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Resident alleges Bradley County landfill revenue was diverted; county officials say audits and court reviews found no impropriety
Summary
Todd Bills accused the county and landfill operator SanTec of diverting landfill revenue into a mayor-controlled "community involvement" account; the county attorney and county mayor said audits and court appeals have addressed the issue and described how the landfill funds are used.
Todd Bills, a resident who identified himself during public comment at the Bradley County Commission meeting, alleged that the county’s landfill contract and later amendments allow the operator to withhold or redirect revenue and that county leaders created a discretionary “community involvement commitment” for funds above $1,000,000 that the mayor controls.
"This is wrong," Bills said during a lengthy public comment, adding, "It's corruption." He cited a contract he identified as signed in 1999 and read portions of what he called a third amendment and urged commissioners to enforce Tennessee law he referenced (he read a citation aloud during his remarks).
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