This is correct. The dumpster is required to be fenced in and be located on private property. The RRROW is public property. The problem here is the owner of the Y building knows better, but thinks because he is a life long Stoneham resident, he can do as he pleases. If the Board of Health does their job, the owner of the Y building will be cited.

Any updates on this issue? Been nine days and the dumpster is still on public property.

There is no excuse for this. Obviously somebody knows somebody in order to get away with this for this long . If I stored my garbage and trash on public property, you can bet I'd be held accountable! Whoever is responsible for enforcing these issues needs to be held accountable for allowing this. Keep these issues in mind come election time.

Visited YMCA, instructed them to tell landlord Joe Cunningham to move dumpster back to original spot. Left message on landlord's voicemail to remove dumpster from Greenway 6/22/15

Good to hear, however this is the second time that I have reported it so obviously they keep disregarding the town's bylaws. Have they been fined?

This is the first time the BOH is addressing this issue. The BOH does not and will not issue citations without due process. Should the owner of this receptacle not move it back to the original spot off the Greenway, he will be issued a written reprimand. Should he ignore the written reprimand, we will cite him under Town Code Ch. 20 Sec 20-28 and Sec 20-32.

Yup. It's all about the owner of the building. So BOH, have you cited the owner of the building yet? Or are you going to send him an engraved invitation?

Sorry to disagree with you BOH but I complained about the same dumpster on the railroad right of way on Gould St. next to the back entrance to Recreation Park because people were dumping furniture next to it and you spoke with whomever and it was removed by the end of the week. Check your records I believe I was asked to put it in writing.

Coming up on the 4th week since this has been reported. Will it be resolved any time soon?

No response from owner of property, called Casella Waste Systems 7/14/15 @9:30AM to have removed from RRRoW

Investigated 7/20/15, Dumpster removed from RoW, placed in original spot. Size and situation of parking lot makes it impractical to erect an enclosure for this receptacle.

Complaint Closed