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Residents and businesses split over landfill expansion; public commenters raise ethics and residency concerns
Summary
Public comments at the Feb. 13 Rutherford County commission meeting focused heavily on landfill policy: some residents opposed expansion citing persistent odors and health concerns, while others, including a business owner, urged expansion to avoid future disposal crises; a public commenter also alleged unverified residency violations and possible secret payments by a commissioner.
A string of public comments at the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners meeting on Feb. 13 centered on the county landfill and related concerns, with speakers presenting sharply different views about expansion and raising ethics questions for commissioners.
Christy Miller, speaking on behalf of a group of concerned constituents, said some residents fear the commission may have "forgotten who their fiduciaries are" and urged higher standards from elected officials. Miller cited a 2018 unanimous county vote not to expand the Middle Point landfill and raised unverified allegations of "secret payments via…
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