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After heated public hearing, Wells board keeps transfer‑station sticker at $5; committee urged to refine options
Summary
The waste‑management committee proposed raising the transfer‑station sticker to $20 to cover a new recycling tipping‑fee spike. After hours of testimony, public comment and internal debate over equity and enforcement, the Select Board voted to leave the sticker at $5 and asked staff to continue studying targeted remedies.
The Wells Select Board on Nov. 18 declined a committee recommendation to raise the annual transfer‑station sticker from $5 to $20 as a way to cover steep new recycling costs. The five‑member board kept the sticker price at $5 after an extended public hearing that exposed a split among board members over whether to target users or spread costs through the mill rate.
Waste‑committee staff said a 10‑year contract renewal with Casella raised trash tipping by about $19.50 per ton and recycling costs by roughly $71.50 per ton, producing an estimated $127,000 shortfall for the current fiscal year if fees are not adjusted. The committee…
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