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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes of the meeting of 14 May 2009 at 8:30 AM. The meeting took place in the Conference Room,
16 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554. Members of the Board present were Rick Atherton, Brian
Chadwick, Michael Kopko, Allen Reinhard, and Patty Roggeveen. Chairman Kopko called the meeting
to order at 8:40 AM.
Solid Waste Discussion
Town Manager C. Elizabeth Gibson explained that Town Administration prepared a status report for the
Board regarding the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund (SWEF) budget which included some contractual
issues and some other issues on which the Board needs to provide input. She said Ms. Roggeveen,
Mr. Atherton, Mr. Chadwick and she attended a meeting with the Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) on 12 May 2009 regarding proposed accelerated landfill mining plans and subsequent
amendment to the DEP’s Administrative Consent Order with the Town. Ms. Gibson said she felt the
meeting went well and noted members of Waste Options Nantucket (WON) were also at the meeting.
She added that a Waste Services Agreement amendment and term sheet is being worked on with
WON. Ms. Gibson said a side discussion was had with DEP regarding wind turbines at the landfill and
said preliminary sites identified will not work and other sites are being evaluated. She said the DEP is
supportive of wind turbines at the landfill.
Ms. Gibson noted that the Town pays WON a flat rate which is affected by the Consumer Price Index
(CPI) to run the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and that WON has suggested an increase in the
Town’s payment as it currently does not cover the cost to run the MRF. A discussion among Board
members regarding the SWEF budget and contractual issues with WON followed.
At 9:00 AM solid waste consultant George Aronson and special counsel Michael Leon joined the
meeting via conference call.
Ms. Roggeveen said there is a systematic issue with how the Town has or has not funded the SWEF
and that the Board needs to review history to figure out if the Town has funded the SWEF sufficiently
throughout the years. A discussion followed on commercial haulers who truck construction and
demolition (C&D) waste and recyclables off-island regarding how they are chosen and paid by WON
and how the process is regulated to control costs in the contract. The discussion included licensing
haulers so the Town can track who the different haulers are and where the C&D waste that is being
hauled is going. Chairman Kopko said he would like WON to get away from cross-subsidizing
operations at the landfill; and, that it would help the Town to eliminate the monthly C&D facility
payment.
On another matter, Ms. Gibson said she has received emails from attorney Steven Cohen, representing
Nantucket Human Services Center, Inc., requesting that the Board allow the filing of a Zoning Board of
Appeals application for 40B housing in the Town’s name before a lease is finalized for the Town
property on which the facility is planned. Chairman Kopko said he and Ms. Roggeveen will
communicate the Board’s concerns to Attorney Cohen.
At 10:15 AM Mr. Chadwick moved to adjourn to executive session for the purpose of discussing real
estate disposition and not to return to open session; Ms. Roggeveen seconded. So voted unanimously
by roll call vote.
Approved the 9th day of December, 2009.