Board of Health

FRCOG Cooperative Public Health Services

The Town of Ashfield has contracted with the Cooperative Public Health Service (CPHS) of the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) for the services below. The CPHS staff works closely with members of the BOH on these matters. For further information and for a CPHS staff listing and contact details, please see the CPHS website.

Title 5 (septic) and Private Wells

This includes: septic system design review, system inspection and construction; soil evaluation; the permitting of septage haulers; and the drilling and decommissioning of private wells, among other tasks.

FRCOG CPHS Septic Systems page

Title V - Septic Tank Pumping Policy

Food Safety 

This includes: inspections and the permitting of food establishments that store, prepare, package, serve, or vend food directly to the consumer, or otherwise provide food for human consumption.

FRCOG CPHS Food Safety page

Apply for a temporary food service permit

Housing & Lodging

This includes: enforcing the State Sanitary Code related to tenants and living space.

FRCOG CPHS Housing & Lodging page

Public Health Nursing

This includes: communicable disease investigation and prevention, education, wellness, and special programs. The CPHS Public Health Nurses, Lisa White and Meg Ryan, and the Community Health Educator, Maureen O’Reilly, work closely with members of the Town Board of Health on these matters.