What was said

Board of Health, May 4, 2020

the recording · 1:13 long, about 8,310 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately well

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The town published minutes (text) and an agenda for this meeting. Those minutes are the record; what follows is a guide to the recording.

The short version

  1. ▶ 11:08The Board of Health granted, by unanimous roll call, two local upgrade variances for the septic system at 73 Hollis Road.
  2. ▶ 20:54The board authorized its administrative assistant to sign board members' names on septic permits the board has already approved, 4-0 with one abstention.
  3. ▶ 43:18The agent is to talk with the Housing Authority about visitors at 131 White Street and recommend voluntary measures only, with no board order.
  4. ▶ 1:03:57The administrative assistant is to check why Harvard's final rubbish regulations changed format and reformat the draft, with attorney review to follow.
  5. ▶ 1:06:51An Arbor Street update is to go on a future agenda, possibly June 4.

Why it matters — our reading

  • Septic variances and permit signing decide how quickly property owners can get approved septic work moving while meetings are held remotely.
  • The draft rubbish regulations could change local trash rules, and they have not yet been through attorney review or adoption.

Watch next

  • A possible June 4 agenda item on Arbor Street.
  • The reformatted draft rubbish regulations and the attorney's review.

housinglegalpolicypublic safetytown departments

Present: Fortin (Paul Fortin) (member); Warren Mayhew (member); George Emond (member); Dave Paseos (member); Jim Murphy / Jim Guffey (agent); Andrea Smith (administrative assistant); Bob Proctor (presenter); Bridget (staff (food service inspections)). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

  1. ▶ 11:08Grant the two local upgrade variances for 73 Hollis Road (reduced soil layer and L&I lab test instead of perc test).passed unanimously by roll call
  2. ▶ 20:54Authorize the administrative assistant to sign the three board members' names on septic permits already approved by the board.passed 4-0 with one abstention (roll call)

And 3 procedural: accept the february 3, 2020 minutes. (▶ 54:48); approve the march 2, 2020 minutes as amended to add the variances requested and the unanimous votes. (▶ 57:18); adjourn. (▶ 1:11:43).

Against the town’s minutes

The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 3 agree, 3 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 2 substantive differences. The town’s minutes are a partial record.

  1. differsAdministrative assistant signing septic permits▶ 20:54

    recording Authorize the administrative assistant to sign the three board members' names on septic permits already approved by the board. — passed 4-0 with one abstention (roll call)

    town’s minutes “upon motion by emond and second by fortin, the board voted to allow administrative assistant, andrea schnepf, to sign septic permits”

    Our minutes record a 4-0 roll call with one abstention and signing the members' names on already-approved permits; the official minutes record no tally or abstention and add a condition (permission of the Board Chairman). Check the recording for the vote count and the scope of the authority.

  2. differsRubbish regulations discussion▶ 1:03:57

    recording Administrative assistant to check why Harvard's final rubbish regulations changed format and reformat the draft with bullets; attorney review to follow.

    town’s minutes “any further discussion of changing the rubbish regulations for lunenburg are on hold until a later date.”

    Our minutes describe active follow-up (reformatting, attorney review), while the official minutes put further discussion on hold. Check the recording to see which was decided.

3 caption errors the town’s minutes resolve
  • Board member Passios:Dave Paseos (member)→David Passios
  • Agent name:Jim Murphy / Jim Guffey (agent)→Jim Garreffi
  • Administrative assistant name:Andrea Smith (administrative assistant)→Andrea Schnepf
In one record only: 3 from the recording, 1 from the town’s minutes
  • Recording only — Title 5 inspection reports to be filed: Title 5 inspection reports with completed testing to be filed rather than circulated. ▶ 1:06:10
  • Recording only — Arbor Street update on a future agenda: An Arbor Street update to be placed on a future agenda, possibly June 4. ▶ 1:06:51
  • Recording only — Bridget, food service inspections staff: Bridget (staff (food service inspections))
  • Town’s minutes only — Chairman Perry Jewell present: “perry jewell, george emond, paul fortin david passios, and warren mayhew pre sent.”

Compared 2026-11-04. Neither record is treated as the referee: a caption error is the same fact heard badly; a difference is for a person to check at the timestamp.

The money

Nothing touching money was heard beyond the transfers.

Settled without a vote

  • ▶ 43:18Agent to speak with the Housing Authority about 131 White Street visitors and recommend voluntary measures only; no Board of Health order, and the board's authority is not to be cited.
  • ▶ 1:03:57Administrative assistant to check why Harvard's final rubbish regulations changed format and reformat the draft with bullets; attorney review to follow.
  • ▶ 1:06:10Title 5 inspection reports with completed testing to be filed rather than circulated.
  • ▶ 1:06:51An Arbor Street update to be placed on a future agenda, possibly June 4.

Documents and exhibits

The town’s minutes

The minutes print no list of documents and exhibits.

Named in the running text, not in a list:

  • Sample Order restricting visitors to the White Street property (Leominster Housing Authority request)

Heard in the recording

  • ▶ 5:51letter from Doug Smith of Soil Smith Designsletter or email, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
  • ▶ 7:17detailed drawing/plan for 73 Hollis Roadplan or drawing, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
  • ▶ 54:04February 3rd and March 2nd minutesprior minutes, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
  • ▶ 58:19rubbish regulations draft (Harvard version)draft policy or bylaw, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
  • ▶ 1:04:59Title 5 inspection reportsreport, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes

State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.

Where the time went

Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.

The whole meeting, in order

  1. ▶ 0:19Call to order, remote meeting rules and public comment procedureinformational · 5:10 long
  2. ▶ 5:2973 Hollis Road septic variances (Bob Proctor Excavations)voted, granted unanimously · 8:44 long · planning and zoning, public safety
  3. ▶ 14:13Authorizing staff to sign septic permitsvoted 4 in favor, 1 abstention · 8:08 long · policy, personnel
  4. ▶ 22:21COVID-19 update: contact tracing, complaints, Housing Authority visitor order, data accuracyinformational; agent to talk to Housing Authority · 31:43 long · public safety, housing
  5. ▶ 54:04Approval of February and March minutesvoted · 4:15 long
  6. ▶ 58:19Rubbish regulations draft format and Title 5 inspection reportsfollow-up tasks assigned · 8:11 long · policy, legal
  7. ▶ 1:06:30Arbor Street follow-up, public comment (none), adjournmentfuture agenda item; adjourned · 6:58 long · legal

What the captions could not carry

  • Exact COVID case count was unsettled (36 or thereabouts).
  • Roll call responses at several votes were partly garbled; only the abstention at the permit-signing vote was clearly stated.
  • Date of next meeting not settled.

These are ours, and they are not the record

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What changed

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