Rochester Town Office Parking Lot

67 School Street, Rochester, VT

 

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS

WASTE DAY

Saturday September 30, 2023

8am – 12pm

This event serves residents of the following towns

Barnard, Bethel, Granville, Hancock, Rochester, Royalton, Stockbridge

 

MATERIALS ACCEPTED AT THE EVENT

LIMIT 10 Gallons or 10 Pounds per Family

 

Acetone, Adhesives, Aerosol Cans, Algaecides, Ant Killer, Antifreeze, Ammonia, Auto Body Filler, Automotive Filler Automotive Fluids, Chlorine Bleach, Brake Fluid, Bug Repellant, Contact Cement, Deck Sealer, Diesel Fuel, Drain Opener/Cleaner, Driveway Sealer, Dry Cleaning Solvent, Flea/Tick Powder, Fluorescent Bulbs, Fuel Additives, Fungicides, Furniture Polish, Gasoline, Hair Dye, Insecticides, Kerosene, Lead Paint, Mercury Thermometers, Mercury Thermostats, Mineral Spirits, Mothballs, Motor Oil, Mouse Poison, Nail Polish Remover, Naphtha, Oily Waste, Oven Cleaner, Paint, Paint Thinner, Turpentine, Parts Cleaner, Pesticide, Photo Chemicals, Pool Chemicals Primers, Roach Traps, Rug Cleaner, Solvent Based Glues, Spray Paint, Stump Remover, Tar, Transmission Fluid, Tub and Tile Cleaner, Varnish, Weed Killer and Fertilizer, Wood Preservative

 

MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED AT THE EVENT

Asbestos, Explosives, Shock-Sensitive Materials, Ammunition, Radioactive Waste, Pathological Wastes, Infectious Waste, Medicines, Dioxins, Propane Tanks

****Customers MUST stay in their vehicles. Attendants will remove containers of hazardous waste from the back seat, trunk or truck bed. Containers will not be returned.

 Small Quantity Generator Businesses must call Daniel Applegate at Clean Harbors to make arrangements before the event.

 781-738-0097

All concerts will start on Sundays at 6:00 pm at the Rochester Park at the Gazebo. Pack your picnic dinner and stay a while.

June 25–Greg Ryan
July 2–Stretch n’ the Limits
July 9 —Dave Keller Band
July 16–John Lackard Blues Band
July 23–Free Range Band
July 30–Outcrops
August 6–Bloodroot Gap
August 13–Party Crashers

TOWN OF ROCHESTER, VT

Rochestervermont.org

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF SPEED LIMIT ON BETHEL MOUNTAIN ROAD ORDINANCE

On May 18, the Selectboard of the Town of Rochester, Vermont, adopted amendments to the existing ordinance “Ordinance Affecting the Speed Limit on a Portion of Bethel Mountain Road” Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. sections 1971-1976. This notice is published pursuant to 24 V.S.A 1972 to inform the public of these amendments and of the citizens’ right to petition for a vote to disapprove of these amendments.

FULL TEXT

The full text of the Ordinance may be examined at the Rochester Town office at 67 School Street and may be examined during regular office hours.

CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO PETITION FOR VOTE

Title 24 V.S.A 1973 grants citizens the right to petition for a vote at a special or annual Town Meeting to disapprove ordinance amendments adopted by the Selectboard. To exercise this right, citizens must present to the Selectboard or the Town Clerk a petition for a vote on the question or disapproving the amendments signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the Town’s qualified voters. The petition must be presented within forty-four (44) days following the date of the adoption of the amendments. Unless a petition requesting a vote is filed pursuant to 24 V.S.A 1973, The amended “Ordinance Affecting the Speed Limit on a Portion of Bethel Mountain Road” shall become effective sixty (60) days from the date of said adoption.

PERSON TO CONTACT

Additional information pertaining to this Ordinance may be obtained by contacting Frank Severy, Selectboard at PO Box 238, Rochester, VT 05767 or by calling 802-767-3631 during regular office hours.