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Sevier County commissioners table motion to double daily household waste limit at Wears Valley site
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Summary
At a Sept. 5 joint meeting, Commissioner Chad Ogle moved to raise the per-household daily disposal limit at the proposed Wears Valley convenience site from five bags to ten; two commissioners voted in favor, the motion failed and was tabled for further discussion in October.
Sevier County commissioners tabled a proposal on Sept. 5 to increase the daily household waste limit at a proposed Wears Valley convenience site.
Commissioner Chad Ogle moved to raise the per-household daily limit from five bags to ten; Commissioner Michael Maddron seconded. Two commissioners voted in favor of the motion, but the motion failed and Commissioner Kent Woods tabled further consideration until the committee's October meeting. The transcript specifies the count of "two (2) Commissioners" in favor but does not provide a full roll-call tally.
The vote followed an update on the county's Solid Waste Operation Policy, presented by Vice Mayor Bryan McCarter and Assistant County Mayor and Senior Director of Community Planning and Development Matt Rudder. McCarter and Rudder reported that Center View Convenience Center had over 330 individual users since operational changes began and praised center attendants for smooth operations during the transition.
County staff and officials also said demolition and compactor loads have been lasting longer at residential sites as operations adjust, and Sheriff Michael Hodges reported Sevier County Sheriff's Office officers have been involved at several sites. Several commissioners, including Commissioner Tommy Watts, noted an increase in illegal dumping; cleanup has been performed by the Sevier County Sheriff's Office litter crew, according to the meeting record.
Residents' complaints about the daily household limit were the principal justification cited for the motion. Vice Mayor McCarter said the Mayor's Office will continue to provide statistics from the sites ahead of the October meeting; no new rule changes were adopted at this session.
The committee did not adopt an immediate change to the Wears Valley site's operating policy and will revisit the proposal at its next scheduled meeting in October.