Board continues litter ordinance hearing

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NAUGATUCK — The Board of Mayor and Burgesses continued a hearing on amendments to the litter ordinance to its September meeting.

Officials are proposing several changes to the ordinance. Among the changes is a new section to govern collection boxes — bins that are used to collect donations of items like clothing. The proposed new section requires the owner of a bin to register it at Town Hall. The area around the bins has to be kept clean, the proposal states, and any items left outside bins have to be removed within five business days.

Those who violate this section will receive a written notice, and after three notices the next violation would result in the borough suspending the owner’s registration and the bin would have to be removed. Owners could apply for a new registration after 30 days, under the proposal.

The proposed change also allows the borough to clean up around the bins and bill the registrant, if the area isn’t cleaned.

The changes also set a 72-hour time limit for people who post signs, like for tag sales, to poles and trees to remove them after the event and for people who receive a written notice for a litter violation to clean up the litter. Those who don’t remove signs could face a fine of no more than $25. Littering violators could face fines of up to $100 for each violation.

The board opened the hearing Aug. 6. During the hearing, Board of Finance Chairman Dan Sheridan suggested the timeframe to cleanup around collections bins should be reduced to 48 hours.

The hearing is scheduled to continue at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 3.