Oakham Health Board Approves Beaver Emergency Permits
The Oakham Board of Health moved to process emergency beaver-trapping permits after residents reported well contamination from rising pond water.
Board of Health · Meeting of August 13, 2026
OAKHAM — The Oakham Board of Health moved to process emergency beaver-trapping permits after residents reported well contamination from rising pond water. Resident John Boucher said "they can't drink any of the water in their well out of their faucet at this point," while Oakham Health Agent Mishel Caisapanta and a Conservation Commission representative, Lucy Tassnow, outlined the permitting steps. The board also weighed an Attorney General's Office receivership option for a vacant 21 Coldbrook Road property carrying about $15,000 in unpaid taxes against a roughly $400,000 assessment, and reviewed a cease-and-desist order against ZOVL Properties LLC over an alleged illegal landfill at 358 Coldbrook Road.
Members approved July's minutes unanimously, reported a $4,600 Capital Environmental invoice that ran $1,800 over its quote, and declined to pursue a Massachusetts Health Officers Association retail tobacco inspection contract for fiscal 2027. The meeting adjourned at 7:19 p.m.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of August 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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