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Select Board hears concerns about transfer-station backlogs, asks for CIP estimate
Summary
Board members raised safety and capacity concerns at the town transfer station, including frequent stockpiles of waste and operational strain during busy weeks. The board asked staff to explore adding a second compactor or other short-term scheduling fixes and to include a feasibility estimate in the CIP cycle.
Select Board members flagged recurring capacity and safety issues at the transfer station. Speaker 3 reported that dumpsters and roll-offs are filling rapidly and that stockpiled waste can create hazards for staff and residents backing trailers: "I'm worried somebody's gonna get hurt." The discussion noted a pattern of filling multiple dumpsters per week during peak periods and recommended studying whether an additional compactor or operational scheduling changes could reduce backlog.
Members instructed staff to consult facilities and bring a cost estimate to the capital-improvement (CIP) process. The board also discussed short-term remedies such as scheduling dumpsters on a different cadence while a longer-term infrastructure solution is evaluated.
