CITIZENS UNITED FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE GENERAL MEETING:

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 at 7:00 PM

Refreshments will be served

The meeting starts @ 7:00 PM and is located in the Social Room of the Unitarian Society, 220 Main Street, Northampton (please walk down the driveway and use right side door, the meeting is downstairs).

The proposed Northampton Regional Landfill expansion over the Barnes aquifer threatens the public drinking water supply in our area. If it goes forward, it would exempt a landfill in a Water Supply Protection District for the first time in Massachusetts.
All Water Supply Protection Districts in the state ban landfills because of the risk of contamination.

Heavy truck traffic comes from over 40 towns in Western Massachusetts, some traveling long distances to haul waste to Northampton.  In addition, trucks from outside the state, including from New York and Connecticut, bring in contaminated soils and other materials to cover the garbage. This creates a large carbon footprint.

There is a better way. Come and learn about alternatives on how to manage waste that will save the aquifer, save the environment, and leave a green legacy for future generations.