2/8/1988 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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I ..w I TOWN OF MASHREE BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING FEBRUARY 8. 1988 Ming called to order 3:03 p.m. Members present: Charles F. Buckingham,, Roland L. Wilson, George R. Costa THE TAPE IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED A PART OF THE MEETING, IT IS FOR THE USE OF THE CLER} ' I N TRANS R IB I NG. THE MINUTES. 1 . Warrants signed. 2. Minutes of meeting 2/1/88 approved as written, Motion GRC.. Second RLW. 3. Chair: "Before we go into the article s of the warrant (agenda) , I 'd like t thank everybody for their -censiderati ns during the time I 've been laid up, I hope I ' l l be back in full action pretty soon, but I have during the period cone to the conclusion that I will not ake out papers to run for another three years. I 'm sorry, it's not a decision that I make easily, I 've been connected with the board and on the board ',for the ,past eleven years I guess, but I gust feel that I can't go through another trhee 'years with the tire- that's required in the posi- tion and I 've l ways felt that if you can't do what you 're supposed to do, ,you"d better not do anything.! I -don-It know who would be interested i n running, I will tell you that I ' l l help 'out as Bruch Las I can.- as much s possible , but i won'tbe running." Rc: "I 'm sorry to hear th t,F I!m in shock, the Town is losing a good per- son, + 4 Chair: "Thank you, I just don't feel that I can do it, George," r 4. Request for; variances for occupancy in Moratorium area 176 Ashumet Avenue, Motion Mr. Wilson, Second, Mr, Buckingham i 287 High i w Avenue, Motion Mr. Wilson, Second , Mr.Buckinghar y . Copy of report to Citizens of Mashpee for Town Report. The Chair asked other members if they felt that everything had been covered,, GRC said he felt that more mention should be made of Agencies offering services to the town i .e.upp r cape Visiting Nurses) . The Chair advised that those agencies in addition t un y i Health would submit a report. All agreed to submit report as written. . Letter to Board from Sewer Committee re: Upper Blackstone, whi h advised this beard that Sewer was in agreement and lauded the board for taking action prior to any emergencies arising. Member of Sewer Commission Costa elaborated that Sewer thought this commendable that Health care up with something that was very workable, originally Sewer thought that if there was a. clause if we had to get out of it, but after looking at it again there was mp clause, it was a three year contract which didn 't say you had to use it but it only ran for three years. Recommendation of Sewer is that some sort of tanker be rented and located at Landfill (capacity ton or twenty thousand gallons) cost would be on the basis of cast of tanker, hauling of tanker back and forth to Upper Blackstone. In that way there would be complete control and money would be collected up front. Elias was asked last week to look into obtaining tanker trucks, this information will be available net week* GRC said also that this board would have to seek the permission of DEE to haul to Blackstone for and 'emergency' situation, however, the Chairman of Sower Committee recommends that this beard not declare an emergency until everything is put together. Elis said that Stetson Hall had recommended a de-watering prss where the deposits w uld be made into the lagoons and only solids pumped into the- tankers.. Upon re�r e ding the contract the C-hair~ fel �that. Upper Z I ks ne,..,wou Id r� t:�Pr _ant i t d -wat : d. `T BE DISCUSSED- AT KXT{..I E ET I I F:= - WITH ANY 11F0MATI NABTA1,NED Y ELIAS. y .-