A week after Casella Waste Systems was fined $1.9 million for historic violations at its landfill in Bethlehem, the Select Board is asking the state to give the money directly to the town rather than deposit it in state coffers.
The request was made by resident David Van Houten and was supported by board members and other residents, who said there could be future environmental remediation needed in town from the documented mismanagement and leachate spills and overflows at the NCES landfill.
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