Southbridge Resident Speaks Out On Casella Amendment

Zachary Tucker

Dear Members of the Southbridge Town Council,

My name is Zachary Tucker, and I am a proud resident of Southbridge. It has come to my attention that on June 22, 2015, The Council will be voting on the first amendment of the Casella Extension Agreement.  I firmly urge the Council to vote no. There are several facets to this contract which I feel deserve much more thorough examination, and once given I have no doubt the Council will find a NO vote is the only responsible option at this time. 

Auclair Speaks Out On Casella Amendment

Kristen Auclair

I am writing to the members of the Town Council as I will not be in attendance at Monday night’s meeting. 

I am writing about the final agenda item, item 34, the motion to accept the first amendment to the Casella contract.  In subcommittee there were a lot of agreed upon terms to include in the contract, and I’m confident that a lot will be added without any outside input.  However, I implore you all to take the following into consideration when voting on this item.

1.      The money allotted to the proposed pre-treatment facility:  How is this money being utilized?  What kind of facility will $2.5 million build?  Where are the designs that constitute this money and how do we know that more money will not actually be needed to complete this venture?  To my knowledge, no preliminary engineering plans have been presented to represent this estimate.  There needs to be some kind of justification for this specific amount. 

Subcommittee To Review Amendment To Casella Agreement

Ken O’Brien

Tonight at 6:30 the General Government subcommittee will meet in the Rice Conference Room in the Town Hall. On the agenda is the following item:

Discuss First Amendment to the Extension Agreement for the Operation of the Barefoot Road Sanitary Landfill, and Refuse and Recyclables Collection and entertain a motion to submit to the Council for ratification.

What does this amendment contain?