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October 24, 2006 Michael Bloom (617.722.1650)
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OFFICIALS SEWAGE CENTER COMING TO CHARLESTOWN

State Senator Jarrett Barrios, State Senator Patrica Jehlen, State Representative Gene O’Flaherty, Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone, Everett Mayor John Hanlon and Boston City Councillor Sal LaMattina, sent a letter to the Executive Director of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) regarding plans to relocate, from Dorchester to Charlestown, a facility that handles catch basin sludge collected by the City of Boston.

The letter highlights that the neighborhood of Charlestown, as well as the cities of Somerville and Everett, which abutt the proposed location, had not been notified of this proposal. The officials requested that the BWSC hold a public meeting in Charlestown to hear of the BWSC's plans and to allow residents of all three cities to voice their opinions and concerns.

“I have been working closely with the Boston Redevelopment Authority to improve traffic flow in Sullivan Square, and separately, with the Mystic River Watershed Association to clean up the Mystic River,” stated Senator Barrios. “The relocation of this facility near Sullivan Square and the River would seriously jeopardize these efforts by increasing pollution and significantly increasing traffic.”

The BWSC estimates the facility will handle 130 tons per day of different materials including catch basin cleanings, sewer cleanings and trench excavate from Boston construction projects.
The proposed site would use an estimated four acres of land and would be over 30,000 square feet in size. It is projected that trucks would make 62 one-way trips to the facility every day which would increase traffic for residents of Charlestown, Somerville and Everett.

For more information or a copy of the letter, feel free to contact Senator Barrios’s office.

The Boston Water and Sewer Commission has requested to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs that a proposed materials handling facility be relocated from Dorchester to Charlestown, according to a letter from the Commission dated September 15, 2006.

 

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