HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-09-17-NESWC-min.pdf NORTH EAST SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE
REfr;VED' Minutes of Meeting 9/17/81
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ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Motioned to accept the minutes of the previous meeting as presented So TED
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
Chairman Scanlon motioned to move Item #6 on the agenda to Item #4 and Item #4 to Item #6
So MOVED MOVED to accept the agenda. So MOVED
CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT
Brian Sullivan reported on the on-going negotiations with the construction agreement and
NESWC's negotiator, Atty Walter Kelleher He also recommended reconsidering the penalty
clause which became effective on June 30th of this year Some of the reasons he gave for
reconsideration were the fact that the contract did not come out until early April, and
some communities did not have enough time to schedule presentations and review the
contract before spring town meeting of this year Brian made a recommendation to soften
the penalty fee to a flat rate of $1 per ton for those communities signing after December
31, 1981 After some discussion, it was MOVED to accept the recommendation of the
contract subcommittee
PRIVATE HAULER TONNAGE
Brian Sullivan motioned to set the minimum municipal commitment at 900 tpd, reserving
300 tpd for private haulers and to authorize UOP Inc to sign up to 600 tpd of private
trash Seconded and so VOTED Henry Rugo proposed an amendment to the motion. make
the availability of the 300 tpd open to the public after the December 31st date The
amendment was defeated and the main motion carried Brian also suggested a resolution
that municipal tonnage would not be allowed to come into the facility with the private
haulers The committee asked Brian to withdraw his resolution to allow some communities
more time to come into the project Bob Hutchinson suggested that this be further dis-
cussed and acted upon at a subsequent meeting
REPORT BY UOP
John Phillips reported on UOP's on-going peer meetings with communities
NEGOTIATIONS IN PEABODY
John Shortsleeve, Director of the Bureau of Solid Waste Disposal, reported that the
State is very close to a signed contract with Peabody for an interim/backup/residue
landfill The Mayor will be recommending the Bureau's proposal to the City Council
within the next 2 or 3 weeks The price during the interim period will be $13 per ton
The City will sell bonds to pay for approximately $2 1/2 million worth of improvements
to the landfill to bring it into compliance Additionally, when the plant is operating,
the state will purchase 600,000 cubic yards for an approximate $1 5 million Brian
Sullivan motioned to authorize the State, Bureau of Solid Waste Disposal to execute an !
agreement with the City of Peabody on behalf of NESWC Seconded and so VOTED A
community representative requested a roll because he felt that there were a lot of
non-members present.
Dr Harold Yaffe handed out a one page update on the tipping fee, which at this time
is projected at $7 -$11 per ton. He also announced that he recently changed his
position with the MITRE Corp to the present position with Roy F Weston, but will
continue as a consultant to the Bureau The communities then discussed at length the
possibilities of using the residue
Chairman Scanlon asked for volunteers at some talk shows and suggested that anyone
interested should speak to Brian Hardy
Motioned to adjourn at 9 10 PM - so MOVED
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