Hubbardston Board of Health reviews Title 5 and water tests, grants permit signings and extends deadline for townhome corrections

The Town of Hubbardston Board of Health reviewed Title 5 (septic) and well-water test results, agreed to sign a batch of permits subject to outstanding water reports, authorized an extension to early March for corrective actions at the Briarwood townhome complex and approved a $600 membership in the Montachusett Public Health Network (MPHN).

Board members opened the meeting by approving the Dec. 10 minutes. The board then reviewed several Title 5 inspections and well-water tests. The board recorded a failed Title 5 at 15 Rawlings Wood Road, where the inspector noted sewage backup into the system/component and an overloaded or clogged system as the reason for failure. A Title 5 inspection at 148 New Templeton Road passed. A separate property listed as 205 Gardner Road (also referenced as 505 Fields in meeting materials) failed and is slated for septic repair; the inspector noted an old cast-iron tank that will likely be replaced and that a new perk…