Deerfield Selectboard Advances Kratom Ban Hearing, Votes on Sewer Abatement
Deerfield Selectboard moves toward kratom hearing, approves sewer abatement and new committee charter at July 8 meeting.
Board of Health · Meeting of July 8, 2026
Deerfield Selectboard moves toward kratom hearing, approves sewer abatement and new committee charter at July 8 meeting. The board voted unanimously to abate $2,606.13 from a sewer bill for Nupro LLC and Orful Americas Incorporated at 12 Merrigan Way, representing two years of accumulated billing that had swept in separately metered irrigation water, setting the revised total due at $48,540.99. The board adopted the Town Building Advisory Committee charter and appointed Peter Lankowski to a three-year T-BAC term, while tabling the appointment of John Cunningham pending further review.
Health Agent Ned presented a draft regulation proposing a total ban on kratom sales in all forms; four remote callers urged a narrower approach targeting only synthetic products, while board member Blake Gilmore said he was "hesitant to ban stuff outright" given his own history with opioid treatment. A public hearing on the proposed kratom regulation is expected July 22.
In the full story:
- Town Building Advisory Committee Charter
- T-BAC Appointments
- Sewer Abatement, Nupro LLC / Orful Americas
- Kratom Regulations
- North Hillside Road Traffic Safety
- Dog Hearing Continuance, 9 Sherman Drive
- The complete report, 3,482 words
Source: the Board of Health meeting of July 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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