11/18/1993 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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TOWN OF MASHPEE BOARD OF HEALTH November 18, 1993 Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. Members present: John T. Doherty, Steven R. Ball and Stephen J. Greelish THE TAPE IS NOT PART OF THE MEETING IT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF j TRANSCRIPTION ONLY. Mr. John T. Doherty, Chairman 1 . ) Warrants signed. 2 . ) Mr. Greelish motioned to accept the minutes of November 4 , 1993 , Mr. Ball seconded, all agreed. 3 . ) Letter fro W & S to D.E.P. re: Landfill-reclassifica- tion - Mr. McQuaid relayed, "We did file within_ the time .pe- _riod allotted- to request a meeting with D.E.P. to reclassify our landfill from significant threat to potential threat. "Once we have the meeting date setup I will notify Barnstable j County as they did offer their help in our defense. " Acknowledged. I 4. ) Letter from D.E.P. re: Lagoon closure plan approval - Mr. McQuaid relayed, "We have been given until April 30 , 1995 to close the lagoons as per plans submitted by Weston & Sampson. " "We should not have any problems meeting their deadline. " Acknowledged. 5. Bi-monthly landfill/transfer station inspection - Mr. McQuaid relayed, "We have retained PK Contracting to remove the white goods and tin cans. " "One of their employees who is certified to remove freon will begin some time next week to remove the freon from the refrigerators. " 6. ) Correspondence from Bay Colony Railroad re: Bridge re- pair - At the most recent Board of Managers meeting we re- ceived a letter from Bay Colony who indicated they would not be held responsible for transportation of trash from Otis to SEMASS because it was due to "Hurricane Bob" which they had no control over. " "We had two emergency meetings based on the letter." "The outcome was to contact Bay Colony and in- form them we have decided that if they cannot do the work we will do it ourselves at less than what they would charge us. "