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County attorney to draft legislation after discussion about opting into state law on local landfill approvals
Summary
Cheatham County does not currently have local approval authority over new landfills under a 1989 state law; the county attorney offered to draft local legislation to opt into that law so the county commission would gain approval authority for future landfill proposals.
Cheatham County does not currently exercise local approval authority over new landfills under a 1989 Tennessee law that counties may opt into, and county counsel said he will draft legislation to bring the matter back for discussion.
At the Oct. 9 workshop the county attorney explained that Cheatham County has not opted into the…
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