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Residents and board press for clearer transfer-station plan after contract concerns; board approves two scanners for town records
Summary
Transfer-station operations, recycling outreach and an apparent expired shingle-bin contract drew sustained discussion. The board unanimously approved buying a large-format scanner and a smaller scanner for town records; officials asked staff to pursue an RFP for shingle removal and to study operational hours and staffing changes.
Board members and residents used the Dec. 11 meeting to press for clearer management at the town transfer station and for more community input on recycling.
Anthony Cody, a resident and owner of Anony's Junk Hauling Services, said he met with town staff to discuss transfer-station hours and accessibility; he and board members discussed possible hour changes (for example, staying open later one weekday) and additional roll-off capacity but noted regulatory and storage constraints.
Board members raised an operational concern about the asphalt-shingle collection bin. Public works staff said the town’s contract with Pine State Disposal appears to have expired in June and that the town has been operating without a clearly active contract; staff asked for an RFP and a meeting with the contractor to clarify responsibilities.
During office-hours reports the board voted unanimously to purchase two document scanners to digitize maps and other records. The large-format scanner was quoted at about $8,700 (including a service plan and roll paper) and a smaller scanner at about $3,200, for a combined cost of roughly $11,900. A resident (Steve Young) pointed out the town’s $5,000 capital-purchase threshold and suggested the ordinance be updated for current costs.
Separately, the board deferred two technology upgrades — a Blaze Media ceiling-array microphone system and an N&T data-cabinet relocation — and agreed to place those items on the March warrant for voter consideration.
Board members asked staff to produce a concise, one‑page summary of recycling revenue and offsets and to propose potential transfer-station operational changes for public comment before taking new contractual steps.
