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October 2,2014
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APPROVED MINUTES
COHASSET BOARD OF HEALTH MINUTES-EMERGENCY MEETING
DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014
TIME: 8:00 PM
PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL—SELECTMEN'S CHAMBERS
41 HIGHLAND AVENUE, COHASSET, MA 02025
Board Members Present: Margaret S. Chapman, Chair (MSC)
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, Clerk(EK)
Public/Guests Present: Heidi Dietrich (HD)
Fran Dietrich (FD)
James Watt,Jr. (JW)
Meeting called to order at 8.00 pm.
The purpose of this meeting is to hear an Emergency Well Permit Variance Request for 96 Forest Avenue
to vary the abutter notification requirements due to extenuating circumstance. The homeowners have
a history of insufficient well production. They were away for four days due to a medical emergency; they
returned to find the home had no water. MSC questioned the timeline since the situation had first been
addressed. HD initiated the process in July when she contacted Felix Zemel and was told he needed to
approve the plans. HD tried to get information from FZ and/or Terry McSweeney(the surveyor) but she
said she was unable to get the information.
There is currently a well-digger with the necessary rig and digging device in the area at this time.
PC pointed out the map shown is not correct in that the existing well as identified on the map belongs to
the Monaco household and HD's existing well is not shown. The existing well is reportedly located in the
10' marker between the Monaco property and 96 Forest. HD has stressed the urgency of the situation
where there is a sick child in the home.
MOTION: By Chair Chapman to waive the 10-day abutter notification requirement and to have
the Board of Health provide a letter to the abutters apprising them of the emergency
waiver because of the welfare of a child.
SECOND: Member Kirkpatrick
VOTE: 2-0 Motion Carries
With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 pm.