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<br />kitchen cabinets, bathroom fixtures, and other building
<br />materials on several demolition projects in Lexington,
<br />diverting reusable building materials from traditional
<br />landfill disposal.
<br />• Trash Disposal: Disposed of 9,080 tons of solid waste at
<br />the Wheelabrator North Andover Waste -to- Energy
<br />Facility. Trash generation decreased 7% in FY07 over
<br />FY06, resulting in 660 less tons of refuse delivered by
<br />Lexington to the incinerator.
<br />• CRT / eWaste Collections: As a result of the state's solid
<br />waste ban, DPW conducted three 1 -day special collections
<br />of televisions and computer monitors that contain CRTs,
<br />which are made of lead and other metals. In addition to
<br />the licensed contractor, Electronicycle, Inc., community
<br />volunteers helped to staff these events. Lexington residents
<br />from nearly 2,000 households and several municipal
<br />departments generated more than 100 tons of CRTs that
<br />were diverted from trash disposal and were recycled or
<br />disposed of properly. The cost was approximately
<br />$31,000.
<br />• Curbside Yard Waste Collections: State DEP regulations
<br />prohibit yard waste from being disposed of with trash.
<br />The 12 curbside yard waste collections provided in FY07
<br />were valuable in diverting yard waste from municipal solid
<br />waste. Nearly 1,000 tons of yard waste (including
<br />Christmas trees) was collected through this curbside pro-
<br />gram and brought to the HACF, saving the Town thou-
<br />sands of dollars in disposal costs and providing a valuable
<br />resource that was sold as finished product to area con-
<br />tractors.
<br />• Composting Facility: One full -time and one seasonal
<br />employee operate the composting program at the Hartwell
<br />Avenue Recycling Facility, with assistance from other
<br />DPW personnel and three private contractors. Residents
<br />and private contractors delivered an estimated 50,000
<br />cubic yards of yard waste leaves, brush, and grass clip-
<br />pings. The rich
<br />composted
<br />material contin-
<br />ued to be avail-
<br />able for residen-
<br />tial use, for sale
<br />to contractors,
<br />and for use in
<br />public grounds
<br />Expenditures
<br />Payroll
<br />FY07
<br />FY06
<br />$6551459
<br />$6321269
<br />Expenses
<br />$1171857
<br />$1021654
<br />Personnel
<br />Full Time
<br />15
<br />15
<br />Seasonal
<br />0
<br />0
<br />In FY07, the yard waste permit and punch card programs
<br />for contractors generated nearly $100,000 in revenue, a
<br />6% increase over the previous year.
<br />• Comprehensive Composting Program: Several activities
<br />were initiated or continued to assess the value and
<br />improve operations of the HACF.
<br />— Improved inventory and finished product areas, sig-
<br />nage, processing, and traffic logistics at HACF site to
<br />more effectively manage incoming residential, commer-
<br />cial, and curbside yard waste materials.
<br />— Entered fourth year of an agreement with the Town of
<br />Arlington to accept their curbside yard waste. The past
<br />three years resulted in $130,000 in payments to
<br />Lexington for the disposal of approximately 9,000 tons
<br />of yard waste and Christmas trees.
<br />— Marketed a variety of compost products to several
<br />local landscape companies, resulting in the sale of
<br />nearly $133,000 of loam and compost materials
<br />deposited into the Town's compost - product revolving
<br />account.
<br />• Hazardous Products Collections: In January 2007 PSC
<br />Environmental was awarded the collection contract at the
<br />Minuteman site marking the first time since the regional
<br />site opened in 1998 that a vendor other than Clean
<br />Harbors provided HHP collection services. The
<br />Minuteman HHP Regional Facility conducted eight col-
<br />lection events. Residents from 40 communities participat-
<br />ed in removing hazardous products from the waste stream.
<br />The Boards of Health, Public Works Departments, and
<br />community volunteers combined to manage collections at
<br />the site. Of the 2,703 cars that participated in collections
<br />during FY07, 878 vehicles, or nearly 33%, were from
<br />Lexington.
<br />In an effort to provide comprehensive curbside collection of
<br />solid waste and recycling, the Town continues to examine
<br />and implement the most cost - effective methods that facilitate
<br />the recovery of recyclables and mitigate the collection of
<br />trash and thereby provide long -term environmental and eco-
<br />nomic benefits to its citizenry.
<br />Public Grounds
<br />The Parks, Forestry, and Cemetery Divisions, in addition to
<br />the Street Light Maintenance Program are consolidated
<br />under the supervision of the Public Grounds Superintendent.
<br />Each division will be reported on separately.
<br />Superintendent: David Pinsonneault since October 2000.
<br />Parks Division
<br />ROLE: To maintain and care for more than 600 acres of
<br />town, school, and recreation lands. Areas maintained
<br />include athletic fields, public grounds, playgrounds, tennis
<br />and basketball courts, trails, rights -of -way, bike path, pool,
<br />and reservoir complexes. To assist the Conservation
<br />Division, Recreation Department, School Department,
<br />youth groups and various other committees with special
<br />requests and projects and with various special Town events
<br />throughout the year.
<br />HIGHLIGHTS:
<br />• Playgrounds and Parks: Performed day -to -day and start-
<br />up /closeout maintenance at the pool complex; transported
<br />supplies and equipment for various departments and user
<br />groups; assisted with spring and winter maintenance at the
<br />Old Reservoir, including adding and grading sand; per-
<br />formed playground inspections and repaired various play-
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