The Environmental Health program is responsible for the establishment and execution of municipal environmental program functions that are either State or locally mandated. The program offers a variety of services, which include, but are not limited to, sanitation, housing code enforcement, sewage disposal inspection and plan review, food service inspection and environmental surveys. The Division functions as a component of the land-use agencies and provides consultation services to all citizens regarding public health issues. Town Hall is currently open to the public from 8 am to 1 pm Monday through Friday and from 1 pm to 4 pm for appts. Click here to see what information we can provide you online.
Responsibilities
The division handles the following under this program:
- Samples the Town's drinking water and collects samples from ponds, rivers, streams, private well water supplies and all Town beaches.
- Answers complaints about noise, open burning, refuse, odors, food service establishments, barber shop and beauty salons, animal control, residential and commercial housing, schools and child day care centers, etc.
- Oversees the installation of all subsurface sewage disposal systems and approves all plans relating to this program; reviews and approves well drilling permits.
- Licenses all food service establishments, barber shop and beauty salons, indoor and outdoor public pools, marine dock facilities and itinerant vendors within The Town