09/16/1993 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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MINUTES September 16, 1993 3 BOARD OF HEALTH would proceed with actions on a separate ground I have not done so. " Mr. McQuaid stated, "I spoke with the Executive Secre- tary today regarding this matter. " "It was agreed we would both work on the bid specs. " Mr. Greelish requested Board members agree to direct the Agent to contact B.F.I. and inform them personally of the opinion rendered by the Executive Secretary. PUBLIC HEARING - Briarwood Mr. James Begley, Mr. Doug Karson, Ms. Diane Rommelmeyer, Mr. Albert Orlando, Mr. Joe Warburion, Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Palermo, Mr. Scott Reyburn, Mr. Michael Horn, Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Field, Mr. James Kinney, Mr. Joel Feigenbaum and Ms. Karen Bacigalupi were in attendance. Mr. Doherty announced, "The Board of Health is consider- ing enforcement of a private well moratorium in the Briarwood area due to the documented public health hazard of the groundwater contamination plumes emanating from the Mass. Military Reservation. " "We, as Board of Health members, rec- ognize that all homeowners not currently serviced by town wa- ter are most likely concerned by the financial ramifications of hooking into the public water system. " "The Board's posi- tion is that the threat is well documented and we would like to encourage, if not, take action to require all homeowners to tie into a safe public water system. " "Tonight's hearing is to take all concerns into consideration prior to rendering a decision. " Mr. McQuaid stated, "For several years I have been in- volved in testing John's and Ashumet Ponds for v.o.c. 's po- tentially emanating from the base. " "These tests have come up clean since my employment with the town however, there are people in town still questioning the status of the ponds. " "What remains a concern with this Board is the few homeowner's in the area who have not tied into town water. " "We did forward a questionnaire to those residents of which one half state they use bottled water for drinking water pur- poses, the other half state they cannot afford to tie in to public water. " "It is the hope of the Board of Health to render a decision as to whether we can force those homeowner's who have not tied in to connect to town water and workout some sort of financial arrangement with either the Military, D.E.P. or the Briarwood Homeowner's Association to establish a repayment plan. "