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Board of Health changes handling of Title 5/percolation reports; stops routine third-party review
Summary
Hubbardston’s Board of Health decided to stop routinely routing Title 5 (septic) inspections to a outside reviewer after confirming state registration of local inspectors; the board will review only when questions arise, avoiding recurring reviewer fees.
Board members reviewed Title 5 (septic) and percolation (perk) reports and agreed to change the board’s handling of those files. Historically the board had one outside reviewer (identified in the meeting as Phil) look over reports; that practice generated review charges and often duplicated work because state-registered inspectors prepare and sign the tests.
The board instru…
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