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Wayne board weighs DEP-funded filtration for landfill abutters, residents seek maintenance guarantees
Summary
Residents and the board discussed installing filtration systems for homes near the landfill; DEP would reimburse roughly 90% of initial installation costs but residents want a long-term maintenance and accountability commitment not included in the basic template agreement.
Select Board members discussed concerns raised by abutting homeowners who say private wells or plumbing may be impacted by contamination the state suspects came from the municipal landfill.
The board reviewed a Department of Environmental Protection template remediation agreement but heard that residents want the town or the state to provide longer-term assurance and accountability for filtration…
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