Business View Magazine | April 2020

266 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE APRIL 2020 important issues facing the County, today, are solid waste, transportation infrastructure, and schools, because, with an average of 96 new people moving into the community, daily, the County is one of the fastest growing in the country – most especially in Murfreesboro, the County seat, with a current population of 136,000. “Rutherford County is trying to address the number one issue that’s facing our County and that is our current landfill issue and waste stream,” Ketron explains. “Our landfill receives trash from 23 different counties in the Tennessee area, Metro Nashville, included. So, we’re talking several million people’s trash coming into the landfill located in my County. So, we’re looking to see what our best alternatives are, and we want to set the standard in Tennessee for handling solid waste.” Recently, Ketron visited several recycling and WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE ALMOST 100 YEARS OF SERVICE WE HAVE PROVIDED TO THIS COMMUNITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING MANY MORE. 16 PUBLIC SQUARE NORTH P.O. BOX 884 MURFREESBORO, TN 37133 615-893-5522 www. mborolaw .com Hudson, Reed & Christiansen, PLLC attorneys at law