Board of Health
Handles public health rules — food safety inspections, septic system permits, and local health regulations.
22 items across 3 meetings.
June 16, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Vote to appoint Kara Johnson as part-time Public Health Nurse for the town.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.
June 1, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Annual reorganization of Board of Health officer roles.
📋 Proposed
Board votes to appoint Dr. Daniel Muse as BOH physician for up to 3 years (through 2029) at $3,000/year.
💰 $3,000/year
📋 Proposed
Two variances from state sanitary code requested: reduce required groundwater-to-septic separation from 4' to 3', and allow percolation rate established via grain size analysis rather than standard test.
📍 2 Farrington Lane
📋 Proposed
Pool variance for Paul Revere Heritage Condominiums; inspected by Tim Marble with no changes noted.
📍 Paul Revere Heritage Condominiums
📋 Proposed
Approval of new owner Daniel Rabin at 29 Washington St.; name and menu unchanged, passed health inspection.
📍 29 Washington Street
📋 Proposed
Review and approval of two groundwater monitoring wells at Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital to track historical petroleum contamination.
📍 Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital
📋 Proposed
Annual renewal of recombinant DNA (rDNA) registrations for Pledge BioScience (#382) and Orthogon Therapeutics (#126), both at 45 Dan Road.
📍 45 Dan Road
💬 Discussed
Tobacco violation at Springdale Variety; notification only, no local action required.
📍 Springdale Variety
📋 Proposed
Routine review and signature of financial vouchers.
📋 Proposed
Review and approval of April 7, 2026 meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjournment.
April 6, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Vote to approve food vendor and farmers market licenses, contingent on completed paperwork, payment, and inspection.
📋 Proposed
Vote to approve all camp licenses, contingent on completed paperwork, payment, and inspections.
📋 Proposed
Board will review updated tiered penalties for first, second, third, and subsequent violations of Canton's kratom manufacturing/sale/distribution ban.
📋 Proposed
Proposed revision adds a definition of 'Board of Health Agent' to the kratom prohibition regulation.
💬 Discussed
Annual VFC certification is complete; Canton remains eligible for state-funded childhood vaccines.
💬 Discussed
Canton is part of a MADPH-grant-funded regional health assessment covering healthcare access and substance use; results expected early July 2026.
📋 Proposed
Routine review and signature of vouchers and bills.
📋 Proposed
Review and signature of the 2/2/2026 meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.