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Residents press board on trash fees and police 287(g) policy update
Summary
During public comment, a resident walked the board through spreadsheet analysis arguing a one-can trash policy would cover current volumes, and another resident said the police chief adopted a policy limiting 287(g)-style activity to detainers encountered during regular policing, aligning with the sheriff's approach.
Two public commenters addressed separate but locally salient concerns during the meeting.
Trash policy: A resident presented a spreadsheet analyzing Brentwood's trash tonnage and container-volume conversions, arguing the proposed limit of one 95-gallon can per household would cover current trash volumes and that the town could offer additional cans for purchase rather than imposing large service fees. The resident said Casella billing and tonnage data supported the analysis and suggested the board discuss contract details with Casella before adopting any policy that would be controversial among residents.
Police 287(g)-style activity: Resident Eric Turp (Peabody Drive) reported he met with the police chief, who has implemented a department policy limiting immigration-related enforcement activity to acting on existing detainers encountered in the normal course of law enforcement. Turp said the chief's policy is "effectively now identical" to the sheriff's department policy and characterized the meeting as constructive, while noting the community would have benefited from earlier public notice.
A second resident, Betsy Adams, described variable experiences with KRT field visits, saying some inspectors did not enter homes and visits sometimes appeared brief; she expressed concern about consistency in the assessing process.
The board did not take formal action on these public comments at the meeting but heard the updates and asked staff to follow up on contract conversations with Casella and to note the chief's policy implementation.
