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Lincoln County adopts local restriction on outside landfills ('Jackson law')
Lincoln County Board of Commissioners · January 21, 2026
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Summary
The county commission adopted a local restriction—read at the meeting as 'TCA 68211701 (Jackson law)'—that commissioners said requires a two‑thirds vote to allow outsiders to place landfills in Lincoln County; the motion passed unanimously on Jan. 20.
Lincoln County commissioners on Jan. 20 voted to adopt a local landfill restriction the chair described at the meeting as "TCA 6 8 2 1 1 7 0 1, which is Jackson law," saying the provision limits who may put landfills in the county and that allowing an outside person to do so would…
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