STARKS — When it came time to fund a town-funded, household trash pickup they had approved in the previous article Saturday, voters said no.

Following vigorous debate, residents had voted, 50-34, to pay for the townwide trash pickup. A health and safety committee had recommended the move, partially in response to blight and trash buildup in certain sections of town.

Residents then considered spending up to $46,000 to fund the new system.

But Gwen Hilton then said that the recycling rate would suffer. Her husband, Ernest Hilton, added that the town might inherit trash from outlying areas, and that the code-enforcement officer could address the problem of trash in certain areas of town.

Robin Melanson-Quimby added that the town could address the problem more economically by providing dumpsters.

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