Garbage

Got junk? Leave it for the city (04/12/12)
If you have had a lot of junk accumulate over the winter months, now is the time to get it ready to be hauled off. Shelbyville's public works department is holding its annual spring clean up from April 16-19. Public Works director Mark Clanton said residents may leave anything they can think of by the street and the city will pick it up...

County could join ISWA soon (03/13/12)
Officials hope to learn soon if Bedford County has been approved to join the Interlocal Solid Waste Authority (ISWA). Highway Superintendent Stanley Smotherman told the county's solid waste authority that a meeting is to be held in Fayetteville on Wednesday, and that he hopes to find out what the status of Bedford and Moore Counties is in joining ISWA...

Council rewards Remy in retirement (12/11/11)
It's not often that a dog receives the keys to the city, but that was the case Thursday as the Shelbyville city council gave a fond farewell to the police's department's K-9 officer Remy. Officer Tracey Nelson, Remy's partner, will be taking the drug dog home for his golden years. Remy is retiring after 12 years on the force...

Trash trucks to use traditional system (12/04/11)
The city council will be voting on bids next week for two new garbage trucks, but will not be going to an automated "one-arm" system to collect trash anytime soon. Shelbyville's bid committee received seven submissions from three vendors for the rear loading refuse body and chassis, with the committee recommending the bid from Municipal Equipment, Inc. of Knoxville for two 2010 International 7400 models with a 20 cubic yard capacity at a cost of $140,975 each, for a total of $281,950...

Fall clean-up time across Shelbyville (10/11/11)
Winter is coming, and that means it's time to put on your work gloves and haul off all the junk that's been piling up during next week's annual Fall Clean-up. From Oct. 17 to 20 -- on your regular garbage day -- Shelbyville's public works department will be giving you a hand to help you get rid of all that stuff that's accumulated over the summer months...

Cleaner city to spring forth (04/13/11)
With the frigid weather mostly behind us, it's time to get rid of all the junk that has been piling up over the last few months. Shelbyville's public works department is getting ready to help you in that regard with its Spring Clean-up, set for next week, April 18 - 21...

Trash pickup stays, city taxes may rise (03/02/11)
In another about-face, Shelbyville's city council is now considering a property tax hike instead of doing away with garbage service. But how much that tax hike would be will not be known until the budget is drawn up in June. The ordinance to eliminate garbage pickup was scheduled for second reading next Thursday, but it has now been scrapped...

Waste haulers offer to handle city trash (02/25/11)
City council members heard from two private waste hauling firms Thursday about the types of services they could offer residents. The meeting was for information purposes only, and the council held no discussion on the matter but will likely bring it up during next Tuesday's study session...

Garbage standoff (02/18/11)
Answering no questions but getting an earful, Shelbyville's city council heard from residents upset over the possible elimination of garbage service. The two dozen speakers included two former council members defeated in last November's election, one of which who admitted to a possible Sunshine Law violation...

Higher county costs could cause tax hike (02/13/11)
Bedford County's cost for solid waste disposal could become second only to the county's education budget if Shelbyville does away with garbage pickup, the solid waste authority was warned Thursday. And the county mayor warned that the increased costs could mean increased taxes...

City council won't meet commission (02/13/11)
Shelbyville's city council is refusing to hold a meeting with the county commission because members are afraid the topic of trash may come up, the county mayor said Thursday. City officials say the council is not yet prepared to meet on the issue at this time...

Trash bid reaches 1st base (02/11/11)
With one member calling it "the lesser of three evils," Shelbyville's city council passed the first reading of the ordinance that would do away with trash pickup in the city. Citizens will get to express their opinions about the topic next Thursday at a public hearing in the courtroom of the city's police department beginning at 6 p.m...

First vote on trash cut tonight (02/10/11)
What will the council do tonight? That might be the question on many citizens' minds as Shelbyville's leaders will consider the first reading of an ordinance to do away with municipal garbage service. The meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. in the courtroom at the city's police department...

