Littleton Board of Health Approves Septic and Well Variances at Three Properties

LITTLETON -- July 24, 2024, Littleton Board of Health approves three property variances and defers three policy rewrites at July meeting. Vice Chair Kevin Davis presided over the July 24 meeting, during which the three-member quorum unanimously approved a Title V waiver for 23-31 Stephen Street and 1 Adam Street, formalizing a months-in-the-making agreement with $60,000 held in escrow, as well as a well-setback variance reducing required distances from 50 feet to 23 feet at 26-30 Cricket Lane on Spectacle Pond, a project stalled since 2021 by an abutters' court dispute. The board also approved three septic variances for 30 George Street, including a reduction in the seasonal high groundwater separation from four feet to two feet for a replacement system serving a house whose existing system was found in failure this spring. A draft Board of Health code of conduct, a room count policy, and updated private well regulations were all tabled to a future meeting pending attendance by absent member Dr. Wason and late-arriving member Mr. Kane; a recurring concern driving the room count debate is that new construction sized to minimum septic capacity leaves residents unable to finish basements without seeking variances.