GREENWOOD – Selectmen are considering closing the town’s stump dump in Greenwood City if they can find an alternative site to dispose of brush and some construction debris.
The stump dump is an expense for the town and few residents use it, selectmen’s Chairman Fred Henderson said Wednesday.
Henderson said there was discussion about closing the facility between the selectmen and residents after the annual town meeting last Saturday.
“We’re thinking about it,” he said. “I’m not in favor of closing it unless we come up with a good alternative.”
Residents can use the stump dump free to dispose of brush and certain types of construction debris. It is open 12 hours per week.
The town’s transfer station is a separate facility and is shared by residents of Greenwood and Woodstock.
Henderson said the stump dump cost the town $5,000 last year to operate and very few people use it. “We don’t have an exact handle on the number, but we do think the number is quite low,” he said.
Henderson said a decision is not imminent. He said alternatives could include using the Frost Hill site on Route 117, a landfill operated by Paris and Norway, and taking brush to a person in town who already plans on grinding it.
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