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Resident asks select board to help after missing septic records block home food‑processor license
Summary
A Baldwin resident said missing town septic records are preventing a $20 home food‑processor license; she asked the board to consider providing a visual‑inspection statement or other documentation so she can sell prepackaged tea at craft fairs without incurring costly site evaluations.
A resident (S3) told the board she has been unable to obtain a state home food‑processor license because town records for her septic system appear incomplete. She said the state will accept either a signed septic design or a local CEO's visual‑inspection statement, but the town file lacks the required documentation and she cannot afford a $2,000–$3,000 site evaluation.
"I just wanna be able to make tea and go all my life," the resident (S3) said, describing how missing records and a lack of coordination with the code office have delayed her ability to sell prepackaged tea at seasonal craft fairs. Board members and staff reviewed possible remedies — locating design copies from the original engineer (George Sawyer), checking map/lot discrepancies, accepting a statement from a licensed plumber or site evaluator, or asking the CEO to provide a brief visual‑inspection note for the state's application. The board asked the resident to submit the state letter and attachments so staff can research options and follow up.
