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Shelby County to split Jackson Pit landfill remediation costs with City of Memphis; $225,000 allocated
Summary
Shelby County's public-works committee voted to recommend a cost-sharing agreement with the City of Memphis and a $225,000 appropriation from stormwater funds to cover half of initial environmental work at the Jackson Pit closed landfill. County engineers said the total remediation is estimated at about $3.6 million.
Shelby County's public-works committee recommended approval Wednesday of a cost-sharing agreement with the City of Memphis and a $225,000 appropriation from county stormwater funds to support environmental work at the Jackson Pit landfill.
County Engineer Darren Sanders told commissioners the city is leading a remediation program that includes design and repair of the landfill cap and a long-term maintenance plan under a forthcoming consent decree…
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