Enfield council restores one Saturday yard waste pickup and approves Old Town Hall lease
Nov. 14 brown-barrel collection costs $6,200; Historical Society lease runs 99 years
ENFIELD - Enfield will offer one Saturday curbside pickup of yard waste this fall, on Nov. 14, after the Town Council voted Oct. 19 to move $6,200 from a refuse contingency account to cover the overtime and payroll taxes, according to the meeting minutes. The pickup is for brown barrels.
Public Works Director Nunes told the council that Saturday yard waste pickups from April through November were cut during budget talks, and that this restores one of the seven, the minutes show. Leaves set out that day will not be collected, because they are processed separately, he said.
The council also authorized the town manager to sign a 99-year lease of the Old Town Hall at 1294 Enfield Street to the Enfield Historical Society.
Other measures accepted a $35,000 state Office of Early Childhood contract amendment, using ARPA funds, for the Enfield Child Development Center's Early Start program; approved fiscal 2026 year-end transfers; revised two IT job descriptions and wages; and named four people to the Commission on Aging.
Each passed unanimously on a roll call, the minutes show. Councilor Robert Cressotti was absent, and Councilor Aaron Thomas left at 8:15 p.m., before the votes.
Source: Enfield Town Council regular meeting minutes, Oct. 19, 2026.
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