Board recommends state reject Middle Point Landfill expansion plan
Expansion would increase landfill capacity by 82.5%
Republic has another expansion plan
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation will make decision on landfill expansion permit
Central Tennessee Region Solid Waste Planning Board member Donna Barrett, a former state representative, called for the unanimous vote because the 99.45-acre expansion permit application was incompatible and inconsistent with the 10-year solid waste plan. That plan calls for an integrated system for responsible solutions that are socially, environmentally and economically feasible.
Audience members Kelly and Matt Grago joined others at the Rutherford County Courthouse in applauding the board s 9-0 vote in opposition to the landfill expansion off East Jefferson and Lebanon pikes.