8/8/2007 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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Q - TOWN of MAS PEE BOARD of HE .LTH—PUBLIC MEETING i Minutes from the Meet!ng of-Wednesday,August 8, 2007 Board Members Present: Membem MemberAbsent: Also Present: Lucy Burton, Chairman Glean Santos, Vice Chairman Glen Harrington, Health Agent Dr. Lewis Mantel, clerk Chairman Lucy Burton called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. APPOINTMENTS 7:15 PIS—Baxter Nye/Brian Tamborelli-Request for Food Establishment Permit at Deer Crossing The'aapplicants requested that the discussion be continued until the next BOH meeting on August 22, 2007. 7:30 PINI—Joseph Gatto—14 Regatta Drive Glen Harrington commented that on July 30th 2007'a request was-received by the BOH for a permit to- repair a lire replacement from the house to the septic tank at 14 Regatta Drive. That afternoon the dt 130H received a call to do an inspection on the property, where Glen Harrington met Joseph Gatto, owner of the property. The new lire was already installed so Glen had to look at the eising line which had-been removed There was a lag made in the.1ine when installed,which had caused a.blockage in the line. Reports from other Regatta Drive hom owners said the lige had backed up, and they had experienced significant expense to get the line repaired. The homeowners were inquiring as to the nature of the problem. Joseph Gatto requested an audience with the BOH to determine what, if adythin ,.the Board could do on behalf of the neighbors on Regatta Drive. Glen Harrington reported that the line,had been repaired and inspected and the systern'was now in compliance. Julie Gatto, mother of Joseph Gatto, owner of the property-at 14 Regatta Drive, introduced herself to the Board. she stated that Joseph Gatto 4as-the second owner of the property, taking ownership hip ire December,_ o . Backup problems occurred at 14 RegattaDnove in 2005 and 2007. Kenneth Babcock,---_-_ Gail Jones, Priam Curren, Paul Candolara, Sue Hayes, and Daren.felly, @11 residents on R6gatta Drive: introduced themselves to the n'eeting and stated that they are.all concerned about possible septic backup problems. seNi a calls from Omni Environmental-Systems,Vernon Whitely Plumbing, Inc., Ready Footer, capewide Enterprises, and E.F.Winslow Plumbing all indicated it was not a plumbing problem; it was a blockage in the system which was causing the backup. The Regatta Drive residents are trying to resolve the issue of who is responsible for the backup problems affecting their properties. Lewis Mantel stated that this becomes a civil matter between the Regatta Drive residents and Assurance om, pany for the performance of their employees'work. Olen-Ha rrington'stated that the time when the BOH would get involved in this kind of problem was at the time of in of the septic system when there 'wras some direct evidence of negli ehce on the part of the 'installer of the septib system. The installer,William Dinger, is'no longer with Assurance and i no longer licensed b tl�he I ashpee B H. The BOH therefore has ho direct jurisdiction over Mr. Dinger. Karen Kelly, Regatta Drive resident, introduced herself to the Board. She stated that the septic installation on Regatta Drive was a botched job, and Omni is charging all kinds of money doing inspections and the residents never see reports of their inspections. Lewis Mantel stated that the Mate grams the license to the manufacturer of the particular alternative system. The property owners have a maintenance contract which has to be kept for the life of the system. •