Public Meeting Notice  Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters Meeting - 11.4.26

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In accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 30A § 20, notice is hereby given that the Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters will be convening their monthly meeting.

• 09:00 a.m. Open Meeting Called to Order
  • Note Meeting Recording 
  • Roll Call by Chair for Quorum

• Approval of Meeting Minutes
  • October 7, 2026, Regular Session 
  • October 7, 2026, Executive Session 
• Executive Director Report
  • Staff reviewed and accepted 2,318 Products.
  • 1 Gas Fitter Apprentice
  • 2 Gas Fitter Master
  • 2 Plumbing/Gas Fitter Inspector
  • 72 Plumbing Apprentice
  • 2 Gas Fitter Corporation
  • 4 Plumbing Corporation/Professional Corporation
  • 24 Plumbing Journeyman
  • 8 Plumbing LLC
  • 14 Plumbing Master
• Legal / Board Counsel Report – Charles Kilb
• Discussion
  • Code Sub-committee update.
• Product Matters
• 26-PA-363 – Trent Sorensen, representing Striem Manufacturing, is requesting product acceptance for the Neutral Zone Point-of-Use Fixture Neutralizer, Model NZ-1.
• UD- Done by others
• Vocational School Projects
  • 26-VSP-366164- Shawsheen Valley Technical High School,357 Great Rd, Bedford. Instructor David Conway is seeking the Boards approval for a commercial vocational project that is not on school property. The project will consist of replacing existing plumbing fixtures.
• Variances
• 26-PV-366162- Martin Richardson, 315 Prospect St, Belmont. The petitioner is seeking relief from 248 CMR 10.10(15), Table 1, Minimum Facilities, not to install the required mop sink on the second floor. The Board of Health and the local inspector have been notified.
• 26-PV-366714- Kurt Raber, 200 Mid Tech Drive Unit C, West Yarmouth. The petitioner is seeking relief from 248 CMR 10.10(15), Table 1, Minimum Facilities, not to install the required shower, and drinking water station for a 956 square foot upholstery business. The Board of Health and the local inspector have been notified.
• 26-PV-367063- Zhuoming Li- 648 County St, Unit 3, Taunton. The petitioner is seeking relief from 248 CMR 10.10(15)(c)4 to permit patron access to the restroom through the kitchen area of a 1,500-square-foot restaurant. The restaurant's seating area accommodates fourteen patrons and may have up to six employees on site at any one time. The Board of Health and the local inspector have been notified.
• Board Delegated Staff Approvals – Special Permission – None
• Board Delegated Staff Approvals (FYI) – Board Vote Not required.

• 26-DAPV-357105- Peter Connell, 57 Kilby St, Hingham. 

  Pump/Substation variance.

• 26-DAPV-357509- Robert Kairnes, 22 Brimmer St, Boston 

  Plumbing Fixture variance for an unlisted bathtub at the above address.

• 26-DAPV-366151- Lauren Mitchell 36 Ceder Rd, Weston. Plumbing fixture variance for an unlisted kitchen sink at the above address.
• 26-DAGV-90979- Jeff Goulart, 33 Southwest Pk, Westwood. Full operation for a thermal oxidizer at the above address.
• 26-DAGV-102035- Baily Solko, 70-80 Grove St, Watertown. Full operation for an unlisted oven at the above address.

Delegated Vocational School Project Approvals – 

• 26-VSP-357495- Greater New Bedford Vocational, 31 pleasant St, New Bedford. Residential Vocational Project for a single family home.
• 26-VSP-366034- Essex North Shore VTHS, 565 Maple St, Danvers. Commercial application for a gas line for an RTU on school grounds. 
• Items not reasonably anticipated by the Chair
• Quasi-Judicial Session - Disciplinary decisions - Closed per M.G.L c. 30A, §18
• Executive Session – Character Reviews
• None
• Investigative Conference - Closed per M.G.L. c. 112, § 65C
• None

Adjournment: Next monthly board meeting is December 2, 2026 (location TBD)

Note: If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting, please reach out to Cheryl Yebba at 617- 701-8711. The Agency will make best efforts to accommodate requests received in a timely manner.