Board of Health
Handles public health rules — food safety inspections, septic system permits, and local health regulations.
25 items across 8 meetings.
June 9, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Coming up June 9: Board of Health will take up an Opioid Recovery Community Partnership; an amended agenda was issued but no additional detail is provided in the document text.
June 8, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
The uploaded document contains only the title header; no agenda items or details are readable.
May 12, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Meeting focused on opioid recovery community partnership; no additional agenda items or details are listed in the document.
May 12, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
April 14, 2026 minutes were passed over.
💬 Discussed
Budget on track; expenses limited to committee stipends and sticker supplies, with no significant revenue changes.
💬 Discussed
May 4 training at Shrewsbury Public Library drew 34 participants including 9 Grafton residents and was deemed successful.
📍 Shrewsbury Public Library
💬 Discussed
West Boylston and Shrewsbury will pool opioid abatement settlement funds for regional initiatives; kickoff meeting expected this summer.
💬 Discussed
Early planning underway for a September 21 event; one option is a parent/caregiver webinar with Shrewsbury Youth on opioid prevention.
💬 Discussed
Recent Narcan (naloxone) trainings at the Senior Center (with Officer Spellman) and the Library were well-attended and included kit distribution.
💬 Discussed
Xylazine, a veterinary sedative mixed into illicit fentanyl, is increasing locally; Narcan does not reverse xylazine's effects, making overdoses more dangerous — committee discussed issuing a public announcement.
💬 Discussed
Mosaic guest Ethan will review the committee's prior Track 2 state opioid grant application and provide improvement feedback; state focus is on regional collaboration.
✅ Approved
Committee agreed to create a simple stigma-reduction bookmark with local behavioral health resources for distribution at National Night Out in August.
✅ Approved
Motion by Mary Lauria to accept GAAP Recovery's grant proposal passed unanimously; Dr. Muller and Dr. Chalupka previously expressed support.
✅ Approved
Next meetings: June 9 and July 14, both at 4:00 p.m. at the Grafton Police Department.
📍 Grafton Police Department
May 11, 2026 · agenda
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April 21, 2026 · agenda
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April 14, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Coming up April 14: Board of Health agenda centers on the Opioid Recovery Community Partnership; no further agenda details provided in document.
April 14, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Minutes approved unanimously.
💬 Discussed
Budget on track; only expenses to date are committee stipends, with no significant revenue changes.
💰 Expenses limited to committee stipends
💬 Discussed
Training at Shrewsbury Public Library on May 4 has 35 registered participants, including 10 from Grafton.
📍 Shrewsbury Public Library
💬 Discussed
West Boylston and Shrewsbury plan a one-year intermunicipal agreement starting FY27 to pool opioid abatement funds and hire a regional Substance Use Coordinator.
💰 Opioid abatement funds to be pooled; regional coordinator to be hired in FY27
💬 Discussed
GAAP completed Year 1 goals; Year 2 will focus on overdose follow-up, Narcan training, harm reduction, youth prevention, and outcome surveys.
💬 Discussed
Committee discussed producing bookmarks with hotline numbers and a QR code linking to the MOAR recovery resource guide, plus updating the Board of Health website.
💬 Discussed
Lt. Crosby confirmed AEDs (defibrillators) qualify as opioid abatement expenses; GPD runs 6 in cruisers plus 1 at the station, and a formal funding proposal is forthcoming.
💰 Cost TBD; funded from opioid abatement allocation
📍 Grafton Police Department
✅ Approved
Next meetings: May 12 and June 9, both at 4:00 p.m. at Grafton Police Department.
📍 Grafton Police Department