'Y'all are crappy neighbors': Rutherford County residents slam landfill expansion plan at public

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‘Y’all are crappy neighbors’: Rutherford County residents slam landfill expansion plan at public hearing


Rutherford county residents on Monday evening blasted a plan to expand a regional landfill located in fast-growing Murfreesboro suburbs that serves as the final destination for trash from 27 surrounding counties.

Republic Services, operators of the Middle Point Landfill, have proposed expanding the controversial landfill by nearly 100 acres, lengthening its estimated 7 years of remaining life by upwards of 25 more years.

The expansion would be a win for Rutherford County residents, who do not have to pay for trash hauling under the city’s operating agreement, Mike Classen, the landfill’s general manager, told a packed audience at the Rutherford County courthouse during the meeting of the Tennessee Region Solid Waste Planning Board.

“It doesn’t get more cost effective than free,” Classen said.

His message was greeted with skepticism — and, at times, outright hostility — by more than a dozen local residents who stepped forward to take turns at the microphone to speak about odors that seeped into homes, layers of dust that covered patio furniture days after being wiped down, damaged roads from trash trucks and concern about the impact of air and water quality from the landfill, which sits adjacent to the source of the county’s water supply.

Read more: https://tennesseelookout.com/2021/06/29/yall-are-crappy-neighbors-rutherford-county-residents-slam-landfill-expansion-plan-at-public-hearing/