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Resident says years-long sewer-gas odor is making businesses ill; Sewer Authority to investigate
Summary
At a Bolton Board of Selectmen meeting, resident Carl Price urged action after years of sewer-gas odors affecting his business and neighboring veterinary clinic. Sewer Authority Chair Bob Moore invited Price to the Authority's February meeting and said staff will coordinate on-site inspections and follow-up.
Carl Price, a Bolton resident and business owner, told the Board of Selectmen that his business at 228 Boston Turnpike and nearby Bolden Veterinary have endured a sewer-gas odor for about five to six years, sometimes so strong it permeates buildings.
“It's only a temporary solution to an ongoing problem,” Price said, describing past town responses that included adding deodorant to the sewer line and repeated phone calls to town and regional offices. He asked that the town engineer and field personnel inspect a manhole where the system transitions from pressurized to gravity feed.
Bob Moore, chair of the Sewer Authority, thanked Price for bringing the matter to the board’s attention and said the Authority invited him to attend its February meeting to discuss next steps. Moore said the Authority plans to meet with the business and veterinary representatives, town engineering staff and the town’s regional contacts to identify remedies.
Moore said he and other Authority members intend to “sit down with” the property representatives and the town engineer to determine possible options and locations for inspection. The board recorded no formal action at the Selectmen meeting; the next step is the Sewer Authority meeting and on-site inspections Moore described.
The board’s recording clerk confirmed contact information for Price on the record; Selectmen also noted the Fulton/Lake regional water pollution control body had been suggested by town staff as another party to consult.
The board did not set a date for follow-up at this meeting; Price said he would await contact from the regional authority and town staff.
