Board of Health Ratifies Craig Street Condemnation, Raises Septic Fee to $1,200

PLYMOUTH — June 3, 2026 — Plymouth Board of Health upholds condemnation of Craig Street property used as unlicensed rooming house. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to ratify an emergency condemnation order at 4 Craig Street, where a May 19 administrative search warrant inspection revealed loose live electrical wiring, sewage leakage, a dead rodent, nonfunctional smoke detectors, and at least five numbered bedroom doors in a building classified as a single-family dwelling. Health Director Caroline Kinsella said letters sent in January, February, and April went unanswered before Town Counsel Alex White of KP Law obtained the warrant. Property owner Girtha's daughter Faye told the board the family had filled a 20-yard dumpster and secured pest control for the following day, but White advised that based on photos taken that morning "there are still pretty significant concerns here that need to be addressed before it would be habitable in a safe condition." One basement tenant is refusing to vacate despite the 24-hour order issued May 19; the board was advised housing court may be needed to compel removal. In other action, the board raised the septic plan review fee from $400 to $1,200 effective July 1 to cover consultant Paul Brogna's costs, approved a body art establishment permit for eyebrow microblading business Malloroy PMU at 464 Granite Avenue, and unanimously condemned long-dilapidated structures at 107-111 Highland Street to allow DEP-required asbestos removal to proceed.