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Sumner County road superintendent urges clearer debris-removal guidance after storm cleanup confusion
Summary
Road Superintendent Tim Ellis described a large post-storm cleanup where the volume of brush on a single property strained county resources; committee members urged tightening language on the county website, including setting limits on allowable pickup amounts.
Road Superintendent Tim Ellis told the Sumner County Highway Committee that a recent storm produced a volume of brush on one property that exceeded what county crews can reasonably collect as a courtesy, prompting calls for clearer public guidance on allowable quantities.
“I brought the brush truck back to be a service to the county, and we're in the middle of having a storm,” Ellis said, describing crews that worked “two days” to haul multiple…
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