6/10/1987 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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� r • ■ 1' Board of Selectmen Page Three Regular Meeting wednesar, Tune 10p 1987 3. Board d Health re : illezal littering - cur rent I ■ ■ 1 IIIY��r■1 IIY■■■�II■■�Y�i�W■rl�l� ■�P■iPPYY■1■iliY�l�l�l�� landfill les and regulations . Members \]f the Board of Health �PPlil■�I�I�1�i�llii - I 1 ■ ■ ��rIT■ Y ■ - !!��■■I�Y� were present to discuss this subject at the request of the Board of Selectmen. Numerous complaints have been received from Towns- People regarding trash dumping on their private property and along the roadsides . Members of the Board of selectmen agree that this illegal and irresponsible dumping has become a. serious problem and the situation was discussed In depth at a regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen on May 13v 1987 when it was decided to request a joint meeting with the Board of Health and attempt to resolve the various aspects , specifically, whether or not dumping outside of the landfill is the result of the very stringent rules and reu- g la.ti oris adopted by the Board of Heal recently. The Primary- pur-� poseo this meeting 's to resolve this matter as quickly as possible working within confines that may be applicable such as state law which is enforced by DEQE and/or other depart gents of t e�' ommon- wealt . It is the contention of Charles Buc ing aim t Chairman ma■n o the Board of Health, that the new rules and regulations for dis- posal at the Town landfill are the result of directives from BEE on what a. erials can be disposed of and how and imposing time con- straints for their storage at that facility. r. Buckingham stated that a. monies to meet the conditions for proper storage of materials such as batteries , tires , waste oil, etc . aro not available at this time and therefore cannot be accepted. In addition, monies are not available to pay qQntractors to haul such materials to other dis- pos a1 are as.. Bucganrte . c,on tndd9 dere arend - vi duals , res idents and non-residents o the �Town, that are flagrantly -vi 'l atin ��. rub e - . _ *g . g. a . ' � haws , axed - laws reg .r�ding, .fi e px�oper� ��.s.= iDosition o trash _�nc1uding- -household trash, and 66- olition ' .a.te ia■ls . The Executive Secretary has submitted written-.,communications between various departments axed including response from As s i s t aut Town Counsel from- November 13 , 1986 ''regarding the improper disposal of refuse . In his memorandum dated 'June 8. 1987, Mr. Murphy notes that Assistant Town Counsel has prepared articles which, i pproved may be inserted on the warrant for the July 27, 1987 Special -Town Meeting, The articles were submitted for response to the Board o Health, Department Of Public Works , Parks and Recreation Department , and the Conservation COmmission with responses forthcoming only from the Director of DPW and the Director of Parks and Recreation. The were submitted for review and response by the Executive secreta� on February 2 , I� The PW. and Parks and Recreation Department have approvedthe articles , The Dump operator stated that the Board. o Health has been citedb DEQE as being i violation their regulations on several occasions for improperstorage o restricted refuse materials He also stated that demolition materials have never been accepted o dumping at the landfill�`��. d t ~ p r g an that this is not a. recent regulation.