Council wavers on trash cut (02/02/11)
Claiming they have been "misled," members of the Shelbyville City Council asked Tuesday at a study session to reexamine the details of options presented previously on how to deal with paying for garbage pick-up. But the first reading of an ordinance to do away with sanitation services is still set to be on the council's agenda for next week's meeting...

First reading of trash decree delayed a week (02/01/11)
The first reading of an ordinance which would do away with the city's sanitation services has been delayed for another week. The council had initially planned to hold the first reading during tonight's study session, however city recorder Betty Lamb told the T-G Monday that the document needed to be reviewed by Shelbyville's attorney, Ginger Shofner, and is now scheduled for a first reading on Thursday, Feb. 10...

Added city trash to hit county hard (01/27/11)
If the City of Shelbyville drops residential garbage pickup as expected, it could have a $700,000 impact on Bedford County's waste disposal costs the first year, Highway Superintendent Stanley Smotherman told the county's Financial Management Committee on Tuesday night...

People's voices will be heard before final city garbage cut (01/25/11)
Action to do away with the city's sanitation department will move forward quickly in February, with citizens being given a chance to express their feelings at an upcoming public hearing. Meanwhile, private trash collectors have already been making inquiries about setting up business in town to fill the void after the service is done away with...

Waste destination found (12/15/10)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners' vote Tuesday night to join the Interlocal Solid Waste Authority was prompted by a looming deadline and few options, but officials say it may turn out to be a good decision for the county. Cedar Ridge Landfill in Marshall County, where Bedford County Solid Waste Authority had been taking its trash, is closing at the end of the year, and the options for replacing it were few and expensive...

State agency says water service can't be cut over trash fee (12/02/10)
Another legal opinion from the state's Municipal Technical Advisory Service states that Shelbyville residents who refuse to pay a proposed $11 monthly trash fee would not have their water service cut off after all. And this news has caused city council members to ask for "all the facts" before presenting the topic to the public again...

City may let county use transfer station (12/02/10)
Shelbyville and Bedford County may be joining forces soon to combat the problem of where to dump rural trash. The county learned last week that Cedar Ridge Landfill in neighboring Marshall County is closing temporarily due to a delay in its appeal to the state for permission to expand, but also because space is running out for more garbage at the site...

Yard filled with junk? It's Fall Clean-Up time (10/13/10)
It's fall once again, and that means it's time to get rid of all the junk that's been piling up around your property and garage. Next week, the city's public works department will be lending a hand to help you haul away all that stuff when they hold their annual Fall Clean-up...

City power will handle garbage fee (08/25/10)
In an unanimous vote, Shelbyville's power board voted to collect an $11 monthly trash pickup fee for the city. The matter now goes back to the city council as an ordinance that will go through three readings and a public hearing before it is enacted...

City trash fee gets a 'yes' (08/24/10)
Shelbyville's city council chose Monday to proceed with filling a $770,000 budget shortfall by collecting a monthly fee for trash pickup instead of raising property taxes. The next step is for the city's power board to discuss the matter when they meet tonight at 5 p.m. at the utility offices on South Main St....

State-mandated garbage fees passed by Shelbyville council (06/30/10)
Shelbyville residents will be paying $11 a month for trash pickup sometime later this year after the city council passed the 2010-2011 budget Tuesday night. On a vote of 4-2, the council passed the $11.2 million dollar budget that will be balanced using the fees collected from residents for garbage pickup...

Proposed waste fee on council agenda (06/25/10)
Shelbyville's city council will hold a special called meeting Tuesday evening to approve this year's budget and to look at possibly implementing a solid waste fee. A public hearing is set on the budget ordinance for the special called meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m., and there are reportedly no plans to increase the tax rate...

SWA urged to buy garbage truck (04/14/10)
The county's solid waste authority has been told that a new garbage truck will be needed soon. Highway superintendent Stanley Smotherman said Thursday that there are currently 500,000 miles on the 1994 model and that the county has no backup truck to replace it...

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