JAY — Voters will be asked Tuesday, Nov. 3, to consider whether they want a company to pick up trash and recyclables curbside or have the town service eliminated. The vote is advisory to selectpersons. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Community Building at Spruce Mountain Middle School. The […]
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Jay opts to go with advisory vote on curbside pickup
JAY — After consultation with legal counsel, town officials have decided to move forward with an advisory vote to the select board on Nov. 3 that will offer voters two choices on curbside trash and recyclables collection: to privatize or to eliminate. “The reason I think we should do this is several people came away […]
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Jay voters face November ballot question on curbside collection
JAY — A referendum on the town’s trash and recyclable curbside pickup service will be on the Nov. 3 ballot, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The article was being drafted Tuesday. A public hearing is expected at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the Spruce Mountain High School library. About 40 people attended Monday’s […]
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Jay looking at possible changes to curbside pickup
JAY — Selectpersons on Monday will discuss possible changes at the Transfer Station and to curbside trash and recycling pickup service in an effort to save money. The meeting is at 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Town Office. Selectpersons will meet at 5:15 p.m. in executive session to discuss union negotiations for employees at […]
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T. Pitt: Let’s talk about trash
Contrary to a story in the Sun Journal (March 18), the Board of Selectpersons did not unanimously authorize single stream and pay-as-you-throw waste recycling programs to start Oct. 1, 2015. They authorized the start of the amendment process to the existing ordinance. The ordinance process entails writing rules, regulations, etc., to be voted on by […]
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S. Moore-Leamon: Weekly collection is the key
I thank Glenys Ryder for her letter (Jan. 24) about recycling in Auburn. I am not disabled and I have the luxury of owning a car, so when there is no municipal pickup for five weeks, I drive my recycling to MMWAC and try to stuff it into available nooks and crannies of the container […]
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Lewiston council reduces curbside trash fines
LEWISTON — Councilors on Tuesday eased fines against landlords when tenants leave curbside trash illegally. “This is just trying to make it a little bit easier for landlords who, for the most part, are spending their time and effort downtown,” Planning and Code Enforcement Director Gil Arsenault said. “And for the most part, the violations […]
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Auburn committee weighing recycling, pay-per-bag options
AUBURN — Expanding the city’s recycling program could save up to $7 million over 10 years — if residents are willing to purchase special trash bags. Members of the city’s Solid Waste and Recycling Committee outlined three basic options for Auburn’s trash and recycling program going forward. The city could continue the twice-monthly collections, switch […]
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No trash, recyclables pickup in Jay on Labor Day
JAY — There will be no pickup of trash or recyclables on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. People need to either hold on to their trash and recyclables for the next week’s pickup or take them to the town’s transfer station, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said.
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Auburn’s irregular pickup means fewer are recycling
AUBURN — Before Auburn residents put out their recyclables, many check the calendar to see if it’s the right week. After discovering it’s not, some haul their bottles, cardboard, plastics and paper back inside. Others skip recycling and throw it all out. The irregular recycling pickup is attributed as one reason why Auburn’s recycling rate […]