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Sevier County committee asks staff to check SCSW option for Ridge Road short‑term rental garbage site, sets potential $10–$30 tipping fees
Summary
The Sevier County Board of Commissioners’ Solid Waste Special Committee on June 13 directed staff to ask Sevier County Solid Waste, Inc. whether it could host a 'shoot' location for a proposed Ridge Road short‑term rental household garbage site; if that option is not feasible, the committee voted to pursue the plan and set possible tipping fees at $10, $20 or $30.
The Sevier County Board of Commissioners’ Solid Waste Special Committee on June 13 asked staff to consult Sevier County Solid Waste, Inc. (SCSW) about whether SCSW could host a "shoot" location for a proposed short‑term rental household garbage site on Ridge Road, and voted to proceed with the proposed operational plan if that option proved infeasible while amending proposed tipping levels to $10, $20 or $30.
Vice Mayor Bryan McCarter called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM and presented the proposed operational plan, projected operational costs and income, and recommended tipping levels for the Ridge Road site. Mayor Larry Waters said he supported the proposed location, operational plan and hours but opposed charging a fee specifically for short‑term rental customers.
Commissioner Warren Hurst asked administrative staff to consult SCSW about using a "shoot" location at SCSW instead of establishing a new Ridge Road site. Commissioner Ronnie Whaley then moved that staff check with SCSW and, if that option is feasible, bring the solution back to the committee; if not feasible, the committee should move forward with the proposed operational plan but amend the proposed tipping levels to $10, $20 or $30. Commissioner Hurst seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.
The motion formalizes two follow-up tracks: staff will explore an SCSW-hosted alternative and report back; if the SCSW option cannot be implemented, the committee’s fallback is to adopt the operational plan with the lower tipping-level options the motion specified. The minutes do not record any final decision on which tipping level (among $10, $20 or $30) will be adopted or a timetable for implementation.
The committee then adjourned at 3:31 PM. The minutes list county staff and department directors in attendance, including Assistant County Mayor/Senior Director of Finance & Administration Brooke Huffaker and Director of Solid Waste Management and Services Dan King; the record does not show Dan King speaking in the excerpt provided. The committee did not record a separate discussion of the Gatlinburg site in the excerpt.
Next steps: administrative staff were directed to consult SCSW and return to the committee with findings; no final tipping-level decision or implementation schedule was recorded in the excerpt.
