MINUTES OF THE SHAFTSBURY
SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE
MAY 3, 2005, COLE HALL, SHAFTSBURY, VERMONT
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Present: Michael Biddy, Bill Pennebaker, Karen Mellinger, Forrest Snyder
Absent Trevor Mance
Bill called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. As this is the first meeting of the new Solid Waste Committee, there was no old business.
New business: Members agreed that meetings will be held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, at 7:30 p.m. at Cole Hall. Members agreed that material generated from committee activities will be placed in the Solid Waste Committee (SWC) public reading file now located in Cole Hall.
Karen volunteered to be the Secretary. She will ask the Town Administrator to place minutes and other pertinent information on the Town web site, www.shaftsbury.net.
The Committee reviewed the KAS engineering landfill closure draft bid document. Bill and Karen updated members on a meeting with KAS engineer, Kate Emma Adams, Town Administrator Aaron Chrostowsky, Select Board members Mellinger and Jim Mead, and Bill Penebaker, at which Kate presented the draft proposal. Concern was expressed over the fact that the survey noted in the bid document is almost five years old. Could the uncertainty regarding present contours result in higher bids? Bill noted that if there are any delays in the schedule – and it appears we are already behind the schedule as laid out in the draft document – we could end up in a position of rushing the closing. This could ultimately cost the town. It might be advisable for the Town to have a current survey completed prior to going out for the formal bid. The question arose whether the Town could delay the closing until the spring if there were problems.
The committee agreed that Bill will contact Buzz Surwillo of ANR’s Solid Waste Division to review some of the pertinent questions raised. Karen noted that perhaps Buzz will agree to be present at the Select Board meeting on Monday night, May 9th.
As a new member of the Town’s Planning Board, Bill advised the committee that the Planning Board will be developing new by-law language that will reflect the new Town Plan amendment regarding solid waste.
Bill and Karen also advised that the Select Board will be meeting with Trevor Mance (TAM) on May 16, 2005 to begin preliminary discussion of a host town agreement document.
Forrest noted that he will reestablish contact with the New Hampshire Recycling people. He would like to focus his attention as a SWC member on recycling issues.
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Karen Mellinger