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Conservation commission discusses highway cleanup sponsorship and trash at Target/Lowe—s parking area
Summary
Commissioners discussed a management-company trash issue near Target and Lowe—s and the town—s DOT sponsor-highway application; they considered covering a 1.7- to 3.4-mile stretch or the full ~4-mile run and reviewed volunteer workload and signage benefits.
The Greenland Conservation Commission discussed complaints about trash in and around the Target/Lowe—s parking areas and considered a DOT sponsor-highway application to cover sections of Route 33.
A commissioner reported photographs of litter and said the town administrator had drafted a letter to the property—s management company asking them to clean the parking lot and adjacent holding pond. The commission said the administrator would forward the letter to the Select Board or management contact to encourage cleanup.
On the DOT sponsor-highway application, commissioners discussed three possible stretches: a 1.7-mile section, a 3.4-mile section and the entire near-4-mile run. The applicant told the commission the full run would produce start/finish signage and more visibility; commissioners noted the work requirement would be quarterly cleanups and asked whether the commission could reliably staff four cleanups per year.
Commissioners favored starting with a smaller section (for example, from the Veterans Hall west to Van Etten) and expanding later; they discussed staging teams, carpooling and time-of-day to reduce exposure to heavy truck traffic on the busier portions of the highway.
Members asked the town administration to confirm permit details and availability of signage and to return with a finalized plan for sign placement and cleanup frequency.
