Board of Health
Handles public health rules — food safety inspections, septic system permits, and local health regulations.
100 items across 11 meetings.
June 11, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Meeting called to order; hybrid format (in-person at Town Hall and via Google Meets).
📋 Proposed
Food permit extension for Blue Hills Health & Rehab is up for review; previously extended to June 30 due to unresolved sewer connection.
📍 1044 Park St., Stoughton
📋 Proposed
Mobile home park operating license extension, previously pushed to June 30, is up for review.
📍 1156 Park St., Stoughton
💬 Discussed
Board reviews internal policy updates on cesspools and tight tanks (sealed waste-holding systems), including new required forms.
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
🔄 Postponed
Tobacco and nicotine product sales restrictions—hearings already closed Dec. 2025 and Mar. 2026—are deferred again to the October 2026 BOH meeting.
🔄 Postponed
Dumpster placement variance for Whiskey Rumors (not yet open as of June 1) continues; 6-month clock runs from business opening day.
📍 793–795 Washington St., Stoughton
🔄 Postponed
Tight tank and sewer connection status update; already deferred to May 2027 subject to conditions set at the May 14 meeting.
📍 1305 Washington St., Stoughton
May 14, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Chairman Tibbs called the hybrid meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. with three of five members present.
✅ Approved
Approved lifeguard variance for the condo pool; residents sign a safety acknowledgment form and a management company handles pool administration; inspection required before opening.
✅ Approved
Approved lifeguard variances for both pools; existing signage and rules remain in place; Board inspections scheduled for the following week.
✅ Approved
Approved lifeguard variance for this 55+ community's pool; third-party manager tests water 4×/day and the pool already passed inspection.
✅ Approved
One-year extension granted for the tight tank (holding tank, not connected to sewer) at 1305 Washington St.; owner must submit quarterly pump/water-use reports and flow charts toward a municipal sewer connection; failed septic deadline runs to 2027.
📍 1305 Washington Street
✅ Approved
Mobile home park license extended one month to allow park's attorney and town counsel to address ongoing litigation before a full application is submitted; normal license expires year-end.
📍 1156 Park Street
💬 Discussed
New policies and forms deferred to the next meeting.
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved unanimously.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m.
May 14, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine opening of the May 14 meeting.
📍 Town Hall, 1st Floor Fitzpatrick Conference Room
📋 Proposed
Condo association seeks a variance to operate its seasonal pool without a required on-site lifeguard.
📍 Bishop's Landing Condominiums, Stoughton
📋 Proposed
Knollsbrook seeks lifeguard variances for two seasonal pools (Brian and Frances pools).
📍 Knollsbrook Condominiums, Stoughton
📋 Proposed
Millbrook Condominiums requests a lifeguard variance for its seasonal pool.
📍 Millbrook Condominiums, Stoughton
🔄 Postponed
Update on a tight tank (sealed holding tank for sewage) and sewer connection situation deferred from the February 26, 2026 meeting.
📍 1305 Washington St., Stoughton
🔄 Postponed
Kelly's mobile home park license renewal, extended from February 26, 2026 for Board review.
📍 1156 Park St., Stoughton
💬 Discussed
Staff health inspector provides a routine operational update.
📋 Proposed
Board is asked to execute a minor modification agreement for the WinWaste construction-and-demolition debris facility.
📍 100 Page St., Stoughton
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
🔄 Postponed
Blue Hills Health & Rehab sewer and food permit extension request was deferred at the April 30 meeting and will not be heard until June 2026.
📍 1044 Park St., Stoughton
🔄 Postponed
Proposed regulation restricting tobacco/nicotine pouch sales and setting fines — public hearings are closed; further review deferred to October 2026.
🔄 Postponed
Draft regulation (filed 5/19/22) covering nicotine-free generation and nicotine pouch restrictions is under ongoing review following public hearings in December 2025 and January 2026.
🔄 Postponed
Whiskey Rumors' dumpster variance request, continued six months from its food-establishment opening day per the August 21, 2025 meeting.
📍 793-795 Washington St., Stoughton
April 30, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Board unanimously approved Win Waste's site-assignment modification allowing 150 tons/day of Construction & Demolition Waste to be reclassified as Municipal Solid Waste, with 18 special conditions attached.
📍 100 Page Street
💬 Discussed
Board took no action on the SRA's petition to intervene in the Win Waste hearing, which attorney deemed legally ineffective because the hearing had already closed February 26.
📍 100 Page Street
🔄 Postponed
Motion to deny the NFG regulation failed 2-3; a subsequent motion to table for six months passed 3-2, delaying any new local restrictions on nicotine product sales.
✅ Approved
Two-month food permit extension approved while the facility's contractor completes a sewer connection project starting June 1; all food permits expire June 30.
📍 1044 Park Street
💬 Discussed
Board entered executive session to discuss litigation strategy in Kelley v. Board of Health; no public action reported upon return.
✅ Approved
Dumpster permit extended through end of calendar year, when all such permits expire.
📍 1156 Park Street
✅ Approved
Installer's license for BCS Construction extended through end of calendar year, when all installer permits renew.
