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Brentwood budget committee recommends waste-collection warrant after extended debate over manual vs. automated pickup
Summary
The Brentwood Municipal Budget Committee voted to recommend a warrant asking voters whether the town should fund manual trash collection for the year, after lengthy discussion about costs, contract terms and service limits and calls for more public information and legal review.
Brentwood — The Municipal Budget Committee on Jan. 26 recommended that voters decide whether to fund manual trash collection for all of 2026, after a lengthy discussion about costs, contract terms and the tradeoffs of switching to automated pickup.
The warrant the select board placed on the warrant asks voters to approve raising approximately $24,950 to continue manual collection for the full year instead of moving the town to automated service on July 1 as budgeted. Committee members and residents debated whether the budget committee should 'recommend' the warrant or leave the choice entirely to town meeting voters; the committee ultimately recorded a majority recommendation with several members abstaining.
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