Rockport Daily Current, Monday, October 19

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Good morning, Rockport. It's Monday, October 19. From the Cape Ann Current, I'm Kerry Jane, with your Rockport Daily Current, free public information for Rockport. Today we look at a new septic inspection rule for older tanks.

At its Thursday, October 15 meeting, the Board of Health voted 4 to 0 to require full state septic inspections every 3 years for tight tanks that are 30 years or older. The town knows of 18 tight tanks, and 1 must comply right away. The health director says the inspection costs about 517 dollars. Enforcement begins June 1.

The Select Board meets tomorrow at 6 p.m. on Zoom. According to the agenda, the board will discuss police officer assignments for the November 3 state election and a proposal for New Year's Eve events. The town administrator will also give a finance update on the town budget.

In town meetings today, the Finance Committee meets at 5 p.m., and the Community Preservation Committee meets at 7 p.m.

At the Rockport Public Library, adults can join a board game session tomorrow from 2 to 3:45 p.m. On Wednesday, October 21, Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman perform at the Shalin Liu Performance Center at 7 p.m.

In high school sports today, the field hockey team plays at Amesbury at 6 p.m. Tomorrow, boys soccer hosts Amesbury at 4 p.m., and girls soccer hosts Amesbury at 6 p.m.

The National Weather Service expects a sunny day today with a high near 56. A small craft advisory takes effect this evening on the bays. Forecasters say tomorrow will be partly sunny and breezy with a high near 58 and wind gusts up to 29 miles per hour. High tide is just before 6:29 p.m.

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That's the Rockport Daily Current for Monday. Everything we share is free public information from public records and government data. For updates from all 4 Cape Ann towns, and every source, go to capeanncurrent dot com. I'm Kerry Jane, the Cape Ann Current's host. Catch the Daily Current again tomorrow. Keeping Cape Ann current.

Stories in this episode

• Tuesday on Cape Ann: Manchester Essex school board takes up the Essex Elementary budget and borrowing, Gloucester weighs a higher shellfish catch limit
• Rockport rule: oldest septic tight tanks need inspection every 3 years
• Sunny Monday near 56, then a windy northeast stretch: small craft advisory on the bays from tonight to Wednesday evening
• Scoreboard: five varsity games Monday, six more on Tuesday's MIAA schedule

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