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Newbury committee weighs buying recycling containers and a village collection site
Summary
The committee discussed purchasing containers instead of renting and reviewed a potential village site between the town offices and an empty house abutting the firehouse, noting the desirability of keeping the recycling site within the village and the need to secure landowner agreement.
The Newbury Solid Waste Committee reviewed options for the town recycling collection site on Jan. 10, 2025, considering whether to purchase containers rather than continue renting and whether to relocate the site within the village.
According to the minutes, the committee "agreed that it was desirable to keep the site in the village" and reviewed maps showing one possible location: a vacant lot between the town offices and an empty house abutting the firehouse. The minutes state the lot might allow vehicles to drive in between the post office and the bank, use the current two parking spaces to access the collection site, and exit via the existing curb cut opposite the town green. Any use would require purchase or agreement with current landowners, which the minutes note "has not worked well in the recent past."
Committee members discussed area, safe access and effects on neighbors as criteria for site selection and considered whether additional parking or office expansion on the site would be feasible. No final decision was recorded; the minutes show discussion continued and the committee agreed to ongoing coordination by phone or email.
