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Charlton sets testing program, prepares to borrow for landfill cap after DEP approvals
Summary
Town staff reported ongoing environmental testing obligations around the old landfill, driven by PFAS and other contaminants. Consultants provided high‑end testing cost projections for FY26; the town plans to proceed with a previously authorized borrowing for a landfill cap and is scheduling procurement and construction next year.
At the budget hearing the Board of Health and town staff described an ongoing, multi‑year environmental testing program tied to the town’s former landfill and plans to cap the site.
Staff said consultant CMG has provided testing estimates for FY26 intended to cover worst‑case sampling and laboratory costs, including PFAS and other contaminants. The testing budget in the draft is precautionary; staff said some testing requirements were driven by pre‑construction work tied to a…
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