Board of Health approves late animal permit renewal and kratom regulations.
The Burlington Board of Health unanimously approved a late permit renewal for keeping animals at 14 Foster Road on August 25, 2026, for resident Rita Pisapia, whose household permit had expired June 30th. Board members voted 4-0 to grant the renewal with conditions after Pisapia attributed the
Board of Health · Meeting of August 25, 2026
BURLINGTON — The Burlington Board of Health unanimously approved a late permit renewal for keeping animals at 14 Foster Road on August 25, 2026, for resident Rita Pisapia, whose household permit had expired June 30th. Board members voted 4-0 to grant the renewal with conditions after Pisapia attributed the missed deadline to technical issues and competing demands. Public Health Director Susan Lumenello reported the state's temporary order scheduling kratom as a Schedule 1 substance, effective August 28, 2026, allowing the board to enforce compliance and advance its subcommittee-drafted regulations aligned with state mandates.
The board deferred a permit change request for 15 County Road to the next meeting after the applicant failed to attend and filed paperwork contained inaccuracies; three complaints had been filed against that applicant.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of August 25, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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