No Town Trash Pickup at Condos
Selectmen deadlocked on a proposal to spend $17,000 of savings from the two-barrel trash pickup program to treat condo owners the same as all other residents.
As expected, the Board Selectmen voted 2-2 Wednesday night to defeat a proposal to provide trash removal at condominium buildings. The issue, which has been debated in town for 30 years, died, leaving condo owners as they are, paying for trash pickup in their condo fees. Representatives of several condominiums attended the vote, packing the small room where the selectmen meet. "I just want to treat every resident of Swampscott the same. It is not fair," said Board Chairman Richard Malagrifa. He clashed with Vice Chairman David Van Dam, who opposed the condo trash pickup because it would cost the town money. "Everyone's taxes will go up if we pick up trash for the condos," he said. Selectman Barry Greenfield joined Malagrifa in supporting…
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George Potts (speaking as a private citizen, not a member of the Swampscott Planning Board)
9:36 am on Thursday, January 3, 2013
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