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Commission approves short-term rental trash-site fees despite realtor objections
Summary
Sevier County adopted a fee schedule for short-term rental household garbage sites after discussion of collection methods and a petition opposing the fees; the resolution passed 19–2. Officials said the fee plan was informed by a Knox County survey and collection logistics remain under study.
Sevier County commissioners voted June 26 to adopt a fee schedule for solid waste services related to short-term rental household garbage sites, a measure that drew public opposition from local real-estate interests but ultimately passed 19–2.
Madeline Blum, a local realtor who said she owns a second home used as a short-term rental, said…
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