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Canterbury solid waste committee proposes new transfer station, seeks $5,000 capital-reserve warrant and multi-year plan
Summary
The town’s Solid Waste Committee presented a multi-year plan to replace the current transfer station, recommending a $5,000 warrant article to establish or top up a capital reserve and a phased schedule that could lead to land purchase in 2026 and construction in 2027; preliminary cost estimates are about $1.5 million.
The Solid Waste Committee told the Select Board it intends to pursue a new transfer station site and a multi-year, phased plan that would start with a small capital-reserve warrant this year and move toward a land purchase and design work in 2026 and construction by 2027.
Committee members said the current facility’s constrained footprint, limited short-term storage for baled recyclables and single-lane layout make operations inefficient and raise enforcement and monitoring issues. The committee proposed searching for a 3–5 acre site (the presenter cited a preference near Exit 18), adding multiple lanes for vehicles and trailers, more covered storage (pole barns), an elevated weighing scale, areas for separated materials (refrigerators, organics, construction debris) and space for a chipper and…
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