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Haley Road convenience center remains offline as county explores compactor, grant and redesign options

5535466 · August 6, 2025
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Solid Waste Director Bishop Wagner told the committee Haley Road is not accepting materials because compactor and three-phase power issues remain; engineers found TVA transmission-line constraints that prevent one proposed layout, and staff are awaiting a Montrose Environmental redesign and a possible grant award.

Bishop Wagner, Rutherford County's Solid Waste Director, told the Public Works and Planning Committee that the Haley Road convenience center remains closed to material deliveries because the site's compactor is not operational and three-phase power has not been installed. The building itself has utilities, Wagner said, but without a functioning compactor the site cannot support full operations.

Wagner said the county's engineers at Montrose Environmental evaluated options to relocate compactors…

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