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Board of Health approves contracted food inspector at $38 per hour.

Board of Health approves contracted food inspector at $38 per hour. The board voted unanimously to offer Hayden Fitch the position for routine food service inspection and administrative tasks, contingent on proof of liability insurance and a completed W-9 tax form, pending his release from the

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health offers Administrative Clerk position to Kerrin Nixon

Board of Health offers Administrative Clerk position to Kerrin Nixon pending background check. The Essex board interviewed three candidates at its April 9 meeting and voted unanimously to extend the conditional offer to Nixon, with Board of Health Administrator Erin Kirchner outlining required CORI

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health approves eight permits and discusses staff hiring

Essex Board of Health approves eight permits for food service and septage operations. The board voted unanimously to approve permits for food service establishments including Essex River Cruises and Charters and Down River Ice Cream, temporary food event coordinators Joan Michelle Pepin and

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health Discusses Hiring After Staff Transition

Board of Health meets briefly to discuss hiring process following administrative staff transition. Chair Dr. David Driscoll, Member Peter Hoare, and Member Travis Good unanimously approved bills payable #775 totaling $858.55. Board of Health Administrator Erin Kirchner outlined next steps in hiring

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health grants one-year waste collection variance

Board of Health grants one-year variance for early compactor collection. Applicant Eian Woodman requested permission to have waste-compactor equipment removed and returned outside the standard 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. collection window due to the vendor facility's schedule and resulting 24-hour gap in

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Government · Board of Health

Board upholds condemnation order for uninhabitable Lufkin Street home

Essex Board of Health upholds property condemnation following inadequate housing conditions. Board of Health Administrator Erin Kirchner reported that after initial heat complaints on January 15, follow-up inspections on February 5 and 6 revealed multiple violations including lack of heat, no hot

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