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Minutes of Meeting on April 3, 1991
Attendees: Committee members - Anne Mark, Sally Sabo, Carol
Edwards, Steve Thomases, Don Anglehart
Also - Susan Cohen, Selectman Dan Ensminger
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Anne Mark. Dan
Ensminger attended as the Board of Selectmen's liaison to the
Committee.
There was a general discussion concerning the presentation to be
made at the April 8, 1991 Annual Town Meeting concerning the
Trash Fee Instructional Motion under Article 3 of the Warrant.
Mr. Ensminger will be making the presentation on behalf of the
Board of Selectmen. It was agreed that Anne Mark and Sally Sabo
would attend the Town Meeting session on behalf of the Committee
and would be available for any questions that might arise
concerning information gathered to date by the Committee on the
issue of trash fees.
The Committee discussed with Selectman Ensminger the cost summary
documents entitled "SOLID WASTE COLLECTION & DISPOSAL" for FY 92,
93, and 94. The Committee feels that the documents were
inaccurate with respect to the "no-cost" Dropoff Recycling Option.
The point was made by the Committee that significant costs would
be associated with the preparation and operation of a dropoff
recycling center, and that our understanding was that there was no
land available in Town for such an operation. The Committee gave
Selectman Ensminger a "marked-up" copy of the cost documents
(copies attached).
Finally, the Committee circulated a draft letter to the Board of
Selectmen concerning the continuation of curbside recycling that
had been prepared by Sally Sabo and Anne Mark. The letter was
approved by the Committee with only minor edits.
The Committee adjourned at 9:15 p.m.