City of Murfreesboro, TN

Central Tennessee Regional Planning Board seeking additional evidence related to Middle Point Landfill expansion application

Pursuant to a recent court ruling by the Chancery Court in BFI vs. Regional Board, the Central Tennessee Regional Solid Waste Planning Board is accepting requests from “interested persons.” The requests would expand or restrict the current record provided in court proceedings related to the Middle Point Expansion application last summer. The request to expand…

Mayor Ketron

Mayor Ketron Says County Will Also Opt Out of Middle Point Landfill Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron says the County will also be opting out of a class action lawsuit settlement from BFI Waste Systems of Tennessee, LLC, a subsidiary of Republic Services and the owner/operator of Middle Point Landfill. The lawsuit, filed in March 2021 in federal court, was brought by local resident, Justin Burriss, with…

City of Murfreesboro, TN

City announces opposition to proposed Middle Point Landfill Class Action Settlement

People who live around Middle Point Landfill are all too familiar with the noxious odors that have persistently emanated from the landfill for years. In March 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Nashville against BFI Waste Systems of Tennessee, LLC, the owner and operator of Middle Point Landfill. BFI…

City of Murfreesboro, TN

City of Murfreesboro joins legal battle over the creation of a new landfill

On December 20th, Davidson County Chancery Court Judge Russell T. Perkins ordered that, in light of newly discovered evidence, the application of a Republic Services’ subsidiary to construct a new landfill be returned to the Central Tennessee Regional Solid Waste Planning Board so the Board can “consider all appropriate matters” related to the proposed landfill….

Middle Point Landfill

City of Murfreesboro objects to State of Tennessee’s review of new construction proposed at Middle Point Landfill

Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland has notified officials at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) that the City objects to the State’s review of Republic Services’ application to expand Middle Point Landfill. In a letter sent earlier today (Wednesday), the Mayor advised TDEC that the City opposes TDEC’s review of the application unless and…