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Meeting participant warns of proposed state bill that could shift wastewater authority from local control
Summary
At adjournment a participant warned Tennessee legislation could remove local authority over decentralized wastewater systems and urged commissioners to contact state representatives; local wastewater officials oppose the potential change, the participant said.
At the end of the meeting, a participant raised a concern about state-level legislation that, they said, would transfer authority over wastewater systems from counties and municipalities to the state.
The participant said they had learned from local contacts that the legislation is back on the agenda in the Tennessee legislature and that an effort had been made to secure a Hamilton County carve-out. The participant added that local wastewater operators have told them they do not want to accept any more decentralized systems and that a state takeover of authority would remove local discretion.
The participant urged commissioners to contact their state representatives and senators to express views on the policy. The planning commission did not take formal action on the remark; the comment was recorded informally during adjournment and the participant identified local wastewater authority representatives by name when describing their concerns.
Because the comment occurred during adjournment and consisted of a request to engage with legislators, no vote or formal direction was recorded.
