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Board hears updates on LNG noise enforcement, sharps disposal plan and tobacco-sting concerns
Summary
During department reports the Charlton Board of Health heard that DEP has stepped in on noise complaints about a nearby LNG facility, the board plans to buy a sharps destruct unit with grant/FD support, and tobacco-inspection enforcement is under review pending an investigation of inspector conduct.
At its May 6 meeting the Charlton Board of Health received three separate departmental updates: ongoing noise complaints at a nearby liquified-natural-gas (LNG) facility with DEP enforcement anticipated, a planned sharps-collection/destruction purchase to reduce town disposal costs, and a review of tobacco-inspection enforcement after contested inspection results.
LNG facility noise and DEP involvement
Board staff reported continuing neighbor complaints about low-frequency noise from an LNG facility in the area. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has stepped in; staff said DEP’s noise enforcement and legal offices are preparing to require additional mitigation and that a new sound survey and potential enforcement action were expected by the end of the month. Staff said DEP asked the town…
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