The Pound Ridge Partnership is close to completing a study investigating the state of garbage dumpsters located within the Parking District of the Scotts Corners, Pound Ridge Business District.
‘The issue of dumpsters was raised at the very first meeting the Pound Ridge Partnership held back in March 2010.” according to Ali Boak, Founder and Board Member of the Pound Ridge Partnership, “The business community and residents alike complained about the unsightly dumpsters littering the parking lots. Complaints included dumpsters not being placed in enclosures, dumpsters placed in sites where they were highly visible from the main road and sidewalk, garbage often overflowing and strewn around the ground, and existing dumpster enclosures that are not well maintained or painted”.
The study, entitled “Parking District Dumpster Study, Scotts Corner, Pound Ridge Business District,” is being spearheaded by Dennis Mele, an architect and Chair of the Pound Ridge Partnership’s Architectural Committee. The aim of the study is three fold. First, it will examine the extent to which the current frequency and size of dumpsters is meeting the needs of exiting businesses in the Scotts Corners/Pound Ridge Business District. Secondly, the study will examine existing dumpster locations and aesthetics. Finally, the study will make recommendations as to how to organize and clean up the dumpster situation. The first part of the study will be accomplished by a survey that the Partnership is distributing to business owners located within the Parking District.
“Only four of the numerous dumpsters found in the parking areas by the commercial buildings are hidden from view in any kind of enclosure as stated in the Town Code and this represents a minimal compliance at best with the Town Code requirements for concealing refuse.” according to Dennis Mele. The Pound Ridge Town Code states that the “ Storage of garbage shall only be permitted within dumpsters located within garbage enclosures, as designated by the Parking District”.
“Tackling the dumpsters is no small task”, says Charles Guiliani, Pound Ridge Partnership Board Member and owner of Salon Perri. “But its an important piece of beautifying and cleaning up the business district.”
