SUCCESS!!
November 19, 2005
Valley Mill Has Found A New Location For Their Operation!
Valley Mill Corporation
is proposing to build a Construction and Demolition Waste Processing
and Transfer Site on the banks of the Housatonic River in Pittsfield.
The site will receive construction and demolition waste by way
of trucks, sort and process the incoming material, then ship the
resulting material out by train and trucks. BEAT
supports recycling of construction debris and recognizes the need
for this type of facility in the area, however, this is the wrong
location for such a facility.
The site is surrounded
on three sides by residential areas and a park, and is on the bank
of the Housatonic River. The site is currently used by local residents
for cross-country skiing, hiking, and walking along the river and
serves as part of the wildlife corridor between October Mountain
State Forest and Pittsfield State Forest. The site is also a community
corridor used by residents to walk between their homes, Clapp Park,
and Morewood Lake. BEAT helped organize a neighborhood group that
has been opposing this siting. The group has met with the Mayor
and with City Council members who have expressed an interest in
finding an alternative site within Pittsfield for the project. The
Pittsfield Conservation Commission however has already issued Valley
Mill Corporation a permit (Order of Conditions).
Berkshire Environmental Action Team • 27 Highland Ave. Pittsfield, MA 01201 • 413-230-7321 • team@thebeatnews.org
