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| 336.1 | Jefferson Airplane had it right | AKOFIN::WATSON | Some like it not | Tue Nov 12 1991 12:09 | 18 |
| What about liability? Didn't someone in here say something a while back
about not being allowed to maintain a small portion of the "town's" real
estate on their own time/at their own expense due to the potential liability
of the town?
Why is it perfectly OK now, and not before? I think volunteerism is (and
should be) as American as apple pie. To discourage the citizens of any
municipality from doing something on their own to better the community in
which they live is tantamount to saying "you aren't the town, the government
is, so don't interfere." Now the town is asking for people to help out.
What a unique idea. One would hope it would catch on everywhere.
It would be great if more cities and towns would sanction and encourage
volunterrism. "Ask not what your [fill in the blank] can do for you..."
And lawsuits? If one falls in his own home, does he sue himself?
Cliff
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| 336.2 | ex | SPIDR::FILZ | DTN 223-2033 | Tue Nov 12 1991 15:35 | 5 |
| Call Jerry Collins at the BOH and ask him about the liability.
I guess there is a possible liability here but if a person is willing
to volunter that heor she takes the risk.
art
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| 336.3 | Leaf Collection Update | 19119::IGNACHUCK | Native Maynardian | Sun Nov 24 1991 01:41 | 18 |
| The good news is that the second round of leaf collection took
place on schedule today (Saturday).
The bad news is that since only five people signed up to help,
(I was one), the Board of Health decided to hire our Trash Collector
to pick up the stuff, which will cost the Town about $2400.
I'm not complaining since I wasn't looking forward to spending
a Saturday picking up water soaked paper bags.
In the future, the Town must make the Leaf Compost Area more
accessible to residents so we don't have to spend tax dollars
to pick up leaves. The Board of Health is aware of this and
will be working to provide an adequate traffic pattern at our
Leaf Disposal Area (off Summer Street, near Apple Ridge) to
allow residents to deposit their leaves.
Frank
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| 336.4 | good to hear | USCTR2::KDUNN | | Mon Nov 25 1991 15:57 | 17 |
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Well Thank Goodness for that. Having the ability to access the town
compost area will be a welcomed change.
1) It's difficult to rake the leaves on one's own schedule, and then
keep them in the bags and dry so they can be picked up.
2) I don't really see why we as a town have to incur the expense of
pick up when people could just drop them off.
Also, will we be able to deposit cut grass at the compost heap?
Personally, we can manage to compost all that we cut on our property,
but I have to believe that some people do not have the space and are
still working it into their trash.
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| 336.5 | Not sure about Grass clippings | 19119::IGNACHUCK | Native Maynardian | Tue Nov 26 1991 01:25 | 7 |
| Regarding.4, I suggest that we wait to see what the Board of Health
has in mind. It may be that opening the compost area for grass
clipping will be impossible, since it will have to monitored to
avoid becoming a new town dump.
Frank
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