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Loudon County commission files chancery-court complaint against Republic; potential purchase talks could follow
Summary
The Loudon County Solid Waste Commission filed a chancery-court complaint against Republic (operator) and said the complaint has not yet been served; the commission and Republic are in early discussions about a possible proposal and any sale would require negotiated terms to protect the community.
The Loudon County Solid Waste Commission announced that it has filed a chancery-court complaint against Republic, the landfill operator, and that the complaint had been filed but not yet served as of the meeting.
Commission attorney Ms. Murphy told commissioners, “the commission went ahead and filed suit against Republic… the complaint's been filed in chancery court as of today. It has not gone out for service, and what that means is that it's just in a hold pattern for right now. So until it goes out for service, all the other procedural clocks don't start running.”
The action follows months of unresolved operational concerns the commission said it hoped Republic would address without…
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