At a July 1 Board of Directors meeting, town staff discussed a proposal to add an additional 8.5 acres onto the facility with a horizontal expansion intended to help the landfill remain open until 2045. Construction costs would be up to $12 million, but would net the town’s sanitation fund around $200 million over the remaining life of the facility. Under the 2025-26 fiscal year budget, the town anticipates nearly $10 million in revenue from the Sanitation Department, primarily from $8.3 million in commercial tipping fees and $1 million in sludge disposal. Roughly $5 million of that revenue will be allocated for curbside trash and recycling collection, and $2.1 million will cover landfill operations. No action was taken on the landfill on July 1, but the plan would require approvals from the Board of Directors and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to move forward. Atkin said the landfill has enough space to remain open until early 2028 in its current state, and the town could extend the life to early 2032 with previously permitted changes to the configuration. Depending on how the town regulates the landfill’s usage, the expansion could bring the facility’s life closer to 2050, he said.
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