Handles public health rules — food safety inspections, septic system permits, and local health regulations.
57 items across 5 meetings.
May 20, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Meeting opens.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior public hearing minutes.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Residents may comment on matters within the Board's authority.
📋 Proposed
Vote on new rules requiring recycling and regulating permitting and operation of municipal and commercial trash/recycling collection, effective June 1, 2026.
📋 Proposed
Vote on appointing the Solid Waste & Recycling Program Manager as Board agent to enforce the new recycling and trash collection regulations.
📋 Proposed
Public Health Director updates.
📋 Proposed
Updates from regional nurse.
📋 Proposed
Updates from regional coordinator.
📋 Proposed
Updates from environmental health specialist.
📋 Proposed
Review upcoming meeting schedule.
April 23, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Proposed regulations would require permitted haulers to bundle solid waste and recycling collection, mandate recycling access for businesses, apartments, and condos (currently none exists), and take effect June 1, 2026.
💬 Discussed
WIN Waste raised concerns about the proposed post-7 a.m. pickup start at high-traffic commercial areas and about trucks carrying multiple materials needing clearer commodity labeling.
💬 Discussed
Public may submit written comments on the recycling regulations to boardofhealth@shrewsburyma.gov until May 1, 2026; no additional testimony will be accepted at the May 20 vote meeting.
✅ Approved
Public hearing closed unanimously at 7:09 p.m.
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved unanimously.
🔄 Postponed
No additional public comments received beyond two emails noted at the hearing; full discussion and binding vote on the regulations set for May 20, 2026.
💬 Discussed
Shrewsbury and West Boylston will pool opioid abatement funds and form a joint monthly taskforce; BOH member Emily Walker will represent Shrewsbury; Select Boards must sign off before formalization.
💬 Discussed
Grant funding will support FREE Food Protection Manager Certificate (FPMC) classes this fall to help local food establishments meet the new 2022 food code requirement of a certified manager on-site at all times.
💰 Grant funding covers free FPMC training classes for food establishments
💬 Discussed
Town departments will present on permitting temporary food events at Shrewsbury Public Library on April 27, 2026.
📍 Shrewsbury Public Library
💬 Discussed
Mental health training for staff in Shrewsbury, Grafton, and West Boylston takes place May 4 at Shrewsbury Public Library; 35 registered attendees.
📍 Shrewsbury Public Library
💬 Discussed
13 routine disease investigations in March; several were close contacts of a confirmed MA measles case from February 2026 — all were followed up by PCP, MDPH, or the Regional Public Health Nurse.
✅ Approved
Health Plan Review approved for the previous Stop & Shop location; new food establishment Apna Bazar will occupy the site.
💬 Discussed
28 retail food inspections (3 complaints), 3 temporary food events, 3 housing complaints (1 inspection), 8 nuisance complaints, and 7 Title 5 (septic system) inspections; no concerning trends identified.
💬 Discussed
Next Board of Health meeting is May 20, 2026 at 8:00 a.m., 100 Maple Avenue; recycling regulation vote is on the agenda.
📍 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned unanimously at 7:23 p.m.
April 23, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Public hearing on proposed rules requiring recycling and governing permitting and operation of municipal and commercial trash/recycling collection, with an effective date of June 1, 2026.
📍 100 Maple Avenue, Selectmen's Meeting Room
• Status unclear
Meeting opens immediately following the public hearing.
📋 Proposed
Review and approval of prior meeting minutes.
💬 Discussed
Board reviews the mandatory recycling and trash-collection permitting regulations during its regular meeting, with a proposed June 1, 2026 start.
• Status unclear
Residents may comment on matters within the Board's authority.
💬 Discussed
Health director provides updates.
💬 Discussed
Update from regional public health nurse.
💬 Discussed
Update from regional environmental health specialist.
💬 Discussed
Board reviews upcoming meeting schedule.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns.
March 25, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Minutes from the prior meeting approved unanimously 2–0.
💬 Discussed
No members of the public were present; no comments received.
💬 Discussed
Public listening session on fluoridation of Shrewsbury's drinking water is scheduled for April 8, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., Board of Selectmen's Meeting Room, 100 Maple Avenue.
📍 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA
💬 Discussed
Health and Fire departments will offer medication and sharps disposal education at the Council on Aging on April 15, 2026.
📍 Shrewsbury Council on Aging
💬 Discussed
February listening session at Shrewsbury Public Library gathered resident input on uses for opioid settlement funds; full combined report available on the town website; next Opioid Workgroup meeting April 7, 2026.
📍 Shrewsbury Public Library
💬 Discussed
Over 1,300 measles cases reported nationally in 2026; two confirmed cases in Massachusetts in March, both linked to a single outbreak.
💬 Discussed
Flu activity is low statewide; only 7 reported cases in February; 5 routine disease investigations in January, none in February.
💬 Discussed
Tick prevention presentation April 17 at Council on Aging; Mental Health First Aid Training May 4 at Public Library (9 a.m.–5 p.m.); Blood Drive June 12 at Town Hall.
📍 Shrewsbury Council on Aging / Public Library / Town Hall
💬 Discussed
49 food inspections completed plus 2 preoperational inspections for soon-to-open establishments; inspectors switched to Relavent software replacing paper forms.
💬 Discussed
Health Department will host a community session in April to clarify permitting requirements for temporary food events.
💬 Discussed
April 23, 2026 BOH meeting will immediately follow a public hearing on proposed Rules and Regulations for Mandatory Recycling and for permitting/operation of solid waste and recycling collection, 100 Maple Avenue.
📍 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 8:10 a.m., unanimously 3–0.