Minutes of Meeting
March 24, 2003
A meeting of the Sharon Board of Health was called to order at 7:30 P.M. on Monday evening, March 24, 2003, in the Sharon Town Offices with the following members in attendance: Chairman Andrew Stead, Vice-Chairman Susan Peck, Elizabeth Barnett, M.D., and Anne Bingham. Also present was Jim Andrews, Health Agent for Engineering.
Proposed use of 10 P.O. Square
Michael Bossin was present to discuss his plans to enter into a commercial lease at 10 P.O. Square for an art and craft gallery, which would display and sell his own work, as well as that of other Sharon artists. He would like to include a ceramics studio and provide classes....and requested the board’s opinion of his planned use of a Clay recycling Sink, designed to slow the flow of wastewater and provide a reservoir to collect sediment. He would also add a standard sediment trap on the outflow of the sink. Additionally, he would have a bucket for initial handwashing. Water is used strictly for handwashing. Susan Peck expressed concern that this would not be sanitary wastewater and, therefore, might require a groundwater discharge permit. . Mr. Bossin stated that clay is just very fine dirt....that it is organic...the glaze is essentially porous sand. Jim Andrews stated his opinion that this will not increase the design flow. Suzi Peck suggested initially seeing what the
impact is on the design flow, i.e., 75 gallons per day remains available....then, if the design flow is exceeded, a recycling of wastewater could be required. Anne Bingham suggested that a semi-recirculating/drainoff system be researched ...also requested information regarding the toxicity of the venting system and glazes. She also asked that he have signage for students to use the bucket first for handwashing. Suzi Peck also requested installation of a low-flow toilet. Mr. Bossin will submit the information requested prior to April 2nd for the Board’s review on April 7th.
Article for Town Meeting
The Board reviewed re-wording of the proposed article in response to the Finance Committee’s concerns.
Glendale Village
The Board reviewed preliminary information just received regarding a 40B proposal for 32 condominium units on a 12 acre site off Rob’s Lane. It was agreed to send a letter to Ben Puritz notifying him that, due to the insufficient information provided, the Board cannot provide comments at this time, but that we do.have information that the soils are not suitable based upon repairs done on existing houses. As it did with Rattlesnake Hill, the Board did have concerns about: wastewater treatment, water supply, storm water control, etc.
339 South Main St. —Request for Testing Reduction
Before responding to Dr. Reddy’s request, the Board asked to review a graph of test results for this property to date. In addition, Linda Rosen will research DEP’s testing requirements for FAST systems.
Minutes of Meeting of March 10, 2003
VOTED:. (Stead/Peck) unanimously to approve the minutes of the meeting of March 10, 2003, as amended.
Proposed Meeting Dates:
The Board agreed upon the following dates for meetings in May and June: May 5 and 19; June 2nd and June 30th. The May dates may be further revised due to the Town Meeting schedule.
Indoor air Quality Issues
The Board reviewed reports from the Joint Health and Safety Committee for January and February, as well as a response from Ken Wertz.
Article 7
The Board continued its review/revision of Article 7.
The meeting was adjourned at l0 PM.
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