Board of Health – December 8, 2025
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Agenda
• Notice: Public Comment will not be accepted at this meeting except as solicited by the chairperson of the Board of Health.
• 5:30 PM, Roll Call / Call to Order
• Chair Updates and Announcements
• Member Announcements
• Health Agent Updates
• North Quabbin Health Collaborative (NQHC) Updates (Report on NQHC meeting on 12/01/25)
• Clerk Updates, including Millers River Watershed Council annual meeting on 12/10/2025 and recap of drop-in session on December 6 at Wendell Library by the MIT Renewable Energy Siting Clinic
• Health Inspector Updates and visit, including request by National Grid to install a tight tank septic system at the Wendell Depot Substation
• Wendell Solar, LLC – Discuss application for battery energy storage system. Discuss response letter from Beals & Thomas received on Dec. 1, 2025 regarding BOH comments. Review application for completeness. Discuss possible consultants.
Application available here:
BESS Application: https://bealsandthomas.tuyu.io/publicDownload/out3gefpk0hwkkm6
Plans: https://bealsandthomas.tuyu.io/publicDownload/9prdfpjobppvlzyw
• Approve and sign minutes of meeting on November 24, 2025.
• Attend to mail received and new business not reasonably anticipated within 48 hours.
• Review notices as necessary.
• Confirm next meeting date, tentatively December 22, 2025 at 5:30PM.