As of June 22, 2015, the dumpsters located at the Raymond Town Hall will no longer be there. The dumpsters that were put there as a convenience for the staff at the town hall, but recently there has an abundance of abuse from people outside the town dropping more than just trash off, according to town manager Don Willard.
The
two dumpsters started as one for trash and one for recycling, but the recycling
bin began being used for trash as well and the town took it out and replaced it
with another trash dumpster. “Two dumpsters are more than for the town hall.
It’s a kind of courtesy for the residents,” said Mike Reynolds, chair of the
Board of Selectman in Raymond.
“At
the end of last summer it started to be more than we could handle. We were
noticing more commercial type stuff,” Reynolds said. He said that most of the
trash became items that people have to pay to dispose of like TVs and
microwaves. With these items the town then had to pay to dispose of at a
different location.
This
spring the problem came to a head. The dumpsters went from being emptied once a
week to twice a week to everyday. Costing the town extra money to the tune of
$8,000 since the beginning of the year. Some of the items dropped into the
dumpsters had mail with out of town addresses on them, making Reynolds and
others in the town to believe that the problem is coming from non-residents.
Raymond
residents have a curbside pick up service every week where they can put out two
big barrels of trash and unlimited single sort recycling each week. Above the
two trash cans, residents can purchase a sticker for another trash can or large
bag. The service has been protected for those who have summer homes in Raymond.
“We
have decent weekly trash for our citizens,” said Reynolds. “It’s one of the
things we want to protect.”
Recently,
someone tossed a huge TV into the bin without opening the lid breaking the
door. “They’re not being used respectfully,” he added.
Another
concern is that Raymond Public Works is spending one hour four days a week cleaning
up after the trash left at and around the dumpsters, instead of working on
projects around the town.
The
only place to manage the trash is with the curbside pick up and those from out
of state with property in Raymond are encouraged to talk to their neighbors
about helping with their trash if needed.
“I
feel bad for those who used it the way they were supposed to be used,” he said.
A
sign has been posted at the site and notices have gone out in the paper and
online alerting the community to the removal of the dumpsters.
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