Board of Health
Handles public health rules — food safety inspections, septic system permits, and local health regulations.
49 items across 6 meetings.
June 10, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Meeting opens at 10:30 AM via Zoom; residents may raise concerns not on the agenda.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Public Health Nurse will provide an update on current community health activities.
📋 Proposed
Board of Health Director will present the monthly status update.
📋 Proposed
Board will set July meeting date(s).
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjourned.
May 13, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Meeting opens at 10:30 AM; residents may raise issues not on the agenda.
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Hearing to discuss an order letter issued to 475 Glen Road regarding a housing or nuisance violation.
📍 475 Glen Road
📋 Proposed
Kitchen designer Jason Russo presents an overview of JST Restaurant, likely for permitting or plan review.
📋 Proposed
Routine update from the Public Health Nurse.
📋 Proposed
Routine monthly update from the Board of Health Director.
📋 Proposed
Board to set June meeting dates.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjourned.
April 15, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Septic system at JST is designed for 175 restaurant seats and 49 function-hall seats, exceeding approved occupancy; a local upgrade approval blocks expansion, and no food service application or fee has been filed yet.
📍 Josiah Smith Tavern
✅ Approved
Minutes from March 18, 2026 approved unanimously.
💬 Discussed
96% Weston-resident survey (104 responses) showed prevention and harm reduction as top priorities; full regional and Weston reports due early May, with a Mocktail Event at JST on April 30.
🗳️ Voted on
Homeowner received unclean fill from 42 Aberdeen Road and a Newton property; board voted to require submission of LSP chemical test results within 30 days, with an order letter in progress.
📍 325 Merriam Street
💬 Discussed
25 confirmed flu cases in March, 9 so far in April; first salmonella case noted and elevated campylobacteriosis cases in elderly residents; camp health binder reviews underway.
💬 Discussed
12 Weston ticks tested via TickReport last year; new pool sunscreen dispenser ordered; federal Hospital Preparedness Program funding eliminated, affecting regional health coalition capacity.
💬 Discussed
Next Board of Health meeting is May 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM via Zoom.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 12:57 PM.
April 15, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Meeting opens with opportunity for residents to raise issues not on the agenda.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of previous BOH meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Great Meadows Regional Substance Use Prevention Coordinator Olivia Dufour presents survey results informing how Weston uses opioid-settlement abatement funds.
📋 Proposed
BOH reviews an LSP (licensed site professional overseeing hazardous-waste cleanup) report on unauthorized alterations to front and rear yards at 325 Merriam Street.
• Status unclear
Standing update from the town's public health nurse on current community health activities.
• Status unclear
BOH Director's routine monthly report.
📋 Proposed
Board sets upcoming May meeting schedule.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns.
March 18, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Minutes approved unanimously.
✅ Approved
Animal Control Officer Karen O'Reilly approved as Town of Weston Animal Inspector.
🗳️ Voted on
Board voted to lift the winter moratorium on new septic construction, effective March 18, 2026; roughly 10 septic plans are already queued for review.
💬 Discussed
February saw 25 confirmed flu cases (7 suspect); March has slowed to 7 confirmed; summer camp inspections approaching, nurse training with state next week.
💬 Discussed
State-mandated SAPHE 2.0 survey (250 questions) is underway; the regional public health grant funding the town's inspection and testing support expires June 30, 2027 and may not be renewed due to a state funding deficit.
💰 Regional grant at risk; expiry June 30, 2027
💬 Discussed
Opioid survey results show prevention is the top priority; a nonalcoholic mixology event is planned for April using rolled-over opioid funds, with monthly community events to follow.
💰 Funded by unused prior-year opioid money
📍 AIC or JST function room (tentative)
💬 Discussed
Narcan usage averaged 2–3 cases per month (Jan–Mar); tick kits and Narcan available at the Board of Health table in Town Hall; Prevention (POP) bags planned for Celebrate Weston.
📍 Town Hall
💬 Discussed
Rumor of soda sales at the high school was investigated; confirmed the trucks deliver only Propel, zero-sugar Gatorade, and water — no soda on school premises.
📍 Weston High School
💬 Discussed
Planning Board asked whether an existing pump station across from Regis College could serve a new assisted-living/memory-care development; BOH confirmed Regis is tied to Waltham sewer and DEP is unaware of any wastewater treatment facility on site — project engineer directed to investigate.
📍 Across from Regis College
💬 Discussed
Unified Planning Committee asked whether school septic systems are sized by classroom; BOH clarified sizing is per person and those systems are regulated by DEP.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 12:13 PM; next meeting April 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM in person.
March 18, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Opening and open floor for resident issues not on the agenda.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Board will nominate Karen O'Reilly as an animal inspector.
📋 Proposed
Board will vote on a regulation restricting new septic system construction in January–February, following a November vote to establish that ban.
• Status unclear
Routine public health nurse status report.
• Status unclear
Routine monthly report from the Health Department director.
• Status unclear
Board will set April meeting dates.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.