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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-11-02 II BOARD OF HEALTH/BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS The Minutes of the Meeti~,-g of Thursday, November 2, 1989 at 4: 30 PM. The meeting took place in the Selectmen's Hearing Room, Town and County Building, Nantucket, MA 02554. All members of the Board were present. Chairman Sevrens called the meeting to order at 5:17 PM. Liaison Meeting with the Sewer Project Advisory Committee: Mr. Viera read Mr. Bourgoin's memo of October 31, 1989 regarding small sewer lines requested for Crooked Lane. Chairman Sevrens asked if this would fall into the new sewer specifications. DPW Superintendent Jeff Willett answered that it probably would not; the Town would take over sewers after a suitable demonstration of functionality, if they meet the specifications. Chairman Sevrens asked if Crooked Lane sewer lines should be taken over by the Town, if voted. Mr. Willett responded that the Town should not assume ownership of this line (Crooked Lane) and that the Town does not necessarily have to maintain this line, making it the responsibility of the property owners for maintenance. Chairman Sevrens stated that an exception should not be made before the specifications are finished. Mr. Willett responded that he was not in favor of the Town taking the lines, but two inch lines had been installed in the past, that prior to the contact with DEQE there had been no explicit regulations prohibiting this practice. Mr. Viera stated that he felt this must be prevented in the future, stating that a two inch line would not be adequate for other hook ups in this instance. Mr. Arthur Reade explained the history of the property, stating that development had been planned for some time and that DEQE said there must be a public sewer connection to allow construction. Mr. Reade stated that he was willing to work with the Town to ensure that this would not be of any cost to the Town. He also stated that he was willing to ensure maintenance of the line. Mr. Jack Gardner stated that the majority of the land is wetlands, and that the Town should not make a mistake again, there being problems with long two inch lines. Mr. McLaughlin questioned the size of the sewer line for Burnell Street. Mr. Dick Glidden responded that the sewer line was probablyl six inches. Mr. Viera stated that the sewer line was to be run just past Pilgrim Road; Mr. Bourgoin stated that it would be 2,300 feet in length. Ms. Coombs stated that this leaves room for problems without proper safeguards. Mr. McLaughlin stated that a 6 or 8 inch line should be adequate for a few hook ups. In response to Mr. Grossman's question, Mr. Willett stated that he did not favor this hook up. Mr. Grossman moved denying the application on Mr. Willett's recommendation; seconded by Mr. McLaughlin. Mr. Reade stated that the applicant's consultant Mr. Daylor could work with Mr. Willett to design a more adequate proposal. Mr. Grossman withdrew the motion. The Board agreed unanimously to refer this to Mr. Willett and the applicant's engineer. Liaison Meeting with the Health Inspector: Health Inspector Richard Ray read the first two paragraphs of his memo dated November 1, 1989 regarding RFPs for consulting engineers for septic systems in subdivisions as a request for technical assistance. There was discussion regarding this issue. The Board approved of the concept in general and agreed to ask Mr. Ray and Town Counsel to work with the Planning Board to see if their engineers could acomplish something of this kind. ,Mr. Ray stated that there should be a change of job description for the Health IOfficer. He stated that the job description of the Health Officer from 1978 jstill exists, but that the job has changed dramatically. Mr. Ray proposed ,the following deletions from this job description: 1) Animal Inspector; ]2) Collector of Transient Vendors tax; 3) Sealer of Weights and Measures; Iland 4) Right-To-Know Officer. Mr. Ray requested a full time assistant and !a salary raise of $8,990. Mr. Grossman stated that these salary issues should jbe taken under consideration by the Board. The Board agreed. ! IThere being no further business before the Board, the Board voted unanimously I ito go into Executive Session at 6:10 PM. ! I /) 1i"'d ISubmitted for approval the I ",""" ay of December 1989. I ! ~fL Approved the 1# day of December 1989.