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Newry schedules follow-up as town reports about $120,000 spent on dumpster pickup in 2024
Summary
Select Board discussion flagged dumpster pickup costs and differences with Bethel; the board directed further consideration at a Solid Waste committee meeting and noted Newry spent roughly $120,000 on dumpster pickup in 2024.
The Newry Select Board discussed dumpster pickup costs at its July 15 meeting and scheduled further consideration at a Solid Waste committee meeting in Bethel. Board members noted that Bethel had placed a related article before its town meeting while Newry had not.
The record shows the town spent about $120,000 on dumpster pickup in 2024. Select Board members and staff agreed to continue the conversation at the Solid Waste meeting scheduled the following day in Bethel at 10 a.m. The discussion included operational questions about service levels, town voting differences and potential budget implications for next year.
No formal vote on changing dumpster services or funding was taken at the Select Board meeting; the committee meeting is the next forum for potential policy recommendations or budget proposals.