📍 1156 Park Street
✅ Approved
Minutes from the March 31 public hearing meeting approved unanimously.
April 30, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Board deliberates (public hearing already closed) on allowing Win-Waste to convert 150 tons/day of permitted C&D debris capacity to municipal solid waste at 100 Page St.
📍 100 Page St.
📋 Proposed
Board deliberates (public hearings closed) on a regulation restricting sale of tobacco products, smoke accessories, and nicotine pouches, with an associated fine schedule.
📋 Proposed
Board enters executive session to discuss litigation strategy in Kelley v. Board of Health, Norfolk Superior Court, Doc. No. 2482-00040.
📋 Proposed
Board returns to open session following executive session.
🔄 Postponed
Continued request for month-to-month food establishment license extension pending sewer connection updates at Blue Hills Health & Rehab.
📍 1044 Park St.
🔄 Postponed
Dumpster permit in temporary location, previously extended to the March 2026 meeting, up for further action.
📍 1156 Park St.
🔄 Postponed
BCS Construction installer license renewal with incomplete application and unpaid annual permit fee, previously extended to April meeting.
📍 1156 Park St.
💬 Discussed
Board reviews BDLaw notice of appearance and deadline extension on the 100 Page St. minor modification, plus draft modification document and related NFG regulation and pre-vote summary.
📍 100 Page St.
🔄 Postponed
Tight tank and sewer connection status update deferred again to the May 2026 meeting.
📍 1305 Washington St.
🔄 Postponed
Mobile home park operating license extended to the May 2026 meeting.
📍 1156 Park St.
🔄 Postponed
New food-establishment dumpster variance continued for six months from the business's opening day, per the August 21, 2025 meeting vote.
📍 793-795 Washington St.
March 31, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
After extensive public testimony both for and against, the board closed its hearing on a proposed NFG regulation that would phase out retail tobacco sales to anyone born after a set date; board will deliberate at a future meeting, tentatively late April or early May 2026.
💬 Discussed
Opponents — including convenience store owners and industry groups — argued the NFG policy would devalue local businesses, drive customers and tax revenue to neighboring towns, and create illicit markets, noting national youth tobacco use is already at historic lows.
💬 Discussed
Supporters cited a 77% drop in Stoughton High School vaping rates since 2019 (still 10% have vaped), described NFG as a birth-date-based phase-out leaving current adult purchasers unaffected, and noted the MA Supreme Judicial Court upheld the policy in Brookline; pro bono legal defense was offered.
✅ Approved
Minutes of the February 26, 2026 meeting approved unanimously with any corrections.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
March 31, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Reopened public hearing reviews draft regulation covering Nicotine Free Generation policy, nicotine pouch restrictions, and a fine schedule; originally opened 5/19/22, last heard 12/18/25.
💰 Fine schedule to be reviewed
• Status unclear
Board receives draft Nicotine Free Generation/tobacco regulation text and open-meeting minutes from 2/26/26 for review.
🔄 Postponed
WinWaste seeks to convert its permitted 150 tons/day of construction & demolition waste processing to accept municipal solid waste (MSW); public hearing held 2/26/26.
📍 100 Page St., Stoughton
🔄 Postponed
Food establishment license continued month-to-month pending sewer connection updates at Blue Hills Health & Rehab.
📍 1044 Park St., Stoughton
🔄 Postponed
Tight-tank and sewer connection update for Huggard & Ewing was continued to the May 2026 BOH meeting at the 2/26/26 meeting.
📍 1305 Washington St., Stoughton
🔄 Postponed
Three open items: dumpster permit continued to this March meeting, BCS Construction installer license renewal extended to April, and park operating license extended to May 2026.
📍 1156 Park St., Stoughton
🔄 Postponed
New food-establishment dumpster variance request for Whiskey Rumors, continued 6 months from opening day per the 8/21/25 meeting decision.
📍 793-795 Washington St., Stoughton
February 26, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Public hearing on Win Waste's request to convert 150 tons/day of allowed construction-debris capacity to municipal solid waste (trash); many North Stoughton residents objected over odor, rats, traffic and well-water risks.
📍 100 Page Street
🔄 Postponed
Board closed the hearing and voted to let Town Counsel draft proposed conditions (72-hour storage limit, monthly pest reports, quarterly unannounced inspections, three-strike truck-route rule) for a decision due within 45 days.
📍 100 Page Street
✅ Approved
Board adopted Brockton's posting method for the regional PHE5 public health collaborative meetings, per state Open Meeting Law rules.
✅ Approved
Board approved dumpster permit (30 days), mobile park permit (3 months) and installer license (2 months) despite missing required variance applications; related litigation awaits a Superior Court ruling.
📍 1156 Park Street
💬 Discussed
Facility paid pending permit fees; sewer connection construction in progress, awaiting better weather.
📍 1044 Park Street
💬 Discussed
Hotel reopened but is building a new pool after the existing one failed inspection; only renting second and third floors due to construction noise.
📍 445 Page Street
✅ Approved
Board granted a 90-day extension, requiring written commitments from abutters to join the sewer connection plus water-use and pumping records.
