The dull and boring subject of the Middleboro Landfill was recently brought to my attention and much as we'd all like to bury it (pun intended!), sometimes you simply can't.
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The Middleboro Landfill disposed of the leachate, you know that nasty, chemical laden guck (technical scientific term) at the Waste Water Treatment plant free of charge, to be dumped in the Nemasket River.
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It seems to be a widespread understanding that the Waste Management contract provides the same freebie and this requires clarification.
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When the landfill was closed, the WASTE that the Middleboro landfill had accepted (sewage solids) was trucked to Rhode Island and it was discovered that the Town of Middleboro hadn't been charging the current commercial rates to the Waste Water Department that is operated as an ENTERPRISE account.
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Since the WW Department also accepts the contents of those trucks that pump septic tanks, that must mean that commercial haulers also weren't paying their fair share.
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Much as we'd all like to flush and believe it's gone, could this be another issue the BOS lacks the expertise to comprehend and manage? Could this be another issue defined as lack of transparency since nothing is posted on the Town's Pathetic Web Site?
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Since the CRAC (Casino Resort Advisory Committee) seems to be bogged down at present justifying a town-owned ambulance service, it might be convenient if mitigation information were posted on the Town's Web Site to answer questions that have been raised regarding the impact of comparable issues on town services, unless as the Chairman continues to maintain, a mega-casino will have no impact.
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