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Bourne Finance Committee Balks At Proposed Sewer Department Budget

Committee members voted one in favor and six opposed, with one abstention. Article 3 seeks $1,357,223 to be spent by the sewer commissioners for operation of the sewer department. That includes the use of $50,000 in sewer retained earnings to offset an increase to sewer users’ rates. The article also calls for $148,315 to be transferred to the general operating budget to offset Sewer Enterprise indirect expenses. All totaled, Article 3 seeks $1,505,538 for sewer-related issues in the coming year. Before discussion on Article 3 was opened at the meeting, chairwoman Mary Jane Mastrangelo read a statement of her position, which reflected her ongoing efforts to mitigate against large rate increases for Buzzards Bay sewer users.

Earth Day environment Massachusetts COVID low-income communities color

Kathleen Theoharides This Earth Day it is not enough to celebrate past environmental success and ramp up strategies to combat climate change. We must also recognize that certain Massachusetts communities – low-income populations, communities of color, and communities with limited English proficiency – have been disproportionately burdened by environmental harms like pollution, while having limited or incomplete input into environmental decision-making.  This past year, long overdue public conversations on racial injustice have placed a spotlight on these inequalities in environmental impacts. Meanwhile, as we’ve grappled with a global public health challenge, studies have shown that air pollution makes people more vulnerable to diseases like COVID-19, highlighting the human cost of these disparities.

Water Survey Begins Monday for Non-Residential Building Owners in Pittsfield

Water Survey Begins Monday for Non-Residential Building Owners in Pittsfield In an effort to find cross-connection issues in non-residential buildings utilizing the city’s water supply, Pittsfield is launching a survey starting this coming Monday.  The cross-connection control survey is targeting non-residential buildings tapped into the Pittsfield water supply. According to a post on the City of Pittsfield Facebook page, the survey will help locate sites that may have cross-connection issues that have not been previously identified in previous testing rounds. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR), Chapter 310, Section 22.22(3)(c) require the survey that will be conducted by reps from the Water Services Group throughout the city.  Building proprietor’s will be required to fill out a questionnaire and do a walk-through with a Water Services rep to identify any potential concerns according to the post.  If you

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