Board of Health approves installer permit, discusses Transfer Station pricing
Board of Health · Meeting of March 11, 2026
Northfield Board of Health approves installer permit, holds dump sticker price steady. David Balk chairs the March 11 session with four members present; Ruth Potee motioned approval of an installer permit (Kathryn Bridges abstaining in a 3-0-1 vote), and Recycling Coordinator Bob McEwen presented on Transfer Station operations. Dump sticker pricing remains at $20 and trash bags at $.75 each or $1.50 per package; the town currently clears $1.03 per bag in revenue after costs.
The board declined to increase prices at this time and also discussed opioid settlement funding, with Northfield participating in a 16-town coalition through the Franklin Regional Council of Governments.
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Source: the Board of Health meeting of March 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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