Jay — Selectmen voted Monday night to approve a new fee structure to dispose of goods at the Recycling and Transfer Station.
Selectmen also reversed a decision by a 3-1 vote, with Tom Goding opposed, to allow domestic partner health insurance at the employee’s expense. Some board members said they misunderstood the issue the first time around thinking that it would cost the town money.
The adding of a domestic partner to an employee’s plan would be paid for through reductions from that employee’s paycheck, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said.
In other business, Public Works Foreman John Johnson said a new fee schedule eliminates disposal fees for couches, chairs, love seats and other items such as box springs and mattresses. Those will now go into the regular solid waste compactor. Prior to Monday’s vote, fees ranged from $5 to $10 each.
The new schedule also eliminates the 5 cents a pound disposal fee for shingles that was charged to Jay businesses, nonprofit organizations, apartment owners and contractors, Johnson said. As long as it comes from a Jay property, it will be accepted with no fee.
This makes it fair across the board, he said.
The fees that are unchanged are passenger car tires, $2 each, and truck tires, 20 inches and up, $10 each. It would cost double if rims are included.
Previously, tires 17 ½ inches and up were $9 each to dispose of them.
Also fees for appliances that contain Freon will remain at $10 each. Those items include refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners.
Fees for disposal of propane tanks and cooking oil are also no longer in place.
Off road tires will be weighed at the facility and cost 10 cents per pound for disposal. Previously off-road tires cost between $50 to $100 each for widths up to 24 inches.
Trash bags will still be sold by the town at $7 a box.
Jay — Selectmen voted Monday night to approve a new fee structure for Jay residents and other Jay entities to dispose of goods at the Recycling and Transfer Station.
Selectmen also reversed a decision by a 3-1 vote, with Tom Goding opposed, to allow domestic partner health insurance at the employee’s expense. Some board members said they misunderstood the issue the first time around thinking that it would cost the town money.
The adding of a domestic partner to an employee’s plan would be paid for through reductions from that employee’s paycheck, Town Manager Ruth Cushman said.
In other business, Public Works foreman John Johnson said a new fee schedule eliminates disposal fees for couches, chairs, loveseats and other items such as box springs and mattresses. Those will now go into the regular solid waste compactor. Prior to Monday’s vote, fees ranged from $5 to $10 each.
The new schedule also eliminates the 5 cents a pound disposal fee for shingles that was charged to Jay businesses, nonprofit organizations, apartment owners and contractors, Johnson said. As long as it comes from a Jay property, it will be accepted with no fee.
This makes it fair across the board, he said.
The fees that are being kept are passenger car tires, $2 each and truck tires, 20 inches and up, $10 each. It would cost double if rims are included.
Previously, tires 17 ½ inches and up were $9 each to dispose of them.
Also fees for appliances that contain Freon will remain at $10 each. Those items include refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and humidifiers.
Fees for disposal of propane tanks and cooking oil are also no longer in place.
Off road tires will be weighed at the facility and cost 10 cents per pound for disposal. Previously off road tires cost between $50 to $100 each for widths zero to 24 inches.
Trash bags will still be sold by the town at $7 a box.
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