Upcoming Meeting to Give Citizens Input on the Proposed Sludge Landfill Expansion
On February 10, 2025, there will be a meeting at Gardner City Hall’s Perry Auditorium from 6 to 8pm. In the notice for the public meeting, the City of Gardner outlines its purpose to provide an overview of the City’s wastewater services and the current problem of sludge disposal, review the proposed Sludge Landfill Expansion Project and its alternatives with resident, provide MEPA info including where Gardner is in the environmental review process, present the Project’s Public Involvement Plan, and obtain public feedback.
Here are links to various Gardner Magazine articles on this subject: Sewage Sludge on May 25, 2022, Sewage Sludge update on July 12, 2022, Topic of Sludge August 11, 2022, Sludge Again August 23, 2022, Sludge Update October 23, 2022, Slinging the Sludge February 9, 2023, Sensible Sludge Statement June 5, 2023, Sludge Resolution December 27, 2023, An update during a Public Service Committee Meeting on May 6, 2024, Sludge Review August 31, 2024.
Here is the update page from the City of Gardner website, CLICK HERE.
The Millers River Watershed Council updated its page on the Gardner Sludge Landfill Expansion at the end of December 2024. Here’s the information page, CLICK HERE.
The North East Biosolids and Residuals Association has an interesting article describing the bigger regional challenges, CLICK HERE.