Monday, April 11, 2011  Solar Flare  Atkins construction soil
John Boothroyd and Dave Keenan, two outspoken critics of the
town's attempt to recast the old unlined landfill into a sea of
shiny solar panels took their battle directly to the Select
Board at the unscripted 6:30 PM "Question Period" tonight,
focusing on the potential health hazard of pesticide laced soil
approved by the DEP as partial fill to repair sagging areas of
the landfill cap due to settling common after 20 years of
decomposition.  John Musante, during his "Town Manager's
Report", told the Select Board the contaminated soil controversy
had created "a lot of anxiety" and become a "distraction."  The
regrading of the landfill will occur regardless of the solar
array project and since the use of lead arsenate soil was a
relatively minor part of the overall work, he directed DPW chief
Guilford Mooring to abandon the idea of using 6,000 tons of
tainted soil from the Atkins Corner Road project, although he
praised Mr Mooring for "trying to be en