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CRACK SEALING NOTICE
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The Town of Mansfield DPW-Highway Division has tentatively scheduled our Crack Sealing Program to start the week of July 12, 2010.
This work will take place on various roads throughout town. Work crews will be accompanied by police details to minimize any disruption to local traffic.
If you have any questions please direct them to Mark Cook, Highway Operations Manager at 508-261-7335.
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DPW, WATER DIVISION E-MAIL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
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Mansfield Water Customers can now receive e-mail notifications regarding planned water shut offs, and other incidents that may potentially impact your water service. Activities such as hydrant flushing, emergency repairs, and broken mains are known to stir up mineral deposits within the system which may cause an unpleasant discoloration in your water service.
To have your name immediately added to the distribution list forward your name, address and e-mail address to emccarter@mansfieldma.com
The Water Division staff will notify you via e-mail as soon as possible when a situation is identified that may cause an impact to your water.
E-mail addresses forwarded to us will be for the sole use of the Mansfield Water Division and will not be distributed to other agencies.
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RECYCLING NOTICES
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MANSFIELD GREEN OPERATING HOURS
The Mansfield Green will be open on Saturday's from 8:00AM to 3:45PM and on Monday's from 10:00AM to 3:45PM. Also, at this time due to liability issues, salvaging will no longer be allowed at the Green. All materials brought into the Green are the property of the Town of Mansfield and shall not be removed.
CURB SIDE RECYCLINGThe Town of Mansfield has a curbside single stream recycling program. The town has selected to implement this program along with Waste Management in order to make recycling easier for Mansfield residents.
FLOURESCENT TUBE & PRESSURE TREATED WOOD DISPOSAL
Mansfield residents may now dispose of all types of fluorescent bulbs year round at no charge. Collection sites for compact fluorescent, four-and eight-foot U-Tube, circular and high intensity discharge (HID) lamps will be at Mansfield True Value Hardware, 284 North Main Street and at Mansfield Green Recycling Park, intersection of Pratt (Route 106) and East Streets.
Pressure treated wood is not accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste collection. Pressure treated wood and a variety of wastes (brick, concrete, pallets, fencing, wood waste, bulky items, roofing materials, etc.) not taken by trash pickup or Mansfield Green can, for a fee, be taken to Trojan Recycling Transfer Station, 71 Forest Street, Brockton. Please call Trojan Recycling at 508-588-2332 for questions about the waste and fees.
LATEX PAINT DISPOSAL
Latex paint and stain is no longer accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste collection. To dispose of latex paint and
stain,simply mix latex paint hardener into the paint can, let solidify overnight and dispose of it in your weekly trash.
The Board of Health has purchased about 2000 paint hardener packets for distribution to homeowners. The 2 packets per
household are available at the Health Department, 6 Park Row after January 1, 2008.
DISPOSAL OF MERCURY CONTAINING ITEMS
State law now mandates that mercury-added products cannot be placed in a regular trash collection. Mansfield residents
are welcome to bring mercury thermometers and mercury thermostats to the Board of Health office for disposal and can
offer up to two digital thermometers per household in exchange for mercury versions.
BUTTON BATTERIES - Button batteries are those small, silvery, button or coin-like batteries that power watches,
cameras, calculators, hearing aids, digital organizers and many other devices. When these batteries become used up
DON'T THROW THEM IN THE TRASH! They contain mercury, which when incinerated or buried in a landfill,
escapes into the environment.
The Mansfield Board of Health, with the assistance of the Animal Welfare Committee, has begun a button battery recycling
program. Please save and bring your button batteries to the following locations:
Mansfield True Value Hardware - 284 North Main Street
Rite Aid - 243 Chauncy Street
CVS - 261 Chauncy Street
Hefez and Sons Jewelers - 106 North Main Street
Council on Aging - 255 Hope Street
Health Department - 6 Park Row
If you have a large quantity of bulk mercury, please do not move it or bring it to the Health Department. Call us at
508-261-7366 and we will have the mercury safely removed.
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WEST ST ROAD WORK
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The Town of Mansfield DPW Highway Division has scheduled roadwork to begin on or about August 2, 2010 weather permitting.
The roadwork on West St will take place from the I-495 overpass up to and including the intersection of Tremont and Grove Streets. The work will consist of road reconstruction and placement of the binder course of pavement to be followed by the final course of pavement approximately three weeks later
West St will be closed to through traffic from August 2, 2010 through August 6, 2010. Daily road closures may take place after August 6th to allow us to work safely while completing miscellaneous work necessary to complete the project. If additional closures are necessary we will notify residents in the area affected. The final course of pavement is tentatively schedule to be done the week of August 23, 2010
Weather permitting we hope to have the work completed by August 28, 2010.
We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
Questions and comments should be directed to Mark Cook, Highway Division Operations Manager @ 508-261-7335
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