Packet includes amendment to GFL solid-waste contract to extend term and remove arbitration
The meeting packet contained a proposed amendment to the county's Solid Waste Transfer and Disposal Agreement with Waste Industries of Tennessee LLC d/b/a GFL Environmental that would extend the term by one year and remove the arbitration clause, replacing it with state-court jurisdiction; adoption was not recorded in the meeting minutes.
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The Dec. 15 meeting packet included a proposed amendment to the Solid Waste Transfer and Disposal Agreement between Cocke County and Waste Industries of Tennessee LLC d/b/a GFL Environmental. The amendment would delete the 90-day notice requirement to extend the agreement, strike the arbitration provision and replace it with a clause giving the Chancery and Circuit Courts of Cocke County jurisdiction. It also sets an extended initial term ending Dec. 31, 2026.
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