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r SELECTMEN'S MEETING September 13, 1982 } A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room., Town office. Building, on Monday, September 13, 1982, at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Busa, Mrs. Battin and Mr. Politi.; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler, Assistant to the Town Manager; and Mrs. Snow, Principal Clerk, were present. Mrs. Joan Clark, Natural Resources Committee Chairman, League . of Women Hazardous Voters,, met with the Board to present details of a proposal for 1 -time col- Household lec tion of hazardous household wastes and to request support for funding for Waste the project. She said that the project, outgrowth of the 1980 Natural Resources Com- mittee study of hazardous waste disposal regulations, was supported by the Fire Department, Board of Health, Conservation Commission, D . P .W . , Town Chemical Advisory Committee, the Recycling Committee and Citizens for Lexing- ton Conservation . Fire Chief Bergeron, Health Director Smith and Angela Frick, Conserva -- tio.n Commissioner and MAPC Representative, were also present. Mr. Smith told of inquiries from residents to him regarding disposal methods for wastes such as disinfectants, pesticides, dry chlorine and f lam- - mables . He told of the dangers of prolonged storage or illegal dumping of such materials in storm drains and subsequent damage to the environment. His investigations. showed that individual collection -. ectivn by .private firms is prohibit ively high in cost which factor would tend to encourage illegal disposal of these materials. Mrs. Clark introduced a representative of Recycling. Industries, Inc. of Braintree, a firm which is proposing to pick up such wastes at a central loca- tion in Lexington. He estimated the cost to 'the Town would be $600, based upon a figure of five to six SS- gallon drums at $100 each. The League would take responsibility for publicity and instructions for disposal but requests that the Town provide funding and a collection site. The D.P.W. property on Bedford Street was suggested as ideal for this purpose. Recycling Industries would decide upon collection methods, supply recep- tacles and have one or more chemists on site to inspect materials and their packaging. The materials would be received -and packaged in the drums and re- moved that day to Braintree for disposal. Saturday, October 23rd is the tar- get date, Mrs. Clark advocated that the first pick -up of this type be free, up to a maximum quantity. After that maximum, residents could be charged at a fee to be worked , ou t . Mr. Hutchinson considered the project to be administratively worthwhile and said ' that funding would be available through the Sanitary Landfill Account. As to consequences to the Town if the project is not carried out, he said citizens would probably continue to dispose of these wastes in Town trash pick -- up or the sewer system. In addition to contamination of the environment, there is the danger of volatility. Chief Bergeron reported that the local advisory team has expressed con- cern at infiltration of water supply because of improper . disposal of wastes.