Select Board votes to stop burning at transfer station after state complaint
Following a state DEC complaint that the transfer station should only burn Londonderry-sourced wood under its Act 2-44 approval, the board voted to stop burning at the facility and asked staff to pursue alternatives, including town permits, chipping, or sending material to a licensed site.
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Town staff told the Select Board that the state Department of Environmental Conservation notified the town that, under its Act 2-44 site approval, the transfer station should accept and burn only Londonderry wood. Recent practice of accepting wood from other towns drew a complaint and a warning that continued violations could prompt the state to shut down burning at the site.
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