New statewide trash authority is discussed


 


SHARON — The Board of Selectmen have voted to back the formation of a Central Connecticut Solid Waste Authority (CCSWA). The matter was discussed at the board meeting on Oct. 13.

The CCSWA is being formed by the Capitol Region Council of Governments to provide a solid waste management alternative to the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA), which serves Sharon and 69 other towns in the mid-state region. Trash and some recyclables from the Salisbury Sharon Transfer Station are trucked to the CRRA plant to be disposed of. The solid waste authority charges towns a fee to dispose of the trash.

The contract between the towns and CRRA expires on Dec. 31, 2011.

First Selectman Malcolm Brown said he was skeptical about the idea of a new waste authority, but he suggested that the board approve its formation because it would act as a "stop gap" just in case a new contract with CRRA does not get approved.

"[The Council] has been studying other options to CRRA for about two years," Brown said. "I’m not convinced that they have the right answers for everybody, but we just want to keep our options open."

The board authorized $500 from the transfer station’s budget to help pay for professional fees necessary for creating the authority.

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