WILLIAMSBURG, Mass. -- A town's health board said it can't order a resident to remove port-a-potties flanking his driveway despite the objections of neighbors. The toilets at Chris Duval's home have been spray-painted orange. Duval said the toilets are "empty fiberglass shells" he finds "decorative." Opponents say the toilets are privies, and there's a state law prohibiting them. But the town health agent found they don't meet the state definition of a privy because they're not being used.
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