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BOARD OF HEALTH
December 11, 1986
Members present: Chairman Edward J. Tartufo, Clerk Edward Rosenberg,
Donald Steele, Frank Zarek, Peter Fontanini (arrived 8:18 a.m.)
Others present: Health Agent Scott Leite
1. Chairman Tartufo called meeting to order at 8:15 a.m.
2. Minutes
MOTION: To approve Minutes of November 20, 1986 as written.
Zarek /Steele. Tartufo, Zarek, Steele in favor. Rosenberg, abstain.
VOTED
3. Correspondence
Letter from John H. Riccio, 341 Mill St., Dec. 10, 1986, re: out -of- season
pert.
Memo from Health Agent Scott Leite to Town Counsel John Dwyer, Dec. 10, 1986
re: Edward Troy, 171 Ware St.
Letter from Linda Sohn, member Water Protection District Advisory Committee,
Nov. 10, 1986, re: requesting member of Board of Health to join committee.
Chairman Tartufo will try to attend meetings.
Letter from Richard P. Hoffmann, 797 Ware St., Dec. 8, 1986, re: results of
drinking water quality tests, # of times tested, dates, etc. Letter will
be referred to Mansfield DPW and a letter to Mr. Hoffman to that effect.
Letter from Bonwood Co., Nov. 20, 1986, re: pert tests at Matthew Estates,*
Lots 4,6,7,8,9,10, and 22. ( *Request for out -of- season pert.)
Bill from Community Health Agency, December services, $1,355.50
MOTION: To pay CHA $1,355.50.
Rosenberg /Steele. All in favor. VOTED
4. Licenses
MOTION: To approve Mobile Food permit for Roy A. LaCroix, West Warwick, RI
#81, $25.00 fee paid.
Rosenberg /Steele. All in favor. VOTED
MOTION: To approve Disposal Works Installer's Permit for the following:
#1 Allen Manufacturing, Mansfield
#2 Riccio Builders, Mansfield
#3 D. Berndt Sanitation & Excavation, Attleboro
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#4 Barrows Contracting, Mansfield
#5 Benson Enterprises, Inc., North Easton
#6 Grant Enterprises, Mansfield
#7 P.A. Yonker Excavating, Walpole
#8 Plainville Pump & Excavating, Inc., Plainville
#9 A.L. Willis Co., Inc., Mansfield
#10 Renner Construction, Inc., Plainville
#11 Hicks Construction, Norton
#12 Overall Construction Co., Inc., Mansfield
#13 Turtle Brook Construction, Inc., Mansfield
#14 Peter DeGirolamo & Sons, Inc., Mansfield
#15 Sumner Realty Corp., Walpole
#16 Home Developers, Inc., Brockton
#18 Brunelle Contracting Co., Mansfield
#19 P. Beatty Excavation, Inc., Mansfield
#20 LaChance Excavating, Taunton
#21 A. Caponigro & Co., Inc., Attleboro
#22 A.T.W., Inc., Sharon
#23 Omnis Corp., Plainville
#24 Douglas A. King Builders, Inc. Easton
#25 J.E. Case, Inc., N. Attleboro
Fontanini /Steele. All in favor. VOTED
Chairman Tartufo left meeting at this time, 8:23 a.m.
MOTION: To approve Disposal Works Installer's Permit, #17 for Walmark Corp.
Mansfield.
Zarek /Fontanini, All in favor. VOTED
Chairman Tartufo returned to meeting after vote at 8:25 a.m.
Visitors
Ray Goddard, 496 Ware St., requested use of the Landfill to dispose of his
condemned house which contains formaldihyde insulation. Health Agent
recommended the Landfill since that area is monitored.
MOTION: To allow Mr. Goddard to dispose of his demolished house at the
Town Landfill.
Fontanini /Rosenberg. All in favor. VOTED
MOTION: To charge Mr. Goddard a $100 flat fee and to send a letter to
John Rhind, DPW Director notifying him of the fee.
Zarek /Rosenberg. All in favor. VOTED
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5. Visitors Con't
Donald J. Wallace, President, New England Energy Development, Inc., Mansfield,
gave an explanation and answered questions for a proposed solid waste resource
recovery facility. Other members of his team who were present for the dis-
cussion were Glenn Harkness, P.E., ERT, Concord, MA; David Spackman, Attorney,
Gaston Snow & Ely Bartlett, Boston; and Paul Grogan, P.E.,. ERT. "Application
for Site Assignment" was submitted for review by Board of Health Members.
Town Officials present in the audience were: John Rhind, DPW Director,
John Larch, Director Municipal Light Dept., Joseph Campo, Town Engineer,
Dick Lewis, Conservation Director, and Randy Wilson, Town Manager.
The Board of Health is responsible for the site assignment. Mr. Wallace,
along with investors, will construct this $40 million facility. He is looking
for a 20 -year contract with eventual turnover to the Town of Mansfield.'
Possible site would be Rt. 106 at the present landfill, which would be ideal
for the 12 -14 trucks per day. They could travel Rt. 495 to 123 to 106. Approx.
25 tons /day would be burned. Mansfield would have free dumping privileges.
Stickers would be issued to Mansfield residents. Mansfield Public Schools
could purchase electricity at fossil fuel rates. The plant would, of course,
be built meeting a'l,l environmental requirements - -both State and Federal.
There are four facilities at present: North Andover, Lawrence, Saugus, Pittsfield.
Three are under construction: Agawam, Milbury and Springfield. An Environ-
mental Impact Statement will be written addressing air quality, noise, traffic,
land _impacts, surface /groundwater issues, use of Town water, wastewater, etc.
Board of Health will set a date, possibly in January, for the Public Hearing.
6. Health Agent's Report
Health Agent reported that he observed the deep holes at Matthew Estates. He
will review them with the Board at the next meeting.
There is only one acceptable hole at the Assembly Church of God, West St. Agent
recommends another test to confirm first perc.
MOTION: To allow second test.
Rosenberg /Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED
MOTION: To open perc season on January 1, 1987•
Zarek /Rosenberg. All in favor. VOTED
Chairman Tartufo left meeting at this time, 10:14 a.m.
MOTION: To approve perc test for new system on Reservoir St. adjacent to
Norton Reservoir, for VESTAR Corp., Mansfield. (79.Reservoir St.)
Fontanini /Steele. All in favor. VOTED
Chairman Tartufo returned to meeting at this time, 10:16 a.m.
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7. Old Business
Health Agent said that on December 29th or 30th three more monitoring pipes
will be installed.
8. New Business
Ed Rosenberg saw two tires at Landfill.
NEXT MEETING: MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1986 at 7:30 PM.
9• Adjournment
MOTION: To adjourn at 10:20 a.m.
Rosenberg /Fontanini. All in favor. VOTED
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