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Rutherford County commissioners send Waste Management contract back to purchasing after legal review and executive session
Summary
After weeks of committee debate and legal concern, the Board of Commissioners voted 13–8 to ask the Purchasing Committee to reconsider a transfer‑station hauling contract with Waste Management, following an executive session for legal advice.
Rutherford County commissioners on Aug. 15 asked the Purchasing Committee to revisit a contested transfer‑station hauling contract with Waste Management, following a lengthy public committee review, legal warnings and an executive session.
Commissioner Cush moved that Purchasing reconsider the award after concerns that the process had sidestepped required committee review and that rebidding posed risks to the county’s service continuity. Cush warned of three risks from rebidding: “they could come back with a higher price… they could decide to no bid……
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