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Select Board hears transfer station budget, recycling plan and equipment concerns
Summary
Officials reviewed proposed transfer station budget lines tied to new recycling equipment and baling, discussed increased equipment maintenance and supply needs, and noted hauling savings tied to improved recycling practices; staff will seek local vendor input for maintenance estimates.
The Tamworth Select Board on Sept. 30 held an extended review of the transfer station and highway budgets, focusing on recycling upgrades, balers and related equipment maintenance.
Brian, the transfer station presenter, told the board the town had reduced hauling costs substantially while increasing recycling, in part by changing practices such as removing Freon from refrigerators before recycling and disassembling mattresses to avoid water weight. He said those operational changes, combined with lower construction volume this year, drove an estimated hauling cost reduction but that some budget lines were…
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