Former Murfreesboro Mayor Richard Reeves spoke to the Rotary Club at their Tuesday luncheon (5/21/2013). He shared how progress can benefit everyone. In this case he explained how borrow pits on his land adjacent to the Walter Hill landfill are helping the county, while becoming a lake and recreation area for residents.

Only 19-Years Remain

Reeves said the BFI landfill has 19-years remaining, and for that time frame--an agreement enables city and county garbage to be dumped there are no cost as long as Murfreesboro gets rid of the leachate.

He explained that clay must be spread over the waste that's deposited in the landfill, and that is where his borrow pits come-in. The clay taken from that earth is trucked to the landfill and spread over the garbage.

A Rotary member asked how he planned to fill some of the pits back-up. The former mayor commented . . .

Gateway Project

During the question segment, another Rotarian asked about the days when the city purchased the land that is now the Gateway Project.

Mayor Reeves said: 

Reeves noted that it was very controversial at the time, but the $12.5 million investment has already returned more than $40 million to the city coffers in land sales, not to mention taxes. Plus, there are still huges sections of this city-owned land to sell to developers.

Hear his entire talk to Murfreesboro Rotary:

The Murfreesboro Rotary Club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Stones River Country Club. The 100+ member civic club was founded locally in 1919.