Dear Adam Lamontange,

We urge you and the town treasurer to immediately take the property 24 Holman St., Baldwinville, MA. for back taxes, thereby acquiring real estate valued at about $400,000.00. Doing this will also forever stop the building of a plastic waste incinerator in Templeton and add long term value to the town, the residents, and their descendants.

Residents of Templeton and surrounding communities would be irrevocably harmed if a plastic waste incinerator, so called “advanced recycling”, would be built in Baldwinville to process up to 500 tons per day. The increased risk of fire, explosions, dust, diesel smoke, traffic, toxic, cancer-causing emissions, noise pollution, hazardous waste, and decreased quality of life and property values are unacceptable.

A gigantic incinerator plant does not belong in a thickly settled village like Baldwinville or anywhere else in Templeton.

It’s well known that MacVallee LLC bought the property to build this plant knowing full well that over $400,000.00 in back taxes were owed. These back taxes have not been paid since their purchase in 2022. Judge Patterson ruled that MacVallee had to pay back taxes totalling $525,738.14 by July 1st 2024 plus about $8000.00 court costs and legal fees.

You have the opportunity to do good for Templeton by listening to the community’s deep concerns for future generations’ use of this site.