MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) — For nearly 40 years, Middle Point Landfill has loomed on Murfreesboro's northern edge, a ridge of waste visible from the highway and impossible to ignore on a hot day. Now, the city says the time for patience has run out.

City leaders have accused the landfill of being more than an eyesore, calling it both an environmental and public health hazard.

"People should be able to live five to seven miles away and not smell the landfill and also making sure our water source, our drinking source, is protected," Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland said.

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According to city records, Murfreesboro has logged more than 4,000 odor complaints and seven environmental violations in the past year. The city ha

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