repairing the violations. No reply was ever received. So, in October of 2010, a show -cause letter was sent to the owner, but no one appeared at the meeting. The Board ordered the property to be sent to Town Counsel for issuance of fines for failing to keep the dwelling posted and not correcting the violations. Soon after the Board meeting, Jason Streebel, the Mashpee Assessor, notified Mr. Harrington that the owner had requested an abatement on the assessment of the property. In their January 6, 2011, conversations Mr. Streebel notified Mr. Wheeler that he needed to contact the Health Department to finalize the Sanitary Code inspections. No call or request was ever made. A follow-up letter was sent in November 2014, to issue fines for failure to comply. Scott Wheeler, owner of 51 Santuit Pond Road, introduced himself to the Board. Mr. Wheeler stated that he did not receive any of the letters that were sent by the Health Department. Mr. Wheeler remarked that he received the November 24, 2014, letter at the 51 Santuit Pond Road address. This is the only letter he has received in about three years.. Lucy Burton commented that the Health Agent needs to inspect the property immediately. There are ongoing lingering issues without final inspections for occupancy. The property had been condemned, and no one