On Sunday, Oct. 6, Russell Jones finished removing all the spent mushroom compost from his Hood Road farm, well ahead of the township-imposed Nov. 1 deadline.
"Today the research project by Stroud Water Research on the property will
begin," he wrote in a Monday morning e-mail. "I will keep you posted regarding this study which I hope will provide
us all with valuable insight about passive composting's environmental impact."
Last autumn Mr. Jones had 900 loads of spent compost trucked in from local mushroom farms to his West Marlborough property, located between Hood Road and Street Road near Mosquito Lane. It was supposed to decompose there for some months and then be removed to be bagged up and sold as potting soil. However, neighbors complained about the noise and truck traffic and told the township they were worried about environmental damage. The Brandywine Conservancy, which holds an easement on Mr. Jones' property, also objected to the use. Earlier this year the West Marlborough supervisors set the Nov. 1 deadline for removal.
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