The Belchertown Board of Health voted unanimously to adopt a $150 housing re-inspection fee for landlords whose properties still have uncorrected violations at a scheduled follow-up inspection.
The Northampton Board of Health approved a tonnage increase for Valley Recycling despite South Street residents' noise and vibration complaints. The board voted 4-1, with member Cynthia Suopis dissenting, to let the Easthampton Road facility add 150 to 200 tons to its current 324-ton daily limit.
The Hadley Board of Health voted unanimously to ban synthetic cannabinoids, kratom products and other unregulated novel intoxicants, effective November 6, 2026.
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.
Granby Board of Health opens review of a septic design for a new East Street group home, with shallow groundwater driving up fill costs.
Northampton's Board of Health voted 5-0 to continue a hearing on Valley Recycling's request to raise its daily solid waste limit by 150 to 200 tons, after South Street residents said truck traffic shakes their homes.
Granby Board of Health spends an hour debating whether to keep its extra 110-gallon septic rule as accessory dwelling units complicate the math.
Hadley Board of Health sets up October vote on synthetic cannabinoid ban. Health Department Director Ben Lipham told the board a draft regulation, based on model language from the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, is nearly final and will require a public hearing before an October 8 vote.
The Granby Board of Health voted unanimously to adopt an emergency regulation requiring commercial composting operations that process meat, fish and dairy waste to keep piles at least 750 feet from any home, following months of rat complaints near a Taylor Street site.
Granby Board of Health eases septic tank rule, could save homeowners up to $12,000.
Get Hampshire County's town government news by email, free. One briefing each morning.
Check your email to confirm. One tap and you are in.
Something went wrong. Please try again.