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Commission urges enforcement after heavy roadside trash found during Earth Week clean-up
Summary
Members praised Earth Week turnout but expressed alarm at the quantity of roadside litter; Chair Frank Frazier said he will ask the Select Board to request Wakefield Police Department enforcement of litter laws.
The Commission reported satisfaction with volunteer turnout for the town’s Earth Week clean-up but expressed concern about the large volume of trash collected from Brookfield roads.
Chair Frank Frazier said he will request that the Select Board ask the Wakefield Police Department to increase enforcement of local litter laws. The minutes do not record any formal vote to allocate resources or pursue citations; the action recorded is a request to the Select Board to seek enforcement.
The Commission did not indicate any specific enforcement timeline or staffing commitment; members discussed concern about recurring roadside litter but no follow-up tasks beyond the request to the Select Board were recorded in the minutes.
