Murfreesboro rejects landfill settlement: ‘I would rather fight’

Murfreesboro City Council members voted unanimously to reject a proposed settlement with Middle Point Landfill, choosing instead to continue their nearly three-year-long lawsuit against the facility’s operators.

The decision came after several council members expressed distrust toward the landfill operators, citing broken promises about emissions control and preventing runoff into the nearby East Fork Stones River.

Meaning any new promises made in a settlement should also face scrutiny…

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