03/25/2026
Alert to Acuity's latest assault...
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ACUITY UPDATE AND CALL TO ACTION FROM A BETTER CLAREMONT
MARCH 14, 2026
Dear Friend,
A Better Claremont has issued the enclosed Press Alert regarding Acuity Management, Inc. You will remember the company’s attempt to site a massive construction and demolition (C&D) operation in Claremont. That proposal prompted approximately 400 people to pack a public hearing at the Claremont Opera House last March. The public said NO to Acuity. The Department of Environmental Services (DES) subsequently denied Acuity's permit request, and Acuity appealed. The Department of Justice accepted the appeal and will hold an appeal hearing. If Acuity prevails, the DES decision to deny the permit could be overturned.
Please take whatever action you can to help ensure Acuity does not receive a permit for the C&D facility in Claremont. Suggestions include writing a letter to the editor, contacting your elected officials, and spreading the word. The Press Alert provides supporting documentation.
YOUR VOICE COUNTS!
Sincerely, A BETTER CLAREMONT
PRESS ALERT FROM A BETTER CLAREMONT
MARCH 4, 2026
CONTACT:
Jim Contois, 603-504-8379, [email protected]
Judith Koester, 603-542-0265, [email protected]
John Tuthill, 603-477-6242, [email protected]
ABC ASKS THE NH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO STAND FIRM ON ITS DENIAL OF ACUITY'S WASTE PERMIT
(CLAREMONT) A Better Claremont (ABC) is issuing an alert following two rulings from the NH Department of Justice (DOJ) on February 25, 2026. Both decisions concern Acuity Management, Inc. (Acuity) and the request for a permit modification to allow up to 500 tons of toxic construction and demolition (C&D) debris to be imported into Claremont each day. The NH Department of Environmental Services (DES) denied the modification request on May 22, 2025. Acuity and the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) appealed, although for different reasons.
The DOJ has accepted Acuity's appeal and set a March 25th date for a prehearing conference to establish parameters for appeal hearings. The DOJ did not accept the CLF appeal that sought to broaden the scope of the DES denial.
BACKGROUND:
Acuity wants to truck hundreds of thousands of tons of C&D debris into Claremont and use a small lot by Meadow Brook for a massive dump and ship operation. The property is just off Industrial Boulevard at Claremont Junction near the AMTRAK station and the intersection of River Road, Plains Road, and Maple Avenue, close to residential neighborhoods, a public park, and schools.
The plan is to import approximately 3000 tons of C&D waste into Claremont each week. Residents of Claremont and neighboring towns are rightfully concerned about a major change-of-use from an existing local recycling business to one of the largest C&D waste depots in New England. Acuity's proposal would increase noise, truck traffic, and pollution across the City.
Hundreds packed the Claremont Opera House on March 6, 2025 for a public hearing and said NO to Acuity. DES subsequently ruled against the company.
DES made the right decision in denying the permit modification that Acuity requested. ABC urges public officials and area residents to stand firm in opposing Acuity and in supporting Claremont's right to local control.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION:
DENIAL OF PERMIT MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
ACCEPTANCE OF APPEAL AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE ON MARCH 25, 2026
NOTICE OF NON-ACCEPTANCE OF APPEAL PETITION FROM CLF
In Claremont, a plan to accept demolition waste at recycling plant is met with fierce resistance - NH Bulletin
Claremont residents pan plan to bring in construction debris - Valley News
