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Council approves settlement tied to proposed Rustburg landfill expansion; seeks regional sign‑offs
Summary
Lynchburg City Council voted 6–1 to approve a proposed settlement with Campbell County and other Region 2000 members that would enable Campbell to pursue expansion of the Rustburg landfill while protecting Lynchburg from certain post‑closure liabilities and securing pro‑rata distributions of contested excess revenues.
Deputy City Manager Greg Patrick told council that Region 2000 members had negotiated a settlement intended to resolve years of litigation over distribution of excess revenue from the Rustburg landfill and to permit a planned expansion that would provide roughly 25 years of additional regional capacity. Patrick said the city expects to receive about $1.5 million in excess revenue that had been in dispute and that Campbell…
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