Middle Point Landfill Releases Statement on Annexation Ahead of Public Hearing and Council Meeting
The City of Murfreesboro has scheduled a public hearing and city council meeting for the evening of Thursday, July 17, at which it will consider the annexation of Middle Point Landfill. Ahead of tonight’s meeting, Middle Point operators release the following statement:
“Middle Point Landfill does not oppose annexation and has not opposed annexation since 1995, when our business entered a contract with the city to access sewer and water services. While we have always encouraged public deliberation about Middle Point, tonight’s meeting and subsequential outcome, per our contract and recent communications with the city, will have no impact on our employees or operations in Rutherford County.”
Middle Point Landfill is regulated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Annexation does not give the city authority to determine the future of Middle Point Landfill or to regulate its operation in a manner that is inconsistent with the regulation of other businesses in Murfreesboro.
