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Residents oppose proposed landfill tipping fee; trash service concerns raised at Dickson County meeting
Summary
During public comment at the Dec. 16 Dickson County Commission meeting, Aaron Lee opposed a proposed landfill tipping fee and Daniel Spencer raised concerns about trash services; commissioners deferred the tipping-fee decision to the Jan. 21, 2025 meeting.
Two residents used the Dec. 16 public-comment period to press the commission on waste and trash-service issues. Aaron Lee spoke in opposition to a proposed tipping rate at the Dickson County Landfill. Daniel Spencer said he was concerned about how trash services are treated by policy and stated that he was "moving trash, not producing trash," expressing a distinction he wants the county to consider.
The minutes record that discussion of a landfill tipping fee was moved to the next meeting; no rate or vote was recorded on Dec. 16. Separately, the commission approved a TDEC-related amendment authorizing increased financial assurance for the county landfill, a measure tied to regulatory compliance and not a direct vote on service rates.
The commission did not resolve citizen requests during the public-comment period; the tipping-fee discussion is scheduled to return at the next regular session on Jan. 21, 2025.
