Handles public health rules — food safety inspections, septic system permits, and local health regulations.
56 items across 6 meetings.
May 20, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine meeting opening.
📍 141 Keyes Road, Concord MA
📋 Proposed
Board votes to approve minutes from the April 15 meeting.
📋 Proposed
Board will nominate Rachel Arsenault as an authorized agent, giving her enforcement/inspection authority on the board's behalf.
📋 Proposed
Board will nominate a commissioner to the East Middlesex Mosquito Control district, which manages regional mosquito abatement programs.
📋 Proposed
Board receives a presentation on the Community Health Improvement Plan, a data-driven roadmap for public health priorities in Concord.
📋 Proposed
Standing update from the Public Health Nurse on current community health activities.
📋 Proposed
Standing update from the Public Health Director on department operations.
📋 Proposed
Open floor for residents to address the Board of Health.
📋 Proposed
Meeting closes.
April 15, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
March 18 minutes approved unanimously with no changes.
🗳️ Voted on
Dottie Bernard unanimously elected next Board Chair, succeeding Jim Whalen.
🗳️ Voted on
Board voted unanimously to take no action on tenant's appeal; re-inspection and third-party inspection found all prior violations resolved and no mold under State Sanitary Code standards.
📍 34 Everett Gardens, Unit 12A
🗳️ Voted on
Board voted unanimously to take no action; bathroom vent and sink violations were corrected at re-inspection, and no active mold was detected under standard inspection protocol.
📍 115 Stow Street, Unit 208
💬 Discussed
March 2026 saw 24 influenza cases, 7 COVID, 1 TB, and 3 Hepatitis B cases in Concord; Drug Take-Back Day is April 25, and a Health & Wellness Fair is planned for September.
💬 Discussed
Concord is terminating its public health nursing contract with Maynard, Elliot Services is relocating to Lexington creating a potential West Concord clinician slot, and Caterina Heights construction faces retroactive fines if work doesn't resume within a week.
📍 Caterina Heights
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at approximately 8:48 PM.
March 18, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved unanimously with no changes.
💬 Discussed
Resident withdrew their appeal of the Board's amended order and plans to meet with Prescott Management; Board can revisit if a new appeal is filed.
📍 18 Nathan Pratt Drive, Unit 106
💬 Discussed
Both resident appeals withdrawn; related housing-authority court case continues with inspector Michael Funaiole testifying March 19.
📍 34 Everett Gardens Unit 12A; 115 Stow Street Unit 208
💬 Discussed
14 influenza and 15 COVID cases reported in Concord in February; Lyme disease at 3 cases; all other tracked diseases at zero.
💬 Discussed
Free sunscreen dispensers will be installed this summer at Hunt Recreation Center, Giroux Park, White Pond, and the Visitor Center through a partnership with Impact Melanoma and Emerson Health.
📍 Hunt Recreation Center; Giroux Park; White Pond; Visitor Center
💬 Discussed
Hope garden yard signs with QR codes linking to mental health resources will be placed at sites where yellow tulips were planted around town; an April 16 ice cream social at the COA will accompany the effort.
💬 Discussed
Three improvement areas identified, including formalizing emergency-sheltering agreements with Carlisle (Concord-Carlisle High School and Harvey Wheeler Community Center) by year-end.
📍 Concord-Carlisle High School; Harvey Wheeler Community Center
💬 Discussed
Residents can drop off unused prescription medications on April 25 at a collection event coordinated by the Board of Health, Police Department, and Public Health Nurse.
✅ Approved
Board permitted Concord's largest on-site wastewater septic system to date at 9,990 gallons per day at the Thoreau Club on Forest Ridge Road.
📍 Forest Ridge Road — Thoreau Club
💬 Discussed
Ongoing compliance issue persists; residents will receive an order letter effective April 1, and fines will resume if construction has not begun by that date.
📍 141 Caterina Heights
💬 Discussed
Camp Director Training offered end of March to help camps comply with the camp code; camp and food inspections outsourced to Maureen Lee of MOJIN to manage workload.
💬 Discussed
A new board chair must be appointed by May 2026 ahead of the post-Town Meeting period; the Select Board has expressed interest in increased reporting from the Board.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at approximately 7:37 PM.