Cumberland Commissioners Table Dam Assessment Fee After Concerns

Cumberland County Commissioners have tabled a payment authorization for a Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation dam inspection fee.

TDEC has charged the county a $500 assessment fee for the dam in the Breckenridge area. Commissioners argue that the dam is actually a culvert and that the fee should not be paid.

The county recently tried to contest the fee assessment, but lost the appeal. The fee, penalties, and interest now amount to $3,536.

The county environmental committee will now hold a meeting to discuss the situation and figure out a way to move forward.