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Gardner MA City Council and Public Service Committee Meet – Sludge Discussed
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The Gardner MA City Council met on November 6, 2023. On the agenda: $12,551.87 to pay canine officer Joshua Willis for time spent taking care of K-9 Rocky per agreement with union. This was discussed at Finance Committee Meeting, AUDIO of which is below left.
The real estate factor item was slated to go to a public hearing.
To correct a clerical notation, the Council rescinded a $27.9 million appropriation and approved a $25.9 million appropriation.
Councilor James Boone requested a Special Meeting of the Council as a whole to hear a presentation by SoMax Circular Solutions regarding an alternative for the Sludge Landfill. However, on objection by Councilor James Walsh, the matter was tabled until the next Council meeting.
Details of the process and the $10 million cost the City would have to fund were detailed in a Public Service Committee meeting of November 3, 2023. Pros and cons were discussed. Problem: City of Gardner would not have enough Sludge to make process economically feasible. (included in this article) Listen to the meeting on any device. CLICK PLAY.
Note that in the earlier part of the meeting, topics concerned various sewer and water adjustments requested by residents.