Health Board Reconvenes with New Member

Above, Kimberly Mu-Chow participated in her first meeting as a member of the Board of Health.

The first meeting of the three-member Franklin Board of Health since the election was held Thursday afternoon in the municipal building. The board welcomed Kimberly Mu-Chow, who ran a write-in campaign to fill a previously uncontested and therefor unfilled Board of Health seat. She is a retired Director of Pharmacy.

Bridget Sweet was returned as chair and member Jeffrey Harris became vice chair.

The board then had a discussion about a bylaw amendment for local chapter 139, tightening up some of the treatment of grease traps and similar devices.

They also reviewed and ultimately approved in soil coverage of sewage system components at 6 Bunny Drive.

The final part of the meeting was hearing reports from the Metacomet shared services teams relating to food service inspections, communicable diseases, and activities of the public health nurse.

The meeting was adjourned after about 25 minutes.