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Health agent Ed reported there had been no positive EEE or West Nile samples collected within Lakeville itself, but nearby municipalities — including Raynham, Bridgewater and Halifax — had recorded positive mosquito samples this season, prompting the classification. \"Lakeville is a moderate risk for both Bridal E and West Nile now. We've had, there haven't been any positive samples of either West Nile or Bridal in Lakeville, but there have been the state of Massachusetts now has 15 positive samples for Tripoli, with a good concentration in the Bridgewater Halifax area,\" Ed said (transcript spelling/intended names retained from record).

Board members noted there were no human cases reported in the region at the time of the meeting. The agent advised residents to follow standard mosquito-avoidance guidance and to report any dead birds or mosquito concerns to the health department.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lakeville Board of Health, 8-20-25","oneSentenceSummary","Town of Lakeville health staff said the area is at moderate risk for both Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus based on nearby positive mosquito samples; no human cases have been reported locally.","taxTitle","Town of Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts","taxId",58187,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6490728,"Board grants temporary variance for four horses at 166 Rhode Island Road with manure and nontransferability conditions",1322,3737000,5059000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5664527-598b68beea050ca25ab55c92784ddf21&start=3737&end=5059","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5664527-598b68beea050ca25ab55c92784ddf21/thumbnail_3737000.jpg","/articles/6490728/Massachusetts/Board-grants-temporary-variance-for-four-horses-at-166-Rhode-Island-Road-with-manure-and-nontransferability-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6490728-e73243f0303c08016acdcf1414ad7136/orig.mp4?Expires=1770583945&Signature=Knw8g0JGwzPV0ukxgI34CnK5aG0xcX3JIjLfu3QWgeRC9zzszpr04yYjs4lMEoimbzZjVKl3XSF-G34lst7z2LyxHBAL84BfKIkXjeKP5loQy9idXF5vNQB9lADQ7Ws9Lc9LBk1ZEODfcIBkumfkm~M-i0EgdcoLMRNtMcKgvITHyw52q~MCJDz4BCAEUUNele8WDwLb0zN6wCxIATBYP7Mv3mqiCz23fZysQJlmNiIsW7JIfEveU333d~r3mulf-z5oMGnmXX~OormtRgk9Kchlch2XP6DMHiC3rACqw3I28HyjgWq2Ke47o4yOAQGDWri39VT6zE15magSwgU3dw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville Board of Health on Wednesday approved a new stable permit for 166 Rhode Island Road and granted a variance to keep four horses on the property, subject to conditions and a temporary limit tied to the current animals.

Owner Morgan Long and co-applicant Stephanie Miranda explained the request, saying the four horses are a herd that historically have been kept together. Long said neighbors were consulted in advance and that manure would not be stored on-site but taken away. \"These 4 horses come together. They are a herd together,\" Long said. She told the board she had met individually with neighbors and sent formal notices.

The board questioned lot size and the town's stable regulations, which set minimum lot-area thresholds for two or three horses and authorize the board to review requests for additional animals. Board members said they had historically been cautious about granting variances that increase the number of animals on small lots and discussed the risk of establishing a transferable precedent. The applicant supplied design and site information, including a plan to place a covered dumpster for manure near an internal gate and to remove manure on a regular schedule.

The board approved the permit on a condition that the variance to keep four horses be temporary and limited to the life of the animals currently on-site, that manure be stored in a covered container and removed every two weeks, and that the property be grandfathered only for two horses consistent with the town's stable regulations for future transfers. Inspector Jared and board staff confirmed they had reviewed the site and will set conditions in the permit that include shelter standards and waste management.

The motion passed with aye votes. The board recorded that the permit will require the owner to notify the health department before bringing animals onto the site and that final occupancy of the paddock or shelter is contingent on meeting the inspector's conditions.","The Board of Health approved a new stable permit and a variance to keep four horses at 166 Rhode Island Road on a temporary, conditional basis. The permit requires covered manure storage with biweekly removal, limits transferability, and ties permanent grandfathering to two horses under town rules.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6490738,"Board OKs septic upgrade at 135 Staple Shore with conditions after abutter concerns over pipe crossing",3190,609000,3799000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5664527-598b68beea050ca25ab55c92784ddf21&start=609&end=3799","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5664527-598b68beea050ca25ab55c92784ddf21/thumbnail_609000.jpg","/articles/6490738/Massachusetts/Board-OKs-septic-upgrade-at-135-Staple-Shore-with-conditions-after-abutter-concerns-over-pipe-crossing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6490738-771261fe721f26d0c412827e1c4c31da/orig.mp4?Expires=1770583945&Signature=mNP~kzqODvKO0DewP2JsmhwvVt06AXggJuqqVZ30-fMgjrjCWsGt5-n7T~TieESmViIM29X6jcfMfNzmTBk64TMNnO5rIo9BYwgyECKnZLccLw9LViop3I9J9L6DBOHWgPsxtorOItmMmVwGl8D4MV6aA1OIK3sReKvA9nRj7AfGuXfPd68yNb7Ij36A-FC4RYrMzWYPY3qKhtCFlM3esBBiYq6uafOvsEtFd~~wRrHKhHHC5hiMNdL94gQehlsX-G0CoUrbSHEMwlacNfd8PoXJMcbvj~D2DOOa4tk8lJvmhvnSqxvAHJUmawEtgh7yw8k9UY5LBmktjDTiKOEEgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville Board of Health approved the subsurface sewage disposal system upgrade for 135 Staple Shore on Wednesday, granting 17 requested local upgrade approvals and variances but adding conditions addressing an abutter's concerns about an existing force-main crossing.

