2/26/2009 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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i t i F TOWN OF MASHPEE BOARD of HEALTH -^ PUBLIC SESSION Minutes of the Meeting f Thursday, February 26, 2009 Board Members Present: Also Present: Lucy Burton, Chairman Glen Harrington, Health Agent Burton Kaplan, Vice Chairman Ialliope Egloff, QIerk Chairman Lucy Burton called the meeting to order at 7:09 PM. i APPOINTMENTS 7:15 PM—Cavossa Disposal Inc. —Show cause Hearing (continued) Carl Cavossa, of Cavossa Disposal Company, introduced himself to the Board. Glen Harrington stated that at the 1/28/09 BOH meeting, the Board agreed to defer any action taken on renewal of the Cavossa- Disposal, Inc. Waste Hauler's Permit for 2009 until after a meeting scheduled for 2113109 had occurred, with Joyce Mason, Catherine Laurent, Town Counsel, Glen Harrington, Lucy Burton, and Carl Cavossa in attendance. At the meeting, which was held on /13/09, Carl Cavossa explained his position to the group reiterating the issues he had voiced at the BOH meeting on 1128/09. As a result of the meeting, Town Counsel had the following recommendations to the BOH: 1. that the B H must expend equal effort against all waste hauler violators— i must not engage in selective enforcement 2. re: the issue of 4 months ofno deliveries of commercial waste by Cavossa Disposal, Inc. to the UCRTS in 2008', after confirmation by the BOH from regular Cavossa customers that their waste had been picked up during those months, Counsel considered this to be in violation of the 130H regulation, and recommended that a $900 fine be charged to Cavossa Disposal, Inc. for this offense. 3. that a Refuse Hauler's Permit for 2009 be issued to Cavossa Disposal, Inc. upon payment of the referenced $900.fine. Lucy Burton made a motion that Cavossa Disposal, Inc. be fined $900 for not delivering its waste to the UC TB during 200 8. The 2009 Refuse a Hauler's Permit may be issued to Cavossa Disposal, Inc., upon receipt of the $900 fine payment. Burton Kaplan seconded the motion. All approved. 7:30 --Waste Management—Shover cause Hearing - Refuse Glen Harrington stated that on February 13, 2009, as a result of information submitted to the BOH from{the DPW, an order letter was seat to Mr_ John Cedergui t of Waste Management of MA., with ars order to appear before the BOH on 2126109 to "show cause" as to why Waste Management was not disposing of its 1 lashpee commercial refuse at the UCRTS. Mr. Cedar uist responded to the 130H, stating that all their waste, both residential and p . commercial, was co-mingled and taken to the UCRTS and dumped as residential waste, thereby making it impossible for Waste Management to submit any reports on amount