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EPA, ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND MASSACHUSETTS DEP TO HOLD PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON SHPACK LANDFILL

Release Date: 02/21/2001
Contact Information: Angela Bonarrigo, EPA Community Affairs Office, (617) 918-1034

BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection are hosting a public information meeting on Tuesday, March 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Norton Public Library, 68 East Main St. in Norton, Mass., to update the community on cleanup activities at the Shpack Landfill Site located on the Norton / Attleboro town line.

Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will discuss details of the upcoming phase of radiological investigations at the site that are scheduled to begin later this spring. Following release of the draft work plans this spring, the public will have 30 days to comment on the upcoming radiological investigations. Comments should be sent to: Scott Acone, Project Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, 696 Virginia Rd., Concord MA 01742.

The Shpack Landfill Site is an 8-acre abandoned domestic and industrial landfill that operated from 1946 to 1965. The site consists of land formerly owned by Lea and Isadore Shpack, now owned by the Town of Norton, and land formerly owned by Albert Dumont, now owned by Attleboro Landfill Inc. Approximately 5 ½ acres is on the Norton side of the town line and 2 ½ acres is on the Attleboro side. During operation, domestic and industrial wastes were accepted from local establishments.