The name of this blog says it all. when you think of Holbrook's new horizons what is the picture in your mind?? is it of multiple trash trucks thundering down our streets or is it of nicer things like the homes we all take pride in, lawns that will someday be green again, trees that line streets and dot landscapes, kids riding bikes and playing up the park. oh my God maybe we will really get the shops and improvements we've been waiting so long for at old english.
the town hall looks great, the square came out nicely i think. of course there are always things people wish were done differently like underground utilities etc but still it is a huge improvement. the planning board despite all their unnecessary foolishness at times has gotten us some nice developments around town. i;m sure if you think about it there are some things to be proud of.
on the other hand if they give us the trash station what will we get? big very smelly trucks wrecking our already well used roads, many more sea gulls dropping every where, rats who, although we have our share already, will become very apparent, more runs by the frieght trains at union st crossing which will hold up traffic, and of course supposedly free or reduced rate trash pick up. that is a laugh!!!!!!!!!!! once they had their permits and whatever else in place we will get nothing. if you don't know already about how it works when a company gets designated as a rail something or other you need to check it out. it's a lot like 40b. no oversight on the local state or federal level. in other words absolutely no protection for you or me or our property values. oh ya and the supposed benefits they say they might give. after they transfer the company to a much larger one and you KNOW they will out goes their agreements. ask the town of marshfield who just got one how they like it !!!!!
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Interesting post. -mm
We had a land fill (aka town dump) until 1995, and none of the above caused the town to deteriorate as the above gloom and doom states will happen. Nor will it.
There were a handful of gulls, no more than we find outside our super market. Now we have cyotes that feed on our cats, both pets and ferrel.
I have gone past transfer stations in other towns and seen trucks waiting, but not the birds. I suspect it can be done. Lets let the trip to New Jersey happen to see if they truly run a clean operation, and then decide.
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