Board of Health approves fee hikes, basin variance
The Board of Health approved an updated fee schedule and a Cedar Street drainage variance. Chair Tammy Mello and Clerk Vincent Hebert voted on a schedule that excludes a Title V inspector fee, after Health Agent Elizabeth Moreira's comparison supported $25 increases.
Board of Health · Meeting of October 21, 2026
DIGHTON — The Board of Health approved an updated fee schedule and a Cedar Street drainage variance. Chair Tammy Mello and Clerk Vincent Hebert voted on a schedule that excludes a Title V inspector fee, after Health Agent Elizabeth Moreira's comparison supported $25 increases. A town official said a 20-cent large and 10-cent small trash bag increase would put packs of 10 at $30 and $15 and still leave a $39,000 deficit on roughly $422,000 in disposal costs.
The board also took up the Elm Street Stormwater Committee order and a resident's request to secure 2641 Pleasant Street, promising follow-up. Attorney Michael O'Shaughnessy called the order "backwards" in his client's case.
In the full story:
- Reports and Announcements
- Old Business: Item F1 Complaint
- Old Business: Fee Schedule and Trash Bags
- New Business
- Public Input: 2641 Pleasant Street
- Other Business and Procedure
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,320 words
Source: the Board of Health meeting of October 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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