Zenith Consulting Engineers' Jamie Bissonette told the board the design uses a bottomless sand filter with an Advantex AX20 unit and time-dose technology to provide denitrification and advanced treatment. Bissonette said the proposal also reduces permitted bedroom count for the house from three to two and replaces an existing tight tank with the new system. \"This will give denitrification and and treatment. It's based on time dose technology,\" Bissonette said.

Abutter Roger Eldridge told the board he and his wife were \"very concerned\" because the proposed work would cross the pipe associated with their system and run across property near their lot. Eldridge asked that the board require protections and remediation if his system were damaged. \"We're concerned about the line being crossed. Our septic system has been in place for 25 years,\" Eldridge said.

Engineer Jamie Bissonette and owner Richard Clayton (the applicant) described measures intended to reduce risk to the abutter's line: use of flowable fill around the crossing to prevent settlement, compacted trenching, on-site inspections by the health agent and the engineer before backfilling, and documentation with photographs. Bissonette said: \"...we specify in that area to be backfilled with flowable fill around the pipes. That will stop it from settling so that we won't be getting calls, because the soil compacted and put pressure on the pipe break.\"

After extended discussion, the board added conditions requiring: a preconstruction meeting with the health agent to coordinate traffic, emergency access and notifications (including the fire department); inspection and photographic documentation at the time the crossing is backfilled; flowable-fill placement at the crossing; and an agreement that the installer/owner will warranty and repair any damage to the abutter's pipe at that crossing for six months after final inspection. Clayton and his attorney, Bob Mather, indicated willingness to provide these assurances and to include a contractor warranty as part of the permit conditions.

The application also noted a reduction in bedroom allowance at the property from three to two and referenced prior soil testing and assessor records; conservation commission review had occurred and a file number issued after that commission meeting, Bissonette said. The board recorded no change to the approved treatment technology but requested vendor confirmations where equipment dimensions (low-profile tank details) were unclear.

The motion to approve the upgrade with the 17 local upgrades and the stated conditions passed by aye votes. The board recorded further follow-up tasks: preconstruction meeting scheduling, documentation of the crossing location, vendor/manufacturer confirmation where tank dimensions are in question, and requirement that the contractor include a six-month warranty or written agreement prior to issuance of the construction/works permit.","The Board granted 17 local upgrades and variances for a bottomless sand filter system (Advantex AX20) at 135 Staple Shore, conditioning the permit on preconstruction coordination, flowable-fill crossing protection, inspection documentation and a six-month warranty/repair agreement for any damage to an existing abutter force main crossing.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6490753,"Board of Health approves septic upgrade at Full Water Street with three local upgrades",427,49000,476000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5664527-598b68beea050ca25ab55c92784ddf21&start=49&end=476","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5664527-598b68beea050ca25ab55c92784ddf21/thumbnail_49000.jpg","/articles/6490753/Massachusetts/Board-of-Health-approves-septic-upgrade-at-Full-Water-Street-with-three-local-upgrades","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6490753-fa1545ebf6c454923073ff297bb13156/orig.mp4?Expires=1770583945&Signature=XgVFfZVvjtYB-NZYUzWC6-3WxyxpobT302hX80QBhNNuWm1oJH7fMFN1AvqpC6TP-ErmCXH-d-QrO~H1TFkWclBYgP9-rN25rGZ7jneRjLIRpJ9uAsEwR9lA0EuIeKQ04mwREXEIl6DSzMV2jfF9BbVv4lN78PP3Ui-CX3CBk3Cl5Uza0CEdrRnsgjxmc6y5E00Yh53bUVAhr9-mC2ehvNMZBNJ2iaKfO8j3cbL6cqv~3fQtPwWwgHagYqRNNz~A2Eut5EQIq2hwReIYIiib48zxgQ623aX0MMR1fraOBI1CqSwAV1eEZqGALjsok~mCeemkDpoP1wViF-qnWXNH5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Lakeville Board of Health voted Wednesday to approve a subsurface sewage disposal system upgrade at Full Water Street, granting three requested local upgrade approvals for an advanced treatment unit and associated reductions.

The approval covers an advanced treatment unit with a pump and pipe leaching field and three local upgrades: a reduction in required separation from seasonal high groundwater (from 5 feet to 3 feet), a local sizing adjustment, and a local reduction related to invert-to-groundwater separation. \"We're asking for 3 local upgrade approvals,\" said Jamie Bissonette of Zenith Consulting Engineers. Bissonette described the system as an advanced treatment unit with a pump and pipe leaching field and said engineers had relied on U.S. Geological Survey–based calculations for seasonal high groundwater.

Health agent Ed (last name not specified in the record) said he had reviewed the revised plan and had no objections. \"I reviewed it and I'm okay with it,\" Ed said. Board member Chris (last name not specified) noted the location was away from dense well fields and that the closest private well was more than 300 feet from the system.

The board asked the applicant to provide written confirmation of some equipment details. Bissonette said Zenith would confirm tank specifications and hoped to get documentation from J and R Sales about a low-profile (\"LowPro\") tank and minimum internal dimensions. \"We'll reach out to Lauren at J and R Sales and confirm that there's the 10 inch minimum or that it meets the requirements for the fast unit,\" Bissonette said.

No members of the public asked to speak during the Water Street presentation. After discussion, a board member moved to approve the upgrade with the three local upgrades; a second was recorded and the board voted in favor with aye votes. The board recorded no additional conditions for this approval.

The meeting record shows the board aimed to document manufacturer specifications and site details as part of the file prior to completion of work.","The Town of Lakeville Board of Health approved a subsurface sewage disposal system upgrade for a Full Water Street property, granting three local upgrade approvals for an advanced treatment unit and related reductions after staff review and no abutter objections.","actionData","errors"]

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