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Belmont extends compost pilot five months and approves budget amendment
Summary
The Belmont City Council voted 3-1 to extend a six-month DEQ-funded compost pilot for five months and authorized a follow-up budget amendment to cover $96,785 in costs while staff explores longer-term options and vendor alternatives.
Belmont City Council voted to extend a six-month compost pilot program through the end of the city's fiscal year and to pursue a subsequent budget amendment to fund the extension.
The Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB) recommended continuing the Department of Environmental Quality-funded pilot, which ran Feb. 1, 2024'025 and used five drop-off sites. ESB member Maria Fortone told the council the pilot enrolled about 200 households and the program diverted roughly 12,000 pounds of food…
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