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Board approves variances for two Arkansas Avenue septic repairs after resident raises notification concerns
Summary
The Board of Health granted local-variance approvals for septic repairs at 54 and 26 Arkansas Avenue. An adjacent resident questioned whether owners of nearby parcels that host shared leach fields had been notified; the applicant and staff said easements exist and abutters had been notified.
The Board of Health approved local relief Oct. 16 for two septic repair/upgrade applications in the Madigan/Arkansas Avenue area where tight lots and shared easements make conventional systems difficult.
Ryan Maxwell of Bracken Engineering explained both applications. For 54 Arkansas Ave., Maxwell said the existing conventional system was in technical failure and the proposed repair includes a MicroFAST (IA) tank and a new leach field; variances sought included reduced leach-field setback to a property line (as close as 10 feet in one location versus the required 50 feet in the local code), lack of a reserve area and a request to place treatment components across an easement on adjacent land. For 26 Arkansas Ave., Maxwell…
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