📍 1305 Washington Street
💬 Discussed
Reviewed January 22, 2026 hearing minutes and December 2025 minutes along with hearing documents.
February 26, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
WinWaste seeks to convert 150 tons/day of permitted C&D (construction & demolition) waste capacity at 100 Page St. to municipal solid waste (MSW); Stoughton Redevelopment Authority has filed an opposition letter.
📍 100 Page St.
💬 Discussed
Board reviews Open Meeting Law obligations for the Plymouth/Norfolk 5-community Public Health Collaborative.
🔄 Postponed
1044 Park St. facility requests extension of its food establishment license, continued month-to-month pending sewer connection updates.
📍 1044 Park St.
💬 Discussed
Board receives an update on the Hampton Inn's reopening status at 445 Page St.
📍 445 Page St.
🔄 Postponed
Tight tank (sealed holding tank, not connected to sewer) and sewer connection update for 1305 Washington St., continued from November 2025.
📍 1305 Washington St.
📋 Proposed
1156 Park St. mobile home park's dumpster permit and park license (both extended to this meeting) and a new installer license application from BCS Construction are before the board.
📍 1156 Park St.
💬 Discussed
Board acknowledges the January 5, 2026 Minor Modification Request from WinWaste and the Stoughton Redevelopment Authority's opposition letter regarding 100 Page St.
📍 100 Page St.
💬 Discussed
Massachusetts Association of Health Boards September 2024 guidance document on public health collaboratives is reviewed.
📋 Proposed
Open and Public Hearing meeting minutes from January 22, 2026 are before the board for review.
🔄 Postponed
Proposed regulation covering a nicotine-free generation policy, nicotine pouch restrictions, and a fine schedule; public hearings held December 2025 and January 2026, continued to the March board meeting.
🔄 Postponed
New food establishment dumpster variance request for Whiskey Rumors, continued 6 months from the restaurant's August 2025 opening day.
📍 793-795 Washington St.
January 22, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Approved lifeguard-free pool operation at Hampton Inn with required stipulations: emergency 911 phone, adult out-of-water supervision, minimum age 18, and updated signage; inspector to visit before pool opens in March.
📍 445 Page Street
✅ Approved
Approved tiered extension for sewer connection work: 30 days to get permit issued, 60 days for on-site prep, 90 days for connection; facility is being pumped in the interim pending winter road-opening moratorium.
📍 1044 Park Street
🔄 Postponed
Board postponed action after December public hearing; a second public hearing is scheduled for March to allow more residents to be heard on nicotine pouch restrictions and the fine schedule.
💬 Discussed
Variance was approved at the Dec. 18 meeting; a compliance letter outlining 8–9 hazmat contingency plan requirements and storm water shutoff valve instructions is 90% complete.
📍 207 Page Street
💬 Discussed
Board will hold a public hearing in February on Win Waste's minor modification request; the Stoughton Redevelopment Authority submitted a letter opposing the modification.
📍 100 Page Street
🔄 Postponed
Vote on approving the December 18 minutes was deferred to the next meeting.
💬 Discussed
Member Richard Parolin submitted a retirement letter dated January 21, 2026; the board acknowledged his years of service.
💬 Discussed
No new developments since December approval through Feb. 28, 2026; a variance application is still needed for the dumpster, ownership is unclear, and correspondence sent to the park address was returned undelivered.
📍 1156 Park Street
💬 Discussed
Dumpster pad was installed but dumpsters have not been placed on it; owner instructed to comply by end of week, pending sanitarian inspection delayed by utility work.
📍 756 Washington Street
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned unanimously at 6:30 p.m.
January 22, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine meeting opening.
📋 Proposed
Hampton Inn seeks a variance from lifeguard requirements, coming up Jan. 22.
📍 445 Page St.
🔄 Postponed
Blue Hills Health & Rehab requests an extension on its sewer and food establishment (FE) license, continued from the Nov. 20 meeting.
📍 1044 Park St.
📋 Proposed
Board reviews draft tobacco regulation (originally 5/19/22) restricting nicotine pouch sales and setting a fine schedule; public hearing was held Dec. 18, 2025.
✅ Approved
Sanitarian update on a variance approval for a diesel fuel tank canopy at the Milton Cat facility.
📍 207 Page St.
📋 Proposed
A minor modification request for the WinWaste construction-and-demolition debris facility was received Jan. 5, 2026.
📍 100 Page St.
📋 Proposed
Board reviews and approves minutes from the Dec. 18, 2025 open and public hearing meeting.
🔄 Postponed
Status update on a tight tank (sealed holding tank for sewage) and sewer connection issue; continued to Feb. 2026 from the Nov. 20 meeting.
📍 1305 Washington St.
🔄 Postponed
Whiskey Rumors seeks a new dumpster variance for its food establishment; continued six months from its opening day per the Aug. 21, 2025 meeting.
📍 793-795 Washington St.
🔄 Postponed
Kelly's mobile home park dumpster permit and park license are both extended to the February 2026 meeting; possible license suspension or court action noted.
📍 1156 Park St.