Belchertown Board of Health approves a septic waiver and revised 2027 fee schedule, tables a pesticide rule. Members voted 4-0 to grant a local upgrade approval letting Josh Tatro install a tight tank system with a 26-foot well setback at 64 Muscle Road, engineered by Chris Stoddard.
Board of Health approves Ware Road septic upgrade conditioned on Conservation approval. The Board unanimously authorized PAH Properties LLC to reduce groundwater separation two feet and deploy an Eljen GSF system for 280 Ware Road, with Roger Bacon, Title V consultant, confirming the system
Board of Health approves alternate septic testing and system design for constrained property. Vice Chair Kenneth Elstein's motion to allow a sieve analysis instead of a percolation test and a two-foot separation reduction at 59 Mill Valley Road, paired with an Eljen trench system, passed
Belchertown Board of Health orders a five-bedroom septic replacement at 160 North Street and continues a contested Granby Road permit appeal to August.
Board of Health appoints nurse, reorganizes leadership for fiscal 2027. Candice Clark, RN, hired by Quabbin Health District on May 26, was unanimously appointed Public Health Nurse, with David Gottsegen, MD, unanimously elected Chair; Kenneth Elstein, Vice Chair; and Gail Gramarossa, Single
Belchertown Board of Health votes to draft a regulation banning glyphosate-based herbicides on town-owned properties.
Board of Health unanimously approves FY27 staffing and opens pesticide regulation discussion. The Belchertown Board unanimously confirmed 11 department positions at its May 22 meeting, including Director of Public Health Andrea Crete, Senior Clerk Mary Grenier, and Title V Consultant Roger Bacon.
Belchertown Board of Health approves revised septic system for 366 Allen Street. The board unanimously backed a redesigned system that relocates the treatment area to the rear of the property, overturning a December 2025 rejection. Roger Bacon, the approving authority, confirmed excellent Class 1
Belchertown Board of Health approves revised septic design, shifts to fourth-Friday schedule, and advances two Town Meeting warrant articles.
Board of Health affirms tobacco sales violations at two retailers. The Board voted 3-2 to uphold $1,000 fines and three-day tobacco sales suspensions against Village Package Store at 16 Federal Street and Ye Olde Grog Shoppe at 32 Depot Street for selling cigarettes to people born after January 1,
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