TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 4, 2024

A legal battle over the expansion of Murfreesboro-based Middle Point Landfill, which is expected to reach capacity by 2028, went before the Tennessee Court of Appeals for oral arguments on Tuesday. According to the Nashville Banner, the case stems from a 2021 decision by the Murfreesboro Regional Planning Board to deny BFI Waste Systems Services' request to expand the landfill by 100 acres. A chancery court later ruled that errors made by the board in following proper procedure for rejecting the plan were "harmless." Court of Appeals Judge Neal McBrayer, one member of the three-judge panel, challenged both sides during the proceedings. The panel did not indicate when a decision would be made.