06/08/1995 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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I MINUTES June 8, 1995 2 BOARD OF HEALTH 6.) Annual Contract with Thorne Clinic - Board members forwarded their signatures to the contractual agreement for the upcoming fiscal year. APPOINTMENT (unscheduled) - Charles Starr and Coleen Coffey Ms. Coffey and Mr. Starr were in attendance for discussion. Mr. McQuaid relayed, "Ms. Coffey and Mr. Starr live at 409 Asher's Path." "They voluntarily connected to town water." "In September of 1994 they requested the Board's consideration to be included in the reimbursement process for public water hook- up." "The town appropriated $11,000.00 at town meeting to hook the eight outstanding homes that were not connected to town water to be connected at the town's expense." "It was our position then that we couldn't fund that reimbursement." "Their only means of reimbursement was through a town meeting article that would have to be proposed by petition to the Selectmen." "That has not been done." "There has been no movement to do that on behalf of the other homeowner's in that subdivision." "Mr. Starr is here this evening to question that." Mr. Starr stated, "I paid $650.00 to the Water District to tie in." "I am 30' from the landfill." Mr. Doherty relayed, "The F.H.A. was well aware the house would be required to be hooked-in to town water." "It was their responsibility to tie that house into town water." "From our perspective the house was unoccupied and condemned and therefore had no effect on the status of the landfill." "The Board at the time was looking at situation where the D.E.P.. was saying because you have eight houses within a specific proximity of the landfill that are drawing off of groundwater wells we are going to designate your landfill a significant threat." "That classification had some consequences that went along with it." "It would have accelerated the time frame in which we were required to cap the landfill." "The town was not in a position financially to cap the landfill prior to the scheduled date." "The alternative we had was to either spend 1.6 million dollars to cap the landfill or go to town meeting to see if we could get enough money to tie these eight houses into town water." "We were able to negotiate terms with the D.E.P. to reclassify the landfill and get back on schedule." "That money was allocated for eight specific homes." "Your home was not required to be hooked in because it was vacant and condemned." "There was no occupancy permit." Mr. Starr questioned, "How come you just did my neighbor a month ago."