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Orford homeowner asks town to sponsor Brownfield cleanup on Route 25A
Summary
Property owner Keri Bassingthwaite asked the Selectboard to sponsor a Brownfield cleanup of her Route 25A property and said she will hire contractors at no cost to the town; the board asked for more information about what sponsorship would require of the town.
Keri Bassingthwaite asked the Orford Selectboard on March 25 to sponsor a Brownfield cleanup of her property on Route 25A, saying she will hire contractors and that the cleanup would be at no cost to the town. The board heard the request during New Business and asked Bassingthwaite for additional information on the sponsorship process and the town’s potential responsibilities.
The request, recorded in the meeting minutes, did not include technical details about the contamination, the cleanup timeline, or the specific regulatory steps required for state or federal Brownfields programs. Selectboard members did not vote on sponsorship at the meeting and instead sought further documentation and clarification before taking formal action.
Because town sponsorship can carry administrative obligations and potential liability, the board asked staff to return with more information. The minutes do not specify which agency Brownfield funds or oversight (state, federal, or private) would apply to this site. The board’s next procedural step is to request the documents and process information Bassingthwaite was asked to provide; no deadline was set at the meeting.
