Gardner Health Department hires inspector, schedules landfill monitoring repairs and resumes inspections

The Gardner City Health Department told the Board of Health on April 28 that it hired a returning inspector, has scheduled repairs to groundwater-monitoring wells and will start a bidding process to repair or replace landfill system pumps.

Staff announced the department hired Inspector Eric Fabin, who previously worked for the department. "He's a new hire for Inspector. He had worked for this department before in 02/2003, and we've missed him to come back," Health Department staff said. The department said Fabin will begin by conducting housing inspections and will be trained on food and other programs.

Landfill and groundwater monitoring

Staff said money already encumbered and discussions with the mayor and auditor mean the pump-repair project can be fully…