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Select Board OKs $255,000 MassDEP grant and related contracts to launch curbside carts and bag program
Summary
Westford authorized acceptance of a $255,000 MassDEP grant to help fund the town's pay-as-you-throw curbside cart rollout (8,500 carts). The board also approved a $393,126 Rare Pacific cart contract and a WasteZero bag-supply contract; startup costs estimated at about $417,000.
The Westford Select Board unanimously authorized the town manager April 1 to accept and sign an expedited Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) grant agreement worth $255,000 to support the launch of curbside carts as part of a pay-as-you-throw program.
Mike (town staff) told the board the grant funds $30 per cart; the town plans to order 8,500 carts to maintain inventory and to account for accessory dwelling units. "The grant will fund $30…
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