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Residents press commission over landfill mud, leachate and litter; contract enforcement and legal fees cited
Summary
Multiple residents told the commission they continue to see mud, leachate and litter from the county landfill and questioned legal spending and the county's ability to enforce cleanup obligations under its contract with the landfill operator; commissioners discussed enforcement limits, TDEC involvement and potential capital fixes.
Residents and commissioners spent an extended portion of the workshop discussing persistent track‑out (mud on county roads), leachate issues and blowing trash linked to the county landfill. Several public speakers described ongoing problems and asked the commission to press the landfill operator and state regulators for fixes.
Lisa Benton, a resident and organizer of volunteer cleanups who said she formed a group called "Make Loud and Clean Again," told the commission her volunteers collected more than 310 bags of trash, tires and debris in recent months on county and state roads and near the landfill. She asked the county’s designated Litter Control Committee (which she listed by members) to meet and develop a plan and said she had spoken to judges and juvenile probation about community service options for litter pickup. Benton said the county cannot…
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