2010 Town Report - Town of Ludlow

CEMETERY DIVISION
The DPW maintains and operates the five cemeteries within the town: the largest cemetery is the Island Pond
Cemetery located on Center Street. The other town cemeteries include the Ludlow Center Cemetery, Sikes
Cemetery, Fuller Street Cemetery and the East “Ould” Cemetery. DPW erected new signs for each cemetery and
planted numerous evergreens trees at the Island Pond Cemetery.
The following is a summary of activities and fees collected during FY 2010.
Number of lots sold 377 Income from lots sold $194,500
Number of burials 86 Income from burials $47,750
Number of monument foundations 43 Income from foundations $5,925
Total Income $248,175
ENGINEERING DIVISION
The DPW maintains the records for plans, plats and maps for the community. In addition, this division maintains
plan files for the Planning Board and Assessors’ Office, including the annual updates of the Town Street Map,
Assessors’ maps, zoning maps and Voter Precinct maps. This division provides engineering and survey assistance
and information to other departments, boards and committees upon request. The engineering staff provides
technical analyses and recommendations to the Planning Board for the various projects during the year including
subdivisions and commercial developments. The division provides technical inspection of all public and private
improvement projects.
The DPW in conjunction with Mass DOT reconstructed the East and Chapin Street Intersection Improvements. The
project cost was some $800,000.
The sale of copies of record plans generated $498 in fees.
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL, RECYCLE CENTER/TRANSFER
STATION
The DPW operates the Solid Waste Transfer Station and Recycling Center for the residential community at the
DPW facility on Sportsmen’s Road which provides the collection and disposal of trash and recycle material needs of
the community. The DPW yard is accessed from Claudia Way for composting and brush disposal.
Residential curbside collection of trash and recyclables was provided by private vendor. Household trash is
transferred and disposed at the Covanta Energy Resource Recovery Facility to generate electrical power. The
recyclables are collected and transferred to the Municipal Recycling Facility (MRF) in Springfield. The
combination of the curbside trash collection and drop-off at the Transfer Station accounted for 6801.5 tons of trash
transported to the Covanta Energy Resource Recovery Facility for incineration to generate electrical power, and 0
tons were disposed at an approved land fill. This recycling program generated 805.36 tons of paper, 467.47 tons of
mixed containers (glass and cans) 76.1 tons of scrap metal and approximately 2,053 tons of grass, leaves and
branches that were processed for compost. The grass and leaves are composted at the DPW facility creating loam
for use on town projects and is available to town residents.
The Solid Waste Collection and Disposal operational costs were augmented by fees generated from the sale of
residential permits for the use of the Transfer Station. The DPW issued 2,110 permits to the residents which
generated $11,000 in fees. Also, the DPW provided 625 recycle bins at no charge to encourage the recycling effort
by the town. The DPW issued permits for the disposal of products identified as hazardous materials that generated
$5,630 in fees.
The town received $48,754 from the MRF from the collection of recycle materials.
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