Minutes of Transfer Station Committee Meeting -- October 13, 2004 10:30 a.m.
In Attendance: Steve Maddock, Pete Bleyler, Simon Carr, Cynthia Bagnolo, Al Pryor.
Apologies: Marya Klee, Pete MacDonald
1. Operation:
a. C&D: the container had been filled by someone illegally dumping during the last week, consequently it was not possible to take all the waste and this had been left alongside the container. We should get a sign to be displayed alongside the C&D container, stating “No dumping out-of-hours – offenders are liable for a fine” and “No commercial C&D waste”. Al will arrange for this sign to be made. We should arrange for a cover for this; NRRA may be able to supply.
b. Casella had removed all their containers. There was a lot of waste left. Steve had arranged with Fred to load the 1-ton truck with this. Steve and Pete Bleyler were intending to clear this Wednesday afternoon.
c. CFC appliances: We had been storing fridges & other CFC appliances in the expectation of NRAA taking them. Al had now found that NRAA did not have a CFC extraction program. He will ask Bonnie Koch whether she can suggest an alternative. Otherwise, we might be able to use A.R.E Mechanical of Jay, VT would had given us a proposal back in May. This was at a good price but was based on batches of 50 units.
d. We had not yet had confirmation of the delivery of our containers. As we were now using Whitcher, we should arrange for them to be delivered to him for assembly.
2. The town has received a letter from Normandeau asking for information on Whitcher’s MSW offer. Normandeau also formally asked for the opportunity to bid when we got established with a compactor for MSW.
3. With the revised traffic flow, we should now look again at whether it would be possible to keep the transfer station on the present site, with consideration given to working around the highway crew’s hours so that the station could possibly be open late afternoons and weekends. Steve will ask Bonnie Koch for names of suitable consultants to approach for a feasibility study.
4. The initial budget figures are due October 22. Steve had not yet received the forms. We should break down the figures are far as possible into:
a. Cost of current operation – we should show the current year’s costs, both as we had been running the operation and with the savings we have currently implemented
b. Cost of consultancy.
c. Cost of remaining on the present site and upgrading whatever is necessary to make it legal. This should include figures for some form of open barn construction, concrete slab for containers, compactor, fencing and gates.
d. Charges for Pay-per-bag, C&D, large furniture and such other items as we decide should be charged for separately.
e. Extra personnel. To accommodate the extra work involved in supervising the packer/compactor.
5. We should be publishing information on the changes. This should be on the Lyme list, the church newsletter and the town web site. Al has some NRRA brochures which he will hand out on Sunday.
6. Whitcher had advised us to look at the compactor at Indian Head. This is a small unit which might have advantages suitable for our use.
7. Our meetings conflict with the NRRA monthly meeting on the second Wednesday of the month. We might want to consider changing this.
8. Next meeting: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday 27th October.
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