Larry Grohn
Travis McDonoughChattanooga City Councilman Larry Grohn spent several minutes Tuesday night talking about the life of the city’s landfill and whether a search should start to find a new one.
But Chief of Staff Travis McDonough told him that had nothing to do with the landfill ordinance that was being discussed.
“As far as the ordinance, your questions don’t have anything to do with this ordinance,” McDonough said.
The council voted 8-1 Tuesday night to allow the Birchwood landfill to be able to set market rates for any nonresidents who come to the dump to get rid of their old items. Grohn voted against the ordinance.
McDonough told council members earlier during an agenda session that the city’s old way of asking the council to change rates yearly was outdated and too lengthy a process.