 HQWD Rescinds Proposed FY25 Budget Over Sludge Disposal ChangesThe HWQD's board on Wednesday voted to rescind its approved $1.5 million budget after Casella Waste Management withdrew its option to truck untreated residential sewage from other communities to the Williamstown facility and then distribute the composted product elsewhere.  Golden Eagle Restaurant in Battle over Toxic Chemicals ThreatThe owners of the Golden Eagle Restaurant say they have been dealing with the negative affects of a gasoline spill that happened decades ago.  PFAS Issue Splits Williamstown Select Board on Sewer RateAbout 20 residents and the majority of the Select Board on Monday sent a message to the Hoosac Water Quality District: importing sludge and converting it to compost is a bad deal and unethical.  Concerns Over PFAS Spark Sewage Debate in WilliamstownSome members of the community, including a member of the Select Board, say the district is choosing a course of action that is at odds with the environmental principles that the town espouses. |
