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Hudson Solid Waste and Recycling Contract Reduced by $96,000
by Doug Robinson For the Hudson homeowner, a savings of $96,000 represents an approximate 3 cents savings per thousand on their tax bill. Or, a tax savings of approaching $92 dollars for every Hudson home. The 6 percent in expenses was a direct result of the hard work from Hudson’s Road Agent, Kevin Burns. Annually, the Hudson spends in excess of $1.5 million for the
removal of trash. As Hudson’s present contract with Pinard Waste is approaching the completion of its contract, Burns sent “detailed bid packages to 10 interested vendors. In addition, Request for Bids was also advertised in various newspapers. Six vendors solicited proposals to collect Hudson’s solid waste
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and recycling waste. The new contract, which was recently approved by Selectmen, will go into effect July 1, 2012. Those participating with Hudson solid waste and recycling
program will be required to make several adjustments. “Our current five years Solid Waste and Recycling Contract are set to expire on June 30, 2012,” commented Burns to the Board of Selectmen. “With that in mind I prepared a detailed bid specification for a new, completely automated, solid waste contract. The new system would continue with the automated collection of solid waste in a single 64-gallon totter weekly.
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would eliminate the use of a second totter for solid waste that is currently allowed. It would
also implement the automated collection of recycling. Effective July 1, 2012, all recycling will be single stream, using 96 gallon totter, provided by the contractor, and wail be collected every other week.” Those residents, who have currently purchased a second trash
totter, will not be allowed to use that second totter for trash. Only one totter per address will be allowed. Residents will be issued a 96-gallon recycling totter next year and each totter will be assigned to a specific address. Those wishing a second recycling totter will need to call the Road Agent at the Highway Department. While the regular Solid Waste Collection will continue weekly
unchanged, the recycling collections will be changed from weekly to bi-weekly. Those who wish to “voice their concerns” are welcome to call the Selectmen’s office. However, the contract has been signed “on the dotted line.” “It is important to note that Pinard Waste included in their bid a price reduction for the Town of Hudson in their current contract with us if they are awarded the new contract. In this offer, Pinard and Covanta Energy (disposal site) will lower our current disposal fee from $81.19 to $65 per ton. This is a savings in this current fiscal year of $87,426,” stated Burns. Besides the cost savings in this fiscal year, Pinard also bid td the lowest per ton disposal fee for both curbside collection and clean up disposal.”
Hudson School Website: Brighter, Better, and Easy to Use
by Doug Robinson The Hudson School District has unveiled their new Website. Parents and those wishing to access the site may visit http://www.
sau81.org/. The Website offers the visitor easy access to much needed information. Color- coded for easy ready, the Website has been divided into sectors for “student” “parents” “community” and district. Features such as “What’s new” for parents hosts not only school calendars, handbook information, but the site also provide information regarding the upcoming C U Reality Fair. Parents are invited to review Hudson Athletic Policies as well as
information special opportunities for low-income families to be able to afford Comcast services. The Community section addresses Hudson bus routes and the ESOL program. Resources for Alumni, Granite State Credit Union, policies regarding Public Safety and Violence Prevention, as well as the Hudson School
District Budget can be found on the Website. School Superintendent Randy Bell writes,
“We hope that many of your questions can be answered by reviewing our school district Website. If you need further information please don’t hesitate to contact us directly. We’ve also created a Website for each of the schools within the Hudson School District. At these sites you will find the detailed and school specific information you might need.”
Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Review Begins
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by Doug Robinson The July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, or fiscal Hudson Budget Review has begun. During three meetings, the Board of Selectmen will be reviewing every line item expense as well as every line item of projected revue for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 budget. Last year, the Hudson Board of Selectmen (BOS), with the help of the Town’s department managers, held present year, FY 2012, expenses to the same as level 2011. Thus, due to the board’s actions, no increase taxes were realized for FY 2011. The public is welcome to attend meetings or to view the analysis during the televised broadcasts on HCTV. Upon completion of the BOS review, the Selectman’s budget will be passed on to the Budget Committee for their review. The voters will then be asked to vote for the budget during the 2013 elections. The proposed schedule is: Thursday, October 20, 7 p.m. Assessing (5410) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (5030) Fire Department (5710 to 5770) Hydrant Rental (5960) BOS/Town Buildings (5110, 5120, 5125) Town Poor (5151) Legal (5200) Insurance (5910) Patriotic Purposes (5930) Other Expenses (5940)
Saturday, October 22, 9 a.m. Community Grants (5920) Trustees of Trust Funds (5020) Moderator (5041) Supervisors of the Checklist (5042) Cable Committee (5045) Town Treasurer (5050) Budget Committee (5070) Ethics Committee (5080) Finance (5310, 5320)
Thursday, October 27, 7 p.m. Cemetery Trustees (5025) Conservation Committee (5586) Police Department (5610 to 5673) Recreation (5810 to 5840) Benson Park (5063) Library (5060)
Energy Committee (5085)
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