HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-10-21 Board of Public Works Minutes October 21 , 1974
Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened in Room 16,
Municipal Building at 7:30 P.M., and adjourned to the High School .
Present were Chairman Blood, Secretary Reed, Board
Members Russell , Dustin and Price and Superintendent Louanis.
Read letter from Church of The Good Shepherd requesting
permission to close Chute Street from Mt. Vernon to Woburn
Street on Saturday, October 26 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
for their Annual Church Fair. It was moved, seconded and
voted to grant permission subject to the following conditions:
1 . Proper liability insurance be obtained.
2. The area be policed and completely returned to
its original condition after the event.
3• No alcoholic beverages be allowed at the site.
The Board signed the Payroll for the period ending
' October 20 and the Bill Roll dated October 25, 1974.
Meeting adjourned at 7:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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.� Recycling: An Exercise in Common Sense
Across the country, countless community groups and even a
few state-wide organizations are making headlines because of ,
their recycling efforts . ;Thy all this sudden interest in re-
cycling" What inspires these people to continue their labours
in spite of prohibiting social prejudice and industrial pressure,
The recycling projects now in operation in Reading and other
comrunities are the work of people who have grown weary of the
litter that disfigures the countryside ; people rho render just
herr• long it will be before we run out of natural rezources (some
scientists estimate ten years before we begin experiencing
serious shortages of .evera.l major resources) . These people also
realize how much valuable landis being taken up in a hopeless
effort to dispose of the increasirg amount of trash -roduced--
nearly thirt9 tons per person in 1972--about eighty percent of
ends up in unsightly and unsanitary open dumps.
Why then aren' t there more responsible citizens participating
in Hese programs` There neem to be two major objections to
recycling--cost and inconvenience . It may take anextra half
hour a week to sort caste products for a project such as Reading' s
R.B.T.U.R.N. , and recycling plants are costly to operate . On tyle
other nacd, if t�ese proiects are r.at supported , our Wealth of
resources will be so depleted in e frv: years that We will no
longer have the "luxury" of man;; ite-s •ve now so glibly label
.,. "trash" .
,That then can one com-unit-, -�r more to the noi:_t, one
person do to brighten this gloomy outlook of a future lith acres
1 of trash and not much else to speak of?
As individuals, we can b=pin by cooperating r,ith projects
such as R.E.T.U.R.N. , and sorting our trash; seperating cans ,
bottles, and newspapers from items we normally put out for the
rubbish collection. Studies ::ave already proven now beneficial
this Practice can be . Recycling paper takes 60-6 less energy
than producing. Paper from wood pulp, adds 151 less pollutants to
the water, and 60% less to the air. Recycling aluminum requires
thirty times less energy than the production of aluminum by the
use of virgin r.aterial, and also gets the beer cans off the front
lawn. .ieventy six per.:ent less energy is used when rroducing
steel from scrap, and cuts air pollution by 86 Bottle '^anu-
£acturers say they could use up to 50`6 recycled material , but
only three Percent of the 36 billion glass contai:,ers produced
anually in the U. S. are turned in 'for recycling.
On a household scale, we could help by making sure before
throwing anything away t::at it ban serve no other useful purpose,
and when we do throw things away we should crush them as much as
possible to save on storage space and collection costs . We can
further help if we avoid buying aresol cans wherever possible .
as these are costly to produce and are not easily recycled .
As a community, ReadinP should suprort laws such as Oregon' s
"bottle" law, which prohibits t_ie sale of beverages in nnn-
returnable bottles and cans . -''e could also follow the example
of Vermont, which has a law requiring a refundable derosit of
it at least five cents on every beverage container. Se should en-
courage others to petition for such lass ir? Yassaebusetts and
other states.
Reading' s citizens should get involved . Froject R.E.T.U.R.N.
is a good start--let ' s help it to grow rather than let it fail
as so many other recycling e7'forts have .
Recycle--it makes sense!