Board of Health

Sherborn Board of Health sets hard deadlines on failing septic, weighs in on state housing parcel, and launches solid-waste permit process.

SHERBORN — June 17, 2026 — Sherborn Board of Health imposes deed restrictions on 81 Hunting Lane cesspool property and defers Silverwood Farm well ruling. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to allow homeowner Warren Sahlstrom to convert a second-floor bedroom at the 1902 Hunting Lane property into two bathrooms, but only

SHERBORN — May 20, 2026 — Sherborn Board of Health approves four Farm Road bedrock disruption permits over abutter objections, with new member abstaining. The board voted 2-0-1 on both motions — Chair Julie Dreyfus and member Steve Constantine in favor, new member Boscoch Barackal abstaining — after six abutters urged denial

SHERBORN — May 6, 2026 — Sherborn Board of Health approves grease trap variance for local Dunkin' Donuts and clears cluster of contested septic cases. The board voted unanimously to grant a variance to state regulation 310 CMR 15.351 subsection 2 for the Sherborn Dunkin' Donuts at 23 South

SHERBORN — April 8, 2026 — Sherborn Board of Health approves a bedrock disruption permit for 24 Greenwood Street despite abutter objections over well-water safety. Co-Chair Julie Dreyfus led a 4-1 rejection of an amendment, moved by board member Rebecca Honeywell, that would have barred disruption from commencing before

SHERBORN — March 18, 2026 — Sherborn Board of Health rejects a contractor's request to waive a mandated four-week work halt at a Greenwood Street construction site and adopts a new permit fee schedule projected to generate roughly $20,000 in additional annual revenue. The board voted 5-0

SHERBORN — March 4, 2026 — Sherborn Board of Health clears septic plans for four properties and approves a new installer permit at its March 4 virtual meeting. The board voted 4-0 on septic approvals or deed recordings at 13 Peckham Hill Road, 17 Everett Street, 109 Nason Hill Road, and

Sherborn Board of Health approves C&L Frosty's 2026 permit with a variance to operate without a completed ADA bathroom through the end of May.

Sherborn's Board of Health set a May 2026 deadline for a failed septic repair, approved nine food establishment permits, and delegated sign-off authority on a contested new-home floor plan at its January 7 virtual meeting.

Sherborn Board of Health sets a year-end deadline for a Title V septic inspection and approves a 14.84 percent budget increase request for FY2027.