’26 Article 40 – Committee to Study the DPW Cart and Collection Service Policy

To see if the Town will vote to affirm that decisions regarding the issuance of Public Works trash & recycling carts and the provision of collection services shall remain an administrative policy determined by the Hampton Select Board.

What it Means:  The original petitioned Warrant Article sought to restrict the number of carts assigned to households and to businesses, as well as to limit or remove trash/recycling for certain types of multi-residences and businesses. Apparently, there was much discussion prior to Deliberative Session about whether this was the correct approach. Therefore, at Deliberative Session, the petitioners attempted to change the structure of the question such that a “yes” answer would form a committee to study the question (rather than to spell out the specifics of what should change in the DPW policy). That amendment was defeated. There was a subsequent and successful amendment to instead confirm that decisions related to DPW Trash/Recycling policies should remain with the Board of Selectmen.  Whether you vote “yes” or “no” for this Article as now written will not change any policy.  If you are comfortable with the current trash/recycling schedule including the extra pick-ups in the summer for beach businesses, vote “yes”.  If you think policies should be changed, vote “no” – but either way it is an opinion question as now written.

Fiscal impact: There is no direct tax impact as now written.