The following letter is from Bruce Colson, Chairman of the Owls Head, South Thomaston, Thomaston Solid Waste Corporation: While our country, state and local communities are living and working through the COVID-19 pandemic, the Owls Head, South Thomaston, Thomaston Transfer Facility remains open to the public. I would like to assure all of our taxpayers that we will do everything in our power to keep the facility open and safe for our staff and the general public. We will however, like many places throughout our communities, be making some temporary changes. We will continue to monitor the ever-changing situation to see if more adjustments will become necessary.

The Transfer facility will temporarily reduce its crew by half to reduce exposures, and to have backup crew in case any of our employees become ill.

With the reduced crew, our staff will not be able to assist those who use our facility like we have in the past.  People that come into our facility will have to take care of the material they bring in themselves. Our crew will be there to give the public direction and to run the machinery.

All of our buildings will be closed to the general public. If you should need to get someone’s attention, please knock on the door or window, or sound your horn.

We ask that facility users not cluster at any of the stations at the facility, and to limit your time at the transfer station.  We ask the public to be patient with the staff, and with each other.

I would like to assure the taxpayers of our three towns that our board members and employees are working hard for you through this difficult time. We are in communication with each other in multiple ways. We will be holding our meetings on their regularly schedule via video communications. If anyone wishes to conduct business with the board they may do so by email. I ask that during the current situation, communication be limited to matters of urgency. The email address is ohstt367@gmail.com .