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Published: 4/8/2021 12:38:32 PM
Millions of dollars will soon flow to local governments in the Monadnock Region, thanks to the federal coronavirus relief bill passed last month. Cheshire County expects to receive more than $14 million, with an estimated $7.5 million on top of that going to the county’s 23 municipalities. Additional money is earmarked for local education.
To help make sense of it all, the county government has hired a part-time point person, attorney and former N.H. Rep. William Pearson of Keene.
“This is one of the first times we’ve seen this kind of money come through the area without the kinds of strings that were attached on something like the CARES Act,” Pearson told the county commissioners at a March 24 meeting, shortly after his hiring.
A Monmouth County man drove a load of concrete mix to Newark and dumped it down a storm drain on Thursday, according to Newark police.
A member of Newark s Code Enforcement watched as John Clark, 32, of Highlands, pulled up in a truck and poured the unused concrete, topping off the drain in the area of Roseville Avenue and Orange Street, Newark police said.
The truck was confiscated.
Clarke was arrested and faces charges of illegal dumping and illegal transporting of solid waste. A first offense for dumping carries a mandatory fine of $2,500 for the first offense, increasing to $10,000 for subsequent offenses, mandatory loss of license, forfeiture of vehicle and mandatory community service for up to 90 days.
NJ project helps communities combat illegal dumping
The state Department of Environmental Protection has launched an initiative to support municipalities in combatting illegal dumping.
The 10-month program was spurred by community feedback in what officials are describing as environmental justice communities, usually poorer or working-class ZIP codes often beset by pollution or contamination.
Through this new project, DEP will loan deterrence equipment and provide training and support to officials in enforcing civil and criminal environmental laws.
Illegal dumping can cost communities millions of dollars each year, which in turn can drive down property values due to safety concerns. It also has untold quality of life impacts, DEP Assistant Commissioner Elizabeth Dragon.
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