10/27/2010 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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w - TOWN OF M BOARD F HEALTH - PUBLIC SESSION I shpee Town Hall —conference Room I - Minutes of the Meeting of Wednesday, October 27, 20'10 Board Members Present: Member Absent: Also Present: Kalliope Egloff, Chairman Burton Kaplan, Clerk Veronica Warden, Asst. Health Agent Lucy Burton, Co-Chairman Lt. Jon Dead, Il ashpee Police Dept. Ben Perry, Animal Control Officer Chairman Kalliope Egloff called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. APPOINTMENTS 7:15 PIS—Scott Wheeler-"Show Cause Hearing" -Housing Condemnation: 51 sarntuit Pond Road In a letter from the BOH to IIJIr. Scott Wheeler of 16 Webster street, Nashua, NH'. , dated 10/12/10, Mr. Wheeler was ordered to appear before the Board of Health on 10/27/10 to show cause as to why the Board should not cause the dwelling at 51 Santuit Pond Road, Mashpee, (Assessor's Map 17, lot 27) to be demolished or removed. On October 10, 2007; the B H issued a finding that due to non-compliance with Housing Code violations the dwelling was deemed unfit for human habitation and thereby condemned. Mr. Wheeler was not in attendance at the 10/27/10 BOH meeting. Luny Burton made a motion that the Board of Health refer decision on demolition of the dwelling at 51 santuit Pond Road to Mashpee Town counsel Patrick Costello. Kalliope Egloff seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 7:30 PIS—Mary and Stephen Nickerson—Show cause Hearing—Sanitary code Violations: 17 Childs Road Stephen Nickerson, owner of the property located at 17 Childs road, introduced himself to the Board. Mr. Nickerson stated that in January, 2010, the BOH conducted an inspection of the dwelling at 17 Childs Road looking for molds and found none, but did find a draft at the front door and the back door. Mr. Nickerson stated that he was instructed, aria receipt of a certified letter fr m the BOH dated 1127/10,-to correct/repair the violations within a maximum of 30 days of receipt of the letter. Mr. Nickerson stated that he hind a contractor to perform the work in early February, 2010. However, observations by the BOH during a reinspection of the exterior of the dwelling o n 10/08/10 indicated that the work had not been completed. Mr. Nickerson stated that he did not follow up with the contractor in February 2010 re: completion of the work, which was not done. However, Mr. Nickerson stated that-within the past two days, the work has been completed by the same contractor, who installed two steel dogs, one in the front and one in the back, both of which are air=tight. Mr. Nickerson apologized to the Board for his failure to follow up with the contractor in February 2010, and accepted responsibility for failure to complete the required repairs within the-required 13011 timeframe. 1