Acushnet Board of Health conditions septic approval on four-bedroom deed restriction

ACUSHNET -- March 10, 2026, Acushnet Board of Health tied a new-home septic permit to a deed restriction and conditionally cleared a stalled property closing at its March 10 meeting. Chair David Davignon, Vice Chair Thomas Fortin, and Member Robert Medeiros voted unanimously to approve a four-bedroom septic design for a Seaport Realty lot, but conditioned the permit and certificate of occupancy on the applicant recording a deed restriction capping the home at four bedrooms, prompted by a large bonus room above the garage that board members said could easily become a fifth. The board also waived a Title 5 inspection for George and Susan Cunha of 16 Bridge Street, who are adding roughly 480 square feet to reconfigure existing undersized bedrooms without increasing bedroom count. On a third matter, engineer Peter Cruz of CAP Engineering Solutions asked for conditional approval of an as-built septic system at 233 Dann Road with a property closing set for March 13; the board agreed, but required a licensed land surveyor's certification and a PE sign-off on Title 5 compliance before issuing the COC. "If it's not there and we sign off, we're in big trouble, we've been sued already," Medeiros said. The board then entered executive session on non-union personnel and staffing.