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As soon as a joint meeting between Shelbyville and Shelby County officials convened Wednesday night to discuss potential curbside trash collection for residents, Shelbyville Mayor Tom Hardesty got right to the point.

"We want curbside pickup, and we feel like a single system for the city and the county in a two-tiered system would be the best approach," Hardesty said.

An hour-long joint workshop by city and county officials Wednesday night to discuss the aspect of the two governments working together on the issue of curbside pickup ended up with a both sides hopeful that could happen.

Magistrate Tony Carriss, chair of the Shelby County Fiscal Court’s Legislative Committee, led the discussion at the Stratton Center, attended by members of the Shelbyville City Council, Mayor Tom Hardesty, the legislative commission and two members of the 109 Board, the entity that is responsible for solid waste disposal for the county.

When Shelby County’s 109 Board proposed a new solid-waste facility and began a series of public meetings in mid-January, a consistent question emerged: Can we get curbside garbage pickup and recycling in Shelby County?

The Shelby County Fiscal Court’s legislative committee will meet with the board Thursday to discuss the possibility of Shelby’s joining the ranks of surrounding counties that do provide that service to residents.

It was literally standing room only at the Waddy Ruritan Club on Tuesday night, when more than 100 people gathered to express their concerns about a plan to move the county’s solid-waste center from Waddy to Shelbyville.

With all the seats full and many standing and lining the walls, 109 Board Chair Rusty Newton heard an ear-full about how the community doesn’t to lose the center, especially if it would mean a long drive to Shelbyville to dump their trash.