Board of Health

Berlin Board of Health launches curbside-style food waste composting at the transfer station and leaves a hauler contract unsigned over prevailing wage questions.

BERLIN — June 16, 2026 — Berlin Board of Health greenlights composting drop-off program and scales back transfer station pest control plan. The board voted unanimously to adjourn a June 16 working session after approving a food-waste composting program set to launch July 1 at the transfer station, open to

Berlin Board of Health grants septic permits and flags hazmat concerns near public water supply.

Berlin Board of Health moves to finalize tobacco regulations and overhaul transfer station operations.

Berlin Board of Health approves septic variance and moves toward composting at transfer station.

BERLIN — April 21, 2026 — Berlin Board of Health schedules a septic variance hearing and holds a barn permit pending conservation review. The board, meeting via Zoom on April 21, set a May 5 hearing for a single reserve-area pump variance at Lot 2 on Linden Street — down from three

BERLIN — April 7, 2026 — Berlin Board of Health advances tobacco regulation overhaul, banning coupons and free product giveaways while rejecting retailer distance limits. Working item by item through a draft regulatory checklist at the April 7 meeting, the board agreed to ban free tobacco product distribution and coupons — describing both

Berlin Board of Health approves new septic system, defers two well requests to April 7.

Berlin Board of Health moves to compel Whitney Estates into compliance after finding no licensed operator for its shared well or septic system.

Berlin Board of Health begins planning a household hazardous waste collection day targeted for spring 2027.