Selectman wants fee for boats ‘docked’ in Epping’s landfill
September 29, 2008
Junk is arriving at the town dump by the boatloads — literally.
Jim Freeman has seen fiberglass bath tubs and Jacuzzis hauled to the landfill, but lately motorboats are becoming a hot item to dock at the dump.
As many as five large boats have been dropped off so far this year, compared to only two last year.
Because boats aren’t on the list of bulky items that require owners to pay a disposal fee, residents have realized that they can save big bucks by ditching them at the dump.
But that could change if Selectman Tom Gauthier has his way. He insists that residents ought to pay up if they want to drop off their boats.
This week, two boats were seen sitting side by side in the landfill.
“We need to do something about that. We can’t keep taking boats in there,” Gauthier told selectmen this week, suggesting that either the town start charging a disposal fee or simply not accept boats.
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