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A resolution approving a Solid Waste Regional Plan for Davidson County, Tennessee.
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WHEREAS, RS92-474 created the Davidson County Solid Waste Region Board (the "Board"); and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to T.C.A. ? 68-211-813(c) and T.C.A. ? 68-211-861, the Board is responsible for the development of a ten-year disposal capacity plan which satisfies the states 25% solid waste reduction goal; and,
WHEREAS, after the approval of the Mayor pursuant to RS92-474, RS93-973 approved the Solid Waste Region Plan, which was subsequently approved by the Department of Environment and Conservation; and,
WHEREAS, T.C.A. ? 68-211-815(b)(15) requires that revised plans be reviewed and approved by the Metropolitan Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Board created a new, ten-year plan, Solid Waste Masterplan: Achieving Solid Waste (the "Plan"), to work toward the goal of achieving zero waste over the next 30 years; and,
WHEREAS, the Plan was approved unanimously by the Board September 16, 2019; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to RS92-474, the Metropolitan Mayor has reviewed the Plan prior to submittal for approval to the Metropolitan Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation previously reviewed and approved the Plan; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Metropolitan Government that the Plan be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLUTION BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Davidson County Solid Waste Regional Plan, Solid Waste Masterplan: Achieving Solid Waste, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, be and is hereby approved pursuant to T.C.A. ? 68-211-815(b).
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its final passage, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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This resolution approves the new Solid Waste Regional Plan for Davidson County. T.C.A. ? 68-211-813(c) and T.C....
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