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Lakeville Open Space Committee backs anti-dumping enforcement idea, notes grant and ethics deadlines
Summary
The committee discussed a new state law that allows towns to strengthen enforcement against illegal dumping and expressed support for coordinating with the Litter Lifters volunteer group; members also noted a Recreational Trails Program grant opportunity with a near deadline and reviewed a required ethics test timeline for committee members.
The Town of Lakeville Open Space Committee on Feb. 7 discussed a recently circulated anti-dumping law and expressed informal support for local enforcement efforts, saying the town could link with the state’s new authority to control illegal disposal.
Committee members said the Massachusetts General Laws provision cited in the distributed materials would allow towns to join a state framework for anti-dumping enforcement. Members said the Board of Health would be well placed to lead implementation and that the volunteer group Litter Lifters should be invited to coordinate. "I support it wholeheartedly," one member said of the town partnering on enforcement; another said Open Space would offer support and backup to the Board of Health.
No formal vote was taken at the meeting; members agreed one of the next steps is to contact the Board of Health to learn whether Lakeville intends to place a warrant article or other concrete action on an upcoming agenda.
Members also discussed two administrative items: (1) a required online ethics test for committee members (the test year requires completion within 30 days and a biennial cycle was discussed) and (2) a Recreational Trails Program grant opportunity circulated to the committee. The grant’s application deadline is imminent (committee members referred to the "fifteenth") and members concluded there was not enough time to prepare an application for this cycle. They suggested the conservation commission or other groups that maintain trails might lead an application next year; signage or educational projects at Tamarack were mentioned as possible future uses of such grants.
The committee did not take formal action but asked members to follow up with the Board of Health and with Lorraine/Tracy (administrative contacts) about next steps.
