Wood Waste

[From Everett]

Newburyport landfill still uncapped, odorous
The uncapped landfill at 20 Crow Lane has drawn complaints about noxious odors and debris. The uncapped landfill at 20 Crow Lane has drawn complaints about noxious odors and debris.(lisa poole for the boston globe)

PROBLEM: Noxious odors from the Crow Lane Landfill in Newburyport and debris from trucks entering the site have sparked litigation, state and city intervention, and a neighborhood outcry.
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HISTORY: The unlined landfill closed in 1987 but was never capped. In 2003, state environmental officials approved a plan by Everett-based New Ventures to add construction debris to the landfill mound before capping it. Neighborhood complaints about odors from this new debris prompted the state attorney general's office to sue New Ventures.

In October 2006, a Suffolk Superior Court judge ordered the company to install odor-control technology and to complete the landfill's capping by Aug. 30, 2007. But ongoing neighborhood complaints about odors from newly imported construction and demolition material prompted city and state officials to halt most work at the facility since the summer.

New Ventures has since demanded that the city shoulder most of its costs. A Suffolk Superior Court judge ordered New Ventures and state officials back to court earlier this month to review the status of the project. The landfill remains uncapped.

PROGRESS: The court order gives state officials authority to penalize New Ventures for violations, but the city's Board of Health is in charge of the daily monitoring of odors and reporting violations to the state. Late last year, the city hired a person to monitor odors and other violations at the site, funded from a $60,000 account New Ventures was ordered to create. Mayor John Moak said there is about $20,000 left in this account, but if the fund is depleted, he is determined to keep the employee on, at city expense, until the landfill is capped and closed.

Moak said New Ventures hired a crew to clean up litter at the site and has since improved its record on that problem. There has been a flurry of neighborhood complaints recently about odors since New Ventures installed some of its court-ordered odor-control technology, but Moak said the system is expected to be fully operating soon. State officials recently approved a plan by New Ventures to bring in crushed asphalt and clay to build an access road and to temporarily cover the landfill until permanent capping is completed.

GRADE: Moak gives himself a "95" for making sure New Ventures has adhered to all city and state orders and regulations concerning odor complaints. But he said he merits only a "65" for not being more "creative and diligent" in moving the project forward, while also holding down the odors.

He is vowing in 2008 to work more cooperatively with New Ventures so the company can bring in the materials it needs to cap and close the facility.

Kay Lazar can be reached at [e-mail].

[Challenger]

Sounds like Carlo's new business partner will be bringing his song and dance show from Newburyport to Everett. Josh Resnek should be spinning the news on this one soon.

[From Everett]

Here comes the dump on lower Broadway!!!!!!!

[Everett Citizen]

Carlo's new City Soliciter is associated with the Rossi Law Firm....the law firm that represents Wood Waste in the lawsuit against the City of Everett. Is this a conflict of interest?

[Dawg]

It will be here soon!

[fed up]

here's thibeaults address

william Thibeault
6 elizabeth way
lynnfield, ma. 01940

wonder if he will let his newborn play on the poisoned landfill on crow lane, amazing he has a child his previous girl friend left him because of his femine ways and openly questioned his sexuality, drop him a line or send your crow lane soil samples

[Wondering]

Does the city solicitor collect a paycheck from the Rossi law firm in addition to the city?

[appalled]

Wondering wrote:

Does the city solicitor collect a paycheck from the Rossi law firm in addition to the city?

No. Just the Everett taxpayers are paying her salary to take the burden away from cousin Rossi and they already have all Thibeault files since it's him running the city.

[Dawg]

Rossi is whose cousin, DeMaria or Deveney?

[Good Grief]

Carlo's

[Marie]

Are you saying that the Attorney, Mr Rossi, representing Mr Thibeault in litigation against the City of Everett is Mayor DeMaria's cousin?

Didn't Mayor DeMaria also hire an Attorney from Mr Rossi's office as an assistant city solicitor for the city?

[donice]

Why do people come online and just make things up?
What are Rossi and DeMaria related just because they are both italians?
Didn't Ms Deveney come from state government?

[Wondering]

Isn't it all a giant conflict of interest if Rossi is representing Thibeault in a lawsuit against the City? Maybe someone should call the Board of Bar Overseers.

[Snap]

WOW!! They CBS/NBC what ever big network is out there should make this into a reality show. I am sitting here w/ my popcorn and drink... Nice!!

[Average Everett Citizen]

Rossi and DeMaria are not related

[Dawg]

Is it true Rossi is the mayors personal attorney? I think I heard or read that somewhere.

[No dump for Everett]

Yes Rossi is the Mayors attorney and Carlo says he was in favor of this woodwaste move for the past three years. That’s not what he told people during his campaign and publically in the Boston Globe. Then Carlo gets all excited over Thibeault has 18 months to enclose his facility. 18 months or what? The state has been telling Thibeault this for years, what’s the difference now. The difference now is the mayor wants to tuck it away to lower Broadway,(his words,“tuck it away”) the forgotten part of the city,(he acts as if the people that live there are insignificant) and just dump more burdens on the residents. I think Carlo should move the DeMaria Mansion down there and see what it’s like. I think he should take a walk through the park where the kids play with the piles of waste right next to the playground. People in Newburyport are literally sick with nose bleeds and sore throats and can not enjoy their own homes due to the offensive stench and odors that Thibeault shut off on purpose but Carlo still wants to do business with him?????? Carlo needs to stand up and cut ties completely. We are very lucky that we have this information that we have on him before he gets any further in the city.

[Dan]

What you are saying; the attorney that is representing a client that is suing the City of Everett is also Mayor DeMaria's personal attorney. How convenient for Mr Thibeault.

[Everett]

Looks like Wood Waste is got a fresh new lawsuit in May from State again. How come Carlo forgot to mention that?

[Dawg]

Where did you find this info, been searching can't find anything?