Transfer Station August 7
Present: Barry, Chris MaGrath, Chris Jensen, dann, Julie, Andrea, Katherine,
Katherine talked about yard waste composting.
Membership
Ask Select Board to remove Jerry, Mike and Jim from the committee and the email list because they have not attended a meeting in at least a year,
took vote Passed by 5 y 1 n 1abstain
Trying to figure our our timing it was asked if theNCES permit has it been granted yet?
Julie asked DES if it was and has not gotten back to them. It was deemed incomplete in June. But as of July NCES replied to incomplete parts. Nothing still not there.
Barry is going to ask Kevin what is happening,
NCES has not come to PB yet.
Barry. Opinion he emailed us… normandeua for compaction truck estimate..was costly..
Has the idea of Town getting its own six ton truck… good used for 70-80,000
With pay as you throw people will be more likely to reduce waste..
Get bins and. Baler?…
Vermont has to have a tax neutral system. Vermont is taking compostables out of waste stream to landfill.
Have pool of revenue..
He thinks bethlehem would make. $70,000 for bags.
He did research comparing Littleton and Whitefield numbers.
15,000 for truck
20,000 labor cost
Have to continue to have a capital reserve fund
Have an attendant at the truck and recyclables go to littleton… $15.00 hour
Membership with Pemi Baker is…?.
Composting…. there are possible other solutions,
Maybe Meadow S tone or community garden would take it..
Barry told about Conn. system..making methane..
Chipper??
Ways of not throwing things into the landfill.
Barry motioned that he would ask Casella to start collecting and composting Bethlehem food waste. Voted 4 opposed. 3 for
Barry suggestion. Last Thursday Connecticut put in a 10 cents a plastic bag.
116 site. Three phrase power Eversource would want more information before giving an estimate..
Next meeting Wednesday September 18
