Board of Health

Dracut Board of Health unanimously approves overhauled food permit fee schedule set for June 1 rollout. Interim Health Director Joanne Belanger benchmarked rates against eight surrounding communities and introduced tiered fees based on establishment size and food risk, with the highest permit fee

Board of Health unanimously appoints two town officials as authorized agents and adopts electronic inspectional software. Assistant Town Clerk Sarath Sek and Animal Control Officer Colleen Morse were designated as Board of Health agents for the remainder of fiscal year 2026 under Massachusetts law.

The Dracut Board of Health unanimously authorized Interim Health Director Joanne Belanger and tobacco control agent Ron Beauregard to conduct business as agents through the remainder of fiscal year 2026. Belanger, working 15 to 18 hours per week on an initial three-month contract, is assisting in

Board of Health adopts garbage hauler regulations replacing 1970s rules. Chairman Louis Rousseau, Vice-Chair Cynthia Campbell, and Clerk Tom Bomil voted unanimously to adopt revised Transportation of Garbage and Refuse regulations effective April 1, 2026, updating definitions, permitting, and

Dracut Board of Health confirms February 19 garbage hauler hearing, approves prior minutes unanimously. Health Director David Ouellette reported re-permitting 140 restaurants, 9 septic haulers, 10 septic installers, 2 funeral directors, and 4 tanning beds for 2026. Ouellette announced his