Bourne Board of Health Meeting & Hearing

Public Notice

Town of Bourne

Board of Health

Town Hall, 24 Perry Avenue, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532

In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 111, Sections 150A and 150A 1/2 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, 310 CMR 16.00 "Site Assignment Regulations for Solid Waste Facilities," an application for major modification of a site assignment has been filed with the Bourne Board of Health for the modification of a site assignment of two parcels of land for solid waste landfilling. The parcels are located at 201 MacArthur Boulevard (Route 28), Bourne, Massachusetts and are the locations of the current Bourne Sanitary Landfill and Waste Handling Facilities.  The Applicant is the Bourne Department of Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM), 201 MacArthur Boulevard (Route 28), Bourne, Massachusetts.

The Bourne Board of Health has scheduled a public hearing to consider the proposed major modification of the existing site assignment to allow the vertical and horizontal expansion of the landfill.  The public hearing has been scheduled for February 2, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. and will be conducted exclusively through a virtual public hearing format.  The video conference zoom hearing can be accessed by the zoom link contained on the Board of Health Website.

The area under consideration encompasses approximately 99-acres, which consists of a 74-acre parcel that is currently site assigned for landfilling and a 25-acre parcel that is currently site assigned for solid waste handling.  The waste acceptance rate shall remain as it exists for the current landfill and solid waste handling operations with a maximum permitted waste acceptance rate of 825 tons per day. 

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Site Suitability Report in which it has determined that the above-described place is suitable for the proposed expansion of solid waste landfilling operations.  The Department’s Report, the Application for Site Assignment and other relevant documents are available for review on the ISWM web page at https://www.townofbourne.com/integrated-solid-waste-management/pages/landfill-expansion-permitting-documents.  The Bourne Board of Health shall receive comments on the proposed site assignment modification application for 14 days from the date of the publication of this public notice.  All comments regarding the modification application for this site should be mailed to the Board’s address above and by electronic mail address at: health@townofbourne.com received no later than 5 p.m. on January 26, 2022.

The Board of Health requests that any party seeking to intervene or participate in the public hearing pursuant to 310 CMR 16.20(9) submit to the Bourne Board of Health a written petition for leave to intervene or participate by electronic mail to: health@townofbourne.com or by mail at the address listed above for receipt no later than January 26, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.  Copies of the site suitability criteria (310 CMR 16.00) are available at https://www.mass.gov/doc/310-cmr-1600-site-assignment-for-solid-waste-facilities/download.

Bourne Board of Health

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