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Select Board okays winter recreational use of closed landfill; commission reports methane monitoring
Summary
Commissioners reported February landfill monitoring showed measurable methane but not at levels of concern; the Select Board approved allowing winter recreation such as cross-country skiing on the closed landfill, subject to NH DES review.
The commission reported completion of February landfill monitoring; Ned Beecher and a colleague collected data and found some methane, which the commission described as not of concern. Jeremy Phillips said the Select Board approved changing winter usage of the closed landfill to allow recreational activities such as cross-country skiing, and that New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES) indicated conditional openness to such uses while expressing some concern about methane.
Members noted NH DES may restrict certain activities depending on monitoring results and recommended continued monitoring to inform decisions about additional uses. No formal regulatory change was recorded; the Select Board's approval on winter usage was the action noted in this meeting.
