Ongoing environmental problems, including odor and water pollution, have led the City of Murfreesboro to file a federal lawsuit against the operators of Middle Point Landfill:
Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland made the announcement Wednesday (8-10-22) afternoon. He says odor complaints are in the thousands:
In addition to the ongoing odor problem, the city has recently uncovered evidence of additional environmental problems at the landfill. The mayor calls this new evidence "a game change .
Murfreesboro officials filed a federal suit against its landfill operators over concerns of water toxicity and mounting odor complaints from residents.
(MURFREESBORO) What will developers do now that there were not enough city council votes last week to approve the project in the first of three votes? Mayor McFarland will be on WGNS this coming Wednesday morning to address this topic?
Councilman Shawn Wright was one of the two ney votes. His concern was noise and traffic, since the complex would be across from the hospital. He is specifically worried that heavy traffic during concerts would create issues for emergency vehicles tryin .