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Buckfield–Sumner committee votes to pay Main Waste Energy special assessment amid budget concerns
Summary
The Buckfield–Sumner Solid Waste Committee voted to pay a Main Waste Energy special assessment after hearing the town’s solid waste account balance and warnings that the assessment will substantially reduce savings and could force future voter funding if more assessments arrive.
The Buckfield–Sumner Solid Waste Committee voted to pay a Main Waste Energy (MWE) special assessment during its November 2025 meeting after reviewing the town’s solid waste balance and potential budget impacts.
Committee members were presented with the solid waste account balance and recent invoices. Speaker 1 said last year’s solid waste overage was $57,006.31 and reported the current solid waste balance as $76,001.85; Speaker 1 also noted the overall account statement and that $12,046.93 was earmarked for the swap shop. The committee discussed recent changes at MWE, including outages that depleted reserves and an April payment timetable that was shortened after…
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