Trash

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...

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...

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...

City to end trash pickup (01/14/11)
In an unexpected about-face, Shelbyville's city council voted Thursday to have the city recorder to draw up an ordinance to discontinue trash pickup for residents. Last week, the council voted in a study session to fast track an ordinance imposing a $11 monthly trash fee, plus an unspecified hike in the city's property tax...

Trash fee goes on fast track (01/06/11)
City council members could be passing the first reading of an ordinance imposing an $11 monthly trash fee as soon as next week if all goes according to plan. Shelbyville's city council decided Tuesday in a special study session to move ahead with a plan to implement the fee, plus a property tax increase that has yet to be determined in an effort to balance the city's books...

Tax hike may join trash fee (01/05/11)
According to discussion at a study session Tuesday night, Shelbyville's city council is ready to implement an $11 monthly trash fee as well as a property tax increase to balance the city's books. A number of special called study sessions, which have yet to be set, will take place so that the council can pore over the details, such as how much the property tax hike might be...

Adoption draws world's gaze (01/02/11)
An international adoption gone bad, which brought world media attention to Shelbyville, has been voted the top story of 2010 by a poll of Times-Gazette staff members. Coming in at number two was an ongoing dispute about how to pay for city garbage collection...

Trash fee going to council (12/17/10)
The trash fee will be on Shelbyville's city council agenda when the council meets for the first time in 2011. And while the council heard Thursday about how city departments are saving money by making cuts and by possibly merging duties of some workers, some members want to talk about raising revenue...

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...

New council will take on old issues (11/21/10)
When the two newest members of Shelbyville's city council take their seats next month, they will be facing the same problems that has dominated their discussions over the past year -- the budget. The general election earlier this month saw council incumbents Lee Roy Cunningham and Al Stephenson defeated by James "Jamie" Williams and Sam Meek...

City trash fee delayed (11/18/10)
The controversial ordinance that would enact a monthly $11 trash fee for Shelbyville residents will have to be completely rewritten and would likely not be passed until next spring. Meanwhile, the city is trying to save money by not filling vacant job positions throughout Shelbyville's various departments...

Ignore trash fee, lose city water (11/09/10)
A legal opinion from the state's Municipal Technical Advisory Service says that residents who refuse to pay a proposed $11 monthly trash fee could have their water service cut off. Shelbyville's city council put off the third and final reading of the controversial fee last week after they were told there were "too many unanswered questions" about the ordinance...

Trash fee delayed (11/02/10)
"Too many unanswered questions" has delayed the final reading and public hearing for the city's controversial $11 monthly trash fee that was set for next Tuesday. City recorder Betty Lamb told the city council during last night's study session that Shelbyville's new sanitation ordinance was "not ready to be adopted at all."...

Trash fee passes 1st hurdle (09/12/10)
With no comment, Shelbyville City Council on Thursday night approved the first reading of an ordinance setting up the rules for an $11 monthly garbage fee. The council passed the ordinance by a vote of 4-2, with Lee Roy Cunningham and Al Stephenson voting no...

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....

Power board holds off, asks details (07/29/10)
Shelbyville's power board voted Tuesday evening to table any discussion over collecting a controversial trash fee from residents until they get more details from city officials. The city council passed the $11 monthly fee at the end of June by a vote of 4-2 as part of the 2010-2011 budget to help deal with a $770,000 budget shortfall, and one of the possibilities for collection could involve the power system...

State law says trash fee legal (07/29/10)
Despite the claims of critics of Shelbyville's new controversial trash fee, a state law does exist which requires that the fees be paid, according to the city treasurer. However, Gary Cantrell stated that state finance officials have been giving out "conflicting information" that could account for some of the confusion surrounding the issue...

Trash fee leads to confusion (07/02/10)
Shelbyville officials say that the new $11 per month garbage fee approved Tuesday is required due to a federal accounting regulation. City manager Michael Dill says he has been receiving calls from citizens asking questions about the fee, which was approved 4-2 by the city council earlier this week...

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...

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