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Meriden resident questions transfer-station trailer rule during public comment
Summary
At a committee meeting, resident Scott Django said transfer-station staff turned him away because he used a dual-axle dump trailer and asked why homeowners who pay taxes cannot use such trailers; councilors said staff would follow up after the meeting.
Scott Django, a Meriden homeowner, told the Public Works, Parks and Recreation Committee he was denied access to the city transfer station because he arrived with a dual-axle dump trailer and was told to unload his material into a pickup truck instead.
"I was turned away because I have a, dual axle dump trailer," Django said, adding he is "not a contractor" and that the requirement felt unfair because he pays city taxes. He also questioned the safety rationale cited to him, saying, "Why in the world are we allowing children and dogs to run around a transfer station?" and asking why the push-button system had been shut down for his disposal.
The chair said transfer-station rules and operational questions could be directed to the public works director or transfer-station staff and that officials would follow up after the meeting; no immediate policy change was made on the floor. Committee members noted they would answer resident questions after the formal agenda item to avoid interrupting the committee's time for council business.
The comment came during the public-comment portion of the committee meeting; staff later reiterated bulky-waste and hazardous-waste drop-off logistics will be posted on the city's and department's websites and that staff would provide additional clarification about trailer use at the transfer station.
