6/10/1987 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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v y Board of Selectmen 'age Four Regular Meeting Wednesday, June lo, 1987 Mrs Costa said that he would begin gathering prices from licensed collectors for pick-up of restricted refuse and prices for the provision of legally acceptable storage areas -or containers at the landfill where materials can be temporarily stored prior to pick-up. He will then be coming before# the Board of selectmen requesting the necessary funding for these pick-up and storage processes , Nor. Buckingham pointed out that the Finance Committee has repeatedly denied any -.request for these, necessary additional monies because of the Towns .precarious financial situation. In the interim, lir. Lawrence suggested that the Board of Health give notice to the Townspeople the locations of legal dumping sites for {these restricted materials . lir. Costa stated that this is already being done ; however, most of these sites or refuse collectors are some distance off ape and highly inconvenient for local people . Mr. Costa also allowed that if the Department of Public Works collects materials rials deposited along the various roadsides , such refuse will be accepted at the dump, Mrs Murphy stated that written communications have been forwarded to the Board of Health on several occasions re- questing some response as to whether or not the DPW can bring road- side trash to the dump. He said that no response has been given. The Chairwoman requested that the Board of Health confirm in writi.n . cost statement that the DPW may dump roadside trash collections picked up by that Department. Mr. Sid Stern spoke about the deplorable dump3-ng/trash- situation in the area in which he resides , Great Oak Road, He tor; ed conditions as being "filthy" . His statements appeared to confirm Nor. Buckingham's allegations that garbage , hazardous wastes , etc . are quite often the apparent action of persons who "simply don't care and wouldn' t go to the dump in any instance" * The Chairwoman referred to recommendations included in the memo- randum from the Executive Secretary regarding two litter-related articles for inclusion on the warrant of the July 27 Special Town Meeting. Mr. Murphy explained that it is recommended to a m nd the Town'sBy-law relative to littering and penalties and make these penalties subie tto provisions of Chapter 40, Section 21D of the General Laws . This non-criminal disposition is a, method used by law enf orc ement agencies in the Town -r]",ght now to enforce va.ri us Town By-Maws . Mr Gottlieb moved that the two - a-rticles to amend the By-laws relative to littering and the ion-criminal disposition of violators be included on the warrant for the Special Town Meeting to be held on July 27 , 1987. Mrs 'Carter seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous Nor. Buckingham, responding to a. further re c orr mendati Oho said that the Board of Health would be willing to meet with Town counsel on a Thursday afternoon o prepare a. document that can be sent from the Board of Health to owners of private property where litter has been dumped directing those owners to clean up those areas . 4. Prime Properties Inc . New SeabuEy Corporation. and the Town of Mashpee re : proposed land trades . Mrs Lawrence stepped down from the Board for the duration of this hearing due to aossi le conflict o interest Present p re ent for this hearing were ion Roux, of