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Alton Select Board discusses whether to allow commercial trash haulers at transfer station; no policy change
Summary
The Alton Select Board spent part of its Sept. 23 meeting discussing whether to permit commercial haulers to bring large quantities of trash to the town transfer station. No formal policy or vote was taken; staff and board members flagged capacity and operational concerns and said the town should consider a policy later.
Alton — The Alton Select Board on Sept. 23 discussed whether the town should allow individuals hauling other residents’ trash as a commercial enterprise to use the municipal transfer station, but took no formal vote or action.
The issue was introduced by Select Board Chair, who asked town staff to outline the problem; Seth, transfer station staff, told the board an individual hauling trash “more as a business for other residents within town” had inquired about using the facility. “So the question came up for the board as to how they would wanna handle it, if they…
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