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Rutherford County adopts resolution urging TDEC to enforce regional landfill rules after heated public comment
Summary
After more than a dozen public speakers raised odor, water and health concerns about Middle Point Landfill and Republic Services, the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners voted 16–5 March 26 to support a Central Tennessee regional board request that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) enforce regional flow‑control and compliance requirements.
Rutherford County commissioners on March 26 adopted a resolution asking the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to enforce a regional solid‑waste board’s authority and to urge Republic Services to comply with applicable law and the county’s host‑benefit agreement for Middle Point Landfill. The vote followed an extended public comment period in which residents described long‑standing odor problems, concerns about runoff and possible PFAS contamination near Walter Hill Recreation Area, and distrust of Republic’s public outreach.
Donna Barrett, chairperson of the Central Tennessee Regional Solid Waste Planning Board, read a revised resolution that cites state law (TCA 68‑211‑814 and related sections) and a 1995 host‑benefit agreement for Middle Point Landfill. The measure “request[s] that TDEC take such action as appropriate to assure compliance with the lawful orders of the Central Tennessee Regional Solid Waste Planning Board” and asks Republic Services “to take such action as may be necessary to comply with applicable law and the host benefit agreement,”…
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