I have noticed that Burma Road is becoming a dumping ground too. I hadn’t seen the piles of tires in the photos…but I have seen some discarded furniture, a mattress box spring, and some household appliances. It’s disgusting. At $5.00 per tire at the transfer station, that’s a couple hundred dollars worth of tires pictured. And guess who gets to pay for it now (if/when they get properly disposed of)???

With the price of a trash sticker going up you will ess more of this.

Thats alot of tires, Do you think its numerous people or maybe a Repair shop in the area that is dumping these tires. I have to agree with the Shill that with the Dump stickers on the rise I bet you will see more of this happening in town. I hope they catch the person doing this and the navy can fine them.

I saw a tire today leaning up against the guard rail just after the sharp left turn onto Burma Road South from the Melvile down hill. When you press people with new dump sticker prices this will get worse.

The good news: It will also give the Portsmouth DPW more work.....requiring more employees. This is GOOD..right...??

I have seen a mattress and other dumping down on West Shore Rd and notified Police. This is just lazy if you do not want to spend the few dollars to properly dispose of large objects.

How about Boyd's Lane?? Couches in the marshes and now a lounger-chair along side the road. And the boat that is taking roots in Blue Bill Cove??

Really sad

I've seen the garbage on Boyd's Lane. If you see someone doing this you should be able to outright shoot them.

Burma Road has also become a drag strip. I can hear the squealing tires from my home. This is happening several times a week.

And what's up with the dinner train repeatedly blowing its whistle with loud loooooong blasts? This happens as late as 10:00 pm. I understand short blasts where the tracks cross the Weaver Cove access road but the length of the blasts being used are not necessary near residences.

There was a recent news article about the Navy turning over responsibility for policing Navy land to local and state authorities. I'm not sure how this impacts Burma Road.
http://portsmouth.patch.com/articles/portsmouth-state-police-now-responsible-for-law-enforcement-on-navy-land

@Tamori. Thanks for the information about the required whistle blasts. I'll keep that in mind if the town is ever looking for public comments regarding the train wanting to expand rail service on that line.

I learned late this afternoon that once the Navy found out about this they were quick to move on it and removed at least 22 tires (or more). But I don’t think they found them all. Based on what I’ve seen, 22 is probably only about half of what’s there.

Illegal dumping is not new. It's been a problem in my 38+ years living in Portsmouth. There will always be wiseguys who have to beat the system. Enforcement will be difficult in the isolated parts of town.

On Friday (16 Dec) while on Burma Road at lunchtime I discovered that at least 15 more tires had been dumped at one of the exact locations where the Navy had removed 22 tires reported in Sandy’s piece above. I called and reported it to the base Publics Works Director who assured me that these newly dumped tires would be removed ASAP, and that the matter was being turned over to the police.

Dan

Portable digital cameras in areas where frequent abuses take place. Cheap surveillance that sticks in court. We should deploy them, and use the fines to pay for the administration and legal costs. The police could provide the manpower for set up with the aid of a private contractor with a bucket truck . Once in place it records digital photos and can down load to a central computer for process and storage. High Tech policing paid for by the perpetrators.
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That’s not a bad idea Joe. In addition to that…or at least in the meantime…I’d also like to see signs posted along the road warning of fines for illegal dumping/litter. What’s also sad is that on most state maps Burma Road is highlighted as a “scenic roadway.” And, normally it would be. But with the general litter, and now this significant dumping of furniture, household appliances, and used tires…it is anything but scenic.

Dan

What about worse trash here in Portsmouth and no I am not talking about the sex store across from Clements---> Like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR9JsFt76eE