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The board recorded the monitoring laboratory's 2025 annual testing fee as $5,865 in the proposal presented at the meeting and mentioned a lawn-mowing fee—discussion included a $265 mowing figure in one passage and another reference that appeared to list $5,065 for mowing; the board directed staff to treat the numeric amounts as proposals that will be clarified before the warrant is finalized. Judy proposed placing both the annual testing and mowing on the warrant for payment from town free cash; members voted to allow Judy to prepare and file the warrant article and to speak for it at Town Meeting.

The board also discussed using funds in the Board of Health recycling account for limited landfill-related expenses, such as flushing or repairing one monitoring well point identified by the contractor, and for underwriting periodic metal-recycling events or a construction-dumpster drop-off to clear town-collected items. Members agreed that specific expenditures from the recycling account would require firm cost estimates and a subsequent board action before any money is spent.

No specific repair contracts or recycling expenditures were approved at the meeting; the board asked staff to obtain cost estimates and to identify which monitoring well needs flushing or replacement so the board can consider budget actions after receiving that information.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town of Hubbardston: Board Of Health 03.11.25","oneSentenceSummary","Board will ask the town to fund annual landfill testing ($5,865) and mowing (amounts discussed) at the June town meeting and discussed using recycling account funds for limited maintenance and a construction-dumpster event; further cost estimates required before any recycling-fund disbursement.","taxTitle","Town of Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts","taxId",61645,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6286898,"Board reviews septic and well permits; some approvals signed and some plans held for corrections",1197,733000,1930000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556227-4f5285a25857923c2b72a6a7a2dbd035&start=733&end=1930","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556227-4f5285a25857923c2b72a6a7a2dbd035/thumbnail_733000.jpg","/articles/6286898/Massachusetts/Board-reviews-septic-and-well-permits-some-approvals-signed-and-some-plans-held-for-corrections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6286898-9703fa8e270be37d0feb19b1c69791a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770946972&Signature=HdF4A-NqxM82-8cnYqoPm12UtgobW~0v~NDSq16MnJ9oK4EVDpst8lcKaUE8pY8G0bUYzYYttJfYuI-9yomTFwDKTPK7ZVAaXjGJVJnQaxhWyQU7ly2vKWMi2nf444jQWPmjysblV-m-XQdBPwRhQe2o2Ngmd6EYuTHD1fvdusgY3kudM9RI5h6BH0qtUn9BXM6BTYLp7gNYJl9f6ofQKwZSvoSpNYFNPyvQHaE6XNXEA4md8StFbmNtINTue5OJ-MW7HsMD0l-Z1mWxSjb2aY-X91VHuRtiUtCa61Me8QDby820GoV07lXKDAAS5rullHOPpl6JbxT5lR-O~ovXaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Health reviewed several septic and well applications and related paperwork at its March 11 meeting, signing some forms, holding others for clarification and authorizing staff to finalize signature processing after the sanitarian’s review.

Items discussed included a well completion report for 125 New Templeton Road (no water test accompanying the completion report), a repair subsurface sewage disposal plan for 205 Gardner Road (replacement of a failed system with a 1,500-gallon tank, distribution box and two leaching trenches) and septic and well permits for 43 Fisherville Road. Judy said some submitted documents had incorrect dates or the wrong plan set, and the board identified which plan version included the well location and correct house orientation.

For plans that were complete and reviewed at the meeting, Judy signed board forms during the meeting. For other submittals where Phil Ledger (the board sanitarian) still needed to sign, the board authorized staff to sign the paperwork in the office once Phil had reviewed and checked them off; the board recorded general assent to that procedure.

The board held one set of plans for re-submission when dates and plan versions were corrected; the applicant was advised to resubmit corrected documents and wait for the sanitarian’s sign-off prior to final permitting. No new Title 5 installations were reported as permitted at this meeting; construction activity was described as slowing compared with earlier in the year.","Board reviewed multiple septic and well completion reports and engineered plans (including 125 New Templeton Road, 205 Gardner Road and 43 Fisherville Road); some documents were signed, one set of plans was held for corrections and staff were authorized to sign final paperwork after sanitarian review.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6286902,"Board of Health reports no COVID cases, discusses MMR guidance and MIIS registration",292,320000,612000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556227-4f5285a25857923c2b72a6a7a2dbd035&start=320&end=612","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556227-4f5285a25857923c2b72a6a7a2dbd035/thumbnail_320000.jpg","/articles/6286902/Massachusetts/Board-of-Health-reports-no-COVID-cases-discusses-MMR-guidance-and-MIIS-registration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6286902-0ae974da3db26f11a10f3090c12163b4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770946972&Signature=NyXUKFzrKJUWYHF~1spmQqimFchkJm-Y3GS7PFfy4oYsWQyaifsoxMkGplHM1NJn~ifxKA6A8TKAZa~THs2qWIfIJnxYNy~XkjTOZBmfKP22XEondpS66D3Io5Ki6FQIg-ZV2DIptJmNr~oiLUp3aUKuCEcvJLS77nQMaLkqkAlGbiVAXz-zuZBvZFRKlwn~PHgdvY4o3tdhbqjn2xcIVvu7pSKfxC8YwjfIO8SlZFBO8kkinM1LfWOaSDY-9yeQrlR5pymlkfdH0m3EN7cpMF0XATGZW~DbPVJAoZkokKmOayrA4sfv1bGJFZ-KwCYKEJWgivp3b9dku-2F6MlVdw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the March 11 meeting the Town of Hubbardston Board of Health received an update on COVID-19, influenza and immunization reporting systems. Judy reported the board saw six influenza cases and one historical campylobacter case recorded in February; there were no confirmed COVID-19 cases or measles reported in the period covered.

