OTIS, Maine — Two men are facing charges in connection with separate cases of alleged illegal dumping near Beech Hill Pond, according to Maine Forest Service.
Daniel Smith, 25, of Ellsworth and Brad Inforati, 36, of Eddington each are accused of dumping more than 15 pounds of household trash at illegal dumping sites on roads adjacent to the pond, the state agency indicated Thursday in a prepared statement.
Earlier this month, state forest rangers received a complaint of such a site on West Shore Road. Ranger John Cousins went to the location and found a pile of household trash and old vehicle parts that had been left by the side of the road. After searching through the pile, Cousins found some evidence that led him to contact Smith, according to the press release.
While at the site, Cousins was contacted by a passerby who told him of another illegal dump nearby on Camp Road No. 1, the service indicated. Cousins went to that location and, after digging through another trash pile he found there, found the name of a Rhode Island woman who recently had passed away.
Upon further investigation, Cousins determined the trash came from a house in the area that the woman had owned and which since had been sold by her family. A real estate agent who handled the sale subsequently told Cousins that Inforati had been hired to clean the house.
According to the forest service, after Inforati was summoned for the alleged illegal dumping, he went to the site and cleaned it up.
Both men are scheduled to appear next month in Ellsworth District Court, according to the release. If convicted, each man faces a mandatory minimum fine of $500, 100 hours of required community service, and the possibility of having to pay to clean up the site where he allegedly left the trash. The state also could suspend any recreational or professional state-issued licenses the men may possess, the forest service indicated.
Agency officials said the two cases are among “many” alleged illegal dumping incidents that rangers handle on a regular basis.
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I hope they get a good fine for this. This is why all of the dirt roads have gates on them now.
You can’t put a gate up on this road…there are at least a hundred camps/houses on this road.This one goes the who back side of the pond.
This happens alot now since there is no more trash pickup by most towns…even though we pay taxes through the nose, we now pay a buck a bag for trash removal. This goes on everywhere!
Living the luxurious life we live as americans costs alot.
No. Supporting all the deadbeats is expensive. It uses up all available resources including trash removal for those who pay taxes and receive minimal services in return.
You mean like the military? 48% of the budget
Im not referring to federal money. Im referring to state taxes and most towns no longer providing curbside pickup of trash. The military? lol. Ok.
Got you. I misunderstood. Most towns in Maine never did supply curbside pick up of trash. Shouldn’t that be a private sector service?
It’s $2 a bag in Brewer.
I wonder who the real estate broker was that contracted Mr. Infirati to clean the house? Mmmmmm, who could that have been? Maybe he has a family member in the business. SOmeone should know.
People dump trash in my front yard (the woodsy part) all the time. I have called the city numerous times
Bangor? How rude.
Otis is out there and beautiful country, I guess it was anyway.
No, Calais
That is the town of Otis not Otis street. I know what ya mean seeing all that trash Thursday mornings .
Give ’em each a pair of leather gloves, some trash bags, and an armed escort. A year patrolling Maine’s roadsides and ditches might cure them of the entitled behavior.
Facebook is truly amazing. So Mr. Inforati is in a relationship with a real estate broker at Town and Country, Holly Taylor. Maybe she gave him the work. Either that or it ws his MOM, Joan Osler that also works for Town and Country. Maybe they are the brokers that asked him to gut the house and he took the liberty to just litter someone elses personal property.
You would think by looking at his facebook page and all the outdoor adventure he seems to enjoy that he might have a little respect for the outdoors. I guess those that feel they are entitled to everything care about nobody other then themselves. Sad.
Good detective work. I know Joan , Also Mr. cousin’s he is one of the finest law enforcement met I have met. That is saying a lot coming from me.
What a couple of pigs.
Good job John Cousins .
Doesn’t look half as bad as all the trash in the pics from the “Chickenfest” they showed when the kid first went missing. Anybody gonna get fined, ticketed, or go to court for that?????????? Not sayin this is OK, but just some people get outrage, some get pity.
I have a seasonal cottage at Beech Hill. The woods between Beech Hill and Green Lake are full of trash and debris. The minute we started charging people to throw away trash and other debris many people found a free way to get the job none. Ask any long time hunter what they now see all over the Maine woods. Quite frankly if I were a minimum wage worker with a family to feed I might find a free way to get rid of my trash. Those involved in this story have some “SPLAINING” to do.
You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant!
excepting Alice.
Chain ’em to the Group W bench ! !
Let me tell you a short story.
Without getting into specific numbers I will say this, I am not sure the exact number of acres I own. I do know that I have about 2,500 acres within about 30 minutes from downtown. I also have a bunch up north and some in the Greenville area. I reside in Bangor and Bangor has always been my home.
It is hard to keep an eye on thousands of acres so I have a couple a people watch the property for me. I have never, until 3 years ago, put a “no trespassing” sign on any of my land. I never dreamed of putting up a gate. There are too many avid outdoorsman that enjoy my land because it is undeveloped and very bountiful with fish, game and wildlife.
Well after spending thousands of dollars picking up other peoples junk, stoves, batteries, oil cans, paint cans, ovens, fridges, glass, insulation, lightbulbs, enough was enough. What finally convinced me to gate the land was when my caretaker found an entire house facade of asbestos dumped in a ditch filled with water running into one of my favorite trout holes.
I now have many gates on my property and many of my friends have the keys. They love the seclusion because they never have to see another hunter but your average “JOE hunter” now had to find a new place to hunt.
So the next time you see some trash dumping trash be sure to cal the authorities. I would love to tear the gates down again someday.
I feel your pain! I only own a few acres myself and the back part of it has a small turn-around within sight off the very heavily traveled Rt 15. For some reason this turn around collects more mattresses, couches, old television sets and computer monitors than the City of Bangor on free hazardous waste disposal day.
I set a trail camera out there to try and catch someone in the act but so far its only attracted a couple delivery drivers who frequent the bushes to relieve themselves and believe me, that’s NOT what I wanted to capture!
that was short?
Id happily carry out a bag of trash with me per visit, in exchange for a key;) dandonahue08@yahoo.com
they will plead ot guilty and it will move up in the courts and be dropped because its not worth the das time or effort to prosecute
Unlikely to get dropped. I bet the forest rangers think it is worth their time. As a taxpayer and a landowner, I say it is worth
What ails people? Oh I know, it costs so much to go to the dump to legally get rid of items that this is the more viable option. My husband found a couple of bags of trash on our property one time, sorted through until he found the name on mail inside and he graciously returned it all to them…on their lawn. Two wrongs don’t make a right but it sure makes you feel better.
No occupation in the headline??? Is the BDN slacking? Will they change or just ban…I’m guessing ban
get over it
Anyone else hear “Alice’s resteraunt” playing in the background?