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Templeton Select Board approves letter urging DEP not to certify Gardner sludge DEIR; board votes 3–1 to send response
Summary
The select board approved a legal response to the Gardner sludge landfill DEIR citing unresolved questions about stormwater, air monitoring and groundwater protections, and asked the town to consider retaining an environmental attorney if needed.
The Templeton Select Board voted to send a letter to state regulators raising objections to the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed Gardner sludge landfill expansion, citing what the board called inadequate mitigation plans for stormwater, air emissions and groundwater protections.
Terry (surname not specified), who moved the letter, told the board the report's stormwater chapter "does not fulfill the city's responsibility for mitigation" and said multiple sections gave answers the town found…
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