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Select Board signs recycler's license for CIA Salvage after neighbors raise complaints
Summary
After extended public comment and requests for records, the Limerick Select Board voted to accept a recycler's license for CIA Salvage; the owner said a March notice of violation was rescinded and that the license covers only parts‑pulling, not broader land‑use issues.
The Limerick Select Board voted to accept a recycler's license renewal for CIA Salvage on April 6 after more than an hour of public comment and clarification about the scope of the license.
Shawn Gerardi, who identified himself as the owner of CIA Salvage on Route 5, told the board the state had rescinded a March 18 notice of violation and that "I have no violations down there as of now." He said the recycler's license allows him to remove and sell auto parts and is distinct from other permits for used‑car sales, demolition or transfer‑station operations.
Several neighbors and residents urged the board to consider the company's long local history and a series of complaints about activity on weekends and visibility from the road. "I thought there was an ongoing notice of violation that had been issued by Stan," said Harold Fearn, who asked the board to verify whether an active violation would bar state renewal and suggested tabling the signature until records could be reviewed.
Appeals‑board members and other residents pushed back that the recycling license is a narrow, routine authorization and noted past practice of state oversight. "This is simply a recycling license — there's not a goddamn thing to do with my used car area," Gerardi said. Several residents described lengthy past appeals but emphasized the difference between the recycling activity and other business operations on the property.
After discussion, a board member identified as John moved to accept the license; a second was recorded and the motion was approved (the meeting record does not show a roll‑call tally). The board asked Gerardi to take a signed copy of the license form and directed staff to place full records and any pending complaints on file for possible later review.
The board and commenters also recommended a fuller, separate hearing and site walk later in the year to examine overlapping permits and clarify hours of operation tied to conditional‑use approvals.
The Select Board proceeded to other agenda business following the brief procedural steps required to complete the licensing paperwork.
