Page 2 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, FEbrUAry 7, 2025 WIN Waste Innovations estimates less than four years of life for its ash landfill By Mark E. Vogler T he ash landfill adjacent to WIN Waste Innovation’s trash-to-energy plant on Route 107 has a remaining capacity of less than four years, according to a recent report prepared by WIN Waste. “The report shows a remaining capacity of approximately 95,000 cubic yards which translates to a permitted site life ranging from 1.1 to 3.8 years,” WIN Waste Facility Manager Elliott Casey said of the annual Monofill Progress Report that was filed Jan. 31 with the state Department of Environmental Protection and the town’s Board of Health. “It remains our strong preference to use the more environmentally responsible option of continuing to manage the plant’s ash at our on-site monofill, keeping diesel trucks off the road and our conservation efforts at the monofill robust,” Casey said. “We will continue to export a portion of the ash from the facility as we have additional conversations with town leadership regarding our future partnership,” he said. WIN Waste officials say they would prefer to see the expanLawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net WIN WASTE INNOVATIONS PLANT: The company prolonged the life of its ash landfill last year by trucking ash to a company disposal site in Shrewsbury. (Saugus Advocate file photo by Mark E. Vogler) sion of the ash landfill instead of trucking the ash. WIN Waste Innovations last April began trucking ash to a company disposal site in Shrewsbury in an effort to prolong the life of the ash landfill. Company officials said 5,850 tons of ash were shipped from Saugus last month. WIN Waste continues to point to the tentative Host Community Agreement (HCA) approved by a majority of the five sitting selectmen as evidence that town officials are amenable to a deal that would allow expansion of the ash landfill in return for compensation and other conditions. Selectmen Jeff Cicolini and Corinne Riley at the time of the nonbinding vote said they supported the HCA as a precautionary measure in case the state weakens environmental regulations related to the landfill. In fact, the HCA has no legal basis, under state law and under the Town of Saugus Charter. Furthermore, any HCA would have to be negotiated by the town manager and wouldn’t take effect unless the state allows the company to expand its ash landfill. If the state loosens the regulations at the ash landfill, the Board of Health would have authority to conduct site modification hearings to ultimately decide whether and how expansion of the ash landfill would proceed. Saugus would receive $20 million over the next 20 years while WIN Waste could continue use of the ash landfill, according to the hypothetical HCA supported by a majority of the selectmen. POT SHOP | FROM PAGE 1 of three available S-2 permits to Sanctuary Medicinals. The company has submitted plans to build its dispensary at 181 Broadway, site of the former 99 Restaurant. Uma Flowers is based in Pepperell, Mass. Two women – Priyanka Patel and Tejal Patel – own the company. The owners have years of pharmaceutical and cannabis experience, handling of controlled substances and analyzing and improving community health, according to the complaint. Uma Flowers operates marijuana retail POT SHOP | SEE PAGE 9
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