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Committee considers paving to ease recycling truck access at relocated site
Summary
NEKWMD raised concern that pickups require a 24-foot box truck to back up to containers; the committee discussed installing a concrete or paved apron so trucks would not need to position so close to the containers.
At the March 26 site visit, NEKWMD told the committee that the current pickup procedure requires backing a 24-foot box truck close to the container opening to operate the lift gate, which raised operational and safety concerns for the proposed relocation.
Committee members discussed a potential remedy: installing a hard surface (concrete or paving) in front of the containers at a relocated site so trucks would not have to back in as close. The committee also noted parking and vehicle passage could be constrained during construction and said those access issues must be studied during planning.
A pay-per-container trash pickup option (referred to in the minutes as "Mike's truck") was mentioned as an operational arrangement to provide trash service at the proposed Park-and-Ride location; the minutes do not specify contract terms or pricing.