The board reviewed a clinical advisory distributed by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services that reiterated MMR vaccine guidance: people born after 1957 should have received two doses or consult a primary care clinician to check immunity. Judy said the state-supplied MMR vaccine is available through the state provider channel and noted the board’s provider number on file; she recommended posting a brief advisory on the town website and asked staff to forward the advisory by email.

Board members discussed reactivating access to the Massachusetts Immunization Information System (MIIS) and the Maven case and reporting system so local vaccinators can record immunizations. Judy described a hands-on MIIS workshop format that she said is “more like a workshop” than an exam and asked the board to help get a new staff member credentialed for system access.

No formal votes were taken on immunization policy; the board asked staff to circulate the advisory, to pursue MIIS/Maven credentialing for the named staff member, and to consider running a clinic if staffing and demand warrant it.","Board members reviewed recent respiratory illness counts (influenza cases), discussed MMR guidance from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and outlined steps to re-register local vaccinators with the MIIS and Maven systems.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6286907,"Hubbardston Board of Health tentatively updates trash-hauler, recycling and permit rules, votes to move draft forward",871,2103000,2974000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556227-4f5285a25857923c2b72a6a7a2dbd035&start=2103&end=2974","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556227-4f5285a25857923c2b72a6a7a2dbd035/thumbnail_2103000.jpg","/articles/6286907/Massachusetts/Hubbardston-Board-of-Health-tentatively-updates-trash-hauler-recycling-and-permit-rules-votes-to-move-draft-forward","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6286907-ca9502cef85f089d1d279ec2320f9d81/orig.mp4?Expires=1770946972&Signature=XNWWhHmcCUCl6-tKmAGrHie5vYXrh54Jtcq0U~JWLzEG5-8zsfCO~2ARNbAvpPAtfFTmHirkc63EGS4xznnekBBXImY9HZmZtvZYo~asQiGU-sI1qMF66~uSWr~vMHzUyX3-ZQgkcS~P3mgUjeZgywLgZM~QXD6OWP0Aqlm7pEEAjNyHcVlRE3Bu5idl2Yg20dgn-S5va3X0oBz8gtivwboHDgXXois9wiplBD1FtNNvvYuECntI~61ax36hbqlX83oVlvQwhL-6UsuMCTD7xT5oCgWPTIdvjKYEztogl8VrihFSbZ7qmljzfa8YoEOFaNOP5iVR2gCG4pGztkHTcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Hubbardston Board of Health voted on March 11 to tentatively accept a set of changes to its trash-hauler regulations, add a mandatory-recycling paragraph and revise permit-application and annual-renewal language, and to ask consultant Irene Cogden to investigate a possible three-town joint hauler model.

The changes are meant to bring local rules into alignment with state requirements including references in the draft to 310 CMR 19.01 and 310 CMR 19.017. Judy, a board member who presented the packet, said the edits would “bring it up to date with the current codes.” The board agreed that Nancy (staff) would work with Cogden on next steps and that the text would be finalized and returned for formal adoption at a future meeting.

In a series of motions, the board (1) tentatively approved moving forward with the revisions and asking Irene Cogden to continue developing the three-town draft; (2) approved adding the authority paragraph citing Massachusetts General Laws; (3) approved inserting a mandatory-recycling paragraph (to require separation of recyclables and annual notification to generators); and (4) approved replacing an outdated permit-application sentence with a fuller permit-application description and creating a new annual-permit-renewal paragraph. Each motion was seconded and the board recorded “Aye” on the roll call for each action.

Board members and staff discussed where the newly inserted sections would be numbered in the regulations (under section 3.13 for mandatory recycling and reorganizing permit-related paragraphs under 3.24). Nancy will prepare the formal, word-for-word motions so the board can vote to adopt the final language at the next meeting.

The board noted the draft will also include an effective date that will match the date of final approval. No changes to fee schedules or enforcement language were adopted at this meeting; the board limited action to inserting the substantive paragraphs and directing staff to finish drafting the formal motions for the next meeting.","The Board of Health voted to tentatively adopt several edits to local trash-hauler and recycling regulations and to add clearer permit-application and annual-renewal language; staff will incorporate written text and return for final review at the next meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Board to place landfill monitoring and mowing on town warrant; discusses using recycling funds for repairs and cleanup

Board reviews septic and well permits; some approvals signed and some plans held for corrections

Board of Health reports no COVID cases, discusses MMR guidance and MIIS registration

Hubbardston Board of Health tentatively updates trash-hauler, recycling and permit rules, votes to move draft forward