CONTROVERSIAL EAGLEVILLE RD WASTE FACILITY PROPOSAL BEFORE PLANNING BOARD AT MTG ON TUES OCT 2 @ 7p)

There is a controversial proposal for a solid waste facility on Eagleville Road that will be before the Planning Board at its Tues. Oct 2 meeting (7p at Town Hall). Many who live in the area most impacted by hundreds of trucks per day, as well as storage of these materials in their neighborhood, are adamantly opposed. Town safety officials also express concern over the negative impact of all these trucks on neighborhood roads. 

The issue is whether this plan is good for Tiverton. Is the trade-off of some tax revenue worth the negative effect on the quality of life for those in that area? Like many others, I don't believe it is. As Tiverton 1st has said, quality of life is about more than just taxes, and the quality of life of those affected should be a concern to everyone, not just those who live in the immediate area.

Please consider attending this mtg. The details, costs & consequences need to be fully understood, & the views of Tiverton residents need to be fully heard and considered. It's our town, & our quality of life.

The email below was sent out to increase awareness of this issue.

Brian Medeiros
Tiverton, RI

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Dear Parents and Neighbors,

You are receiving this because our children are in school together and there is a danger lurking right around the corner that you can do something about!

Most of you are NOT aware of the proposed municipal solid waste site that Site Ready Materials, located on Eagleville Rd is trying to get approved.

There was a Planning Board meeting Tuesday of this week where they outlined their plan.

Site Ready Materials is seeking the approval to construct two 25,000 sq ft buildings for the purpose of processing single stream recyclables

and to transfer construction and demolition debris, recyclables, and municipal solid waste. 

In other words, they want to be a storage dump for household garbage coming in from Fall River and other surrounding communities.

As you know, in Tiverton we have already turned to recycling and are paying to have our trash disposed of via the paid trash bags.

This is not for us!!!

Site Ready Material estimates that over 340 trucks per day would be travelling down Eagleville Rd. as well as Stafford Rd. and Fish Rd., dumping 1500 tons of trash per day.  That is over 700 trucks making trips back and forth on our rural country roads per day--clogging traffic and creating treacherously dangerous road conditions!

Also greatly affected by this caustic monstrosity would be Stafford Pond.  If you've ever dropped a pole into the pond to go fishing, you would

agree in a second that this public water needs to be protected.

Stafford Pond is your towns public drinking water!!   This proposed dump is in a watershed overlay protection area.  I'm sure you're thinking that

there is no way that they could possibly get this passed....that's what I thought too...until I got the inside scoop.  Rumour has it that this will go through!!!

I was also informed that we need alot of people to turn out to oppose this.  Whether you are comfortable or not speaking in public, I urge you just to show up.

I have never done anything like this before, but knowing what is at stake here, I did address the Planning Board members as well as the representatives of Site Ready Materials.  Letting the Planning Board know that you oppose this by simply showing or by simply stating that you oppose this will be a tremendous help.

Please spread the word. We will all be affected by this!!!

Please contact our State Representative and let him know that this is bad for all Tiverton residents.  Call Jay Edwards @ 624-8879 or email him at rep-jay70@cox.net

Most importantly, Please show up for the next Planning Board meeting! 

It is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, October 2,2012, 7pm at the Town Hall on Highland Rd.

Thank You,

Kielty Pelletier