Georgia Commissioners Risk Prison Over Landfill Denial

Date: May 22, 2003

Source: News Room

Taliaferro County, Georgia commissioners have said they will fight the plans of Complex Environmental Inc. of Atlanta to site a 1,030-acre landfill in Crawfordsville. Some local officials have said they do not want the rural county turned into a dumping ground, but others have countered that the financial benefits would far outweigh any problems the landfill might bring. The developer has brought the commission into court, challenging their denial of a zoning assurance letter, and a Superior Court judge agreed. If the commissioners do not sign the letter by this Friday, when they are scheduled to appear in court, they could be found in contempt. Complex Environmental would pay Taliaferro County $1 per ton for all waste coming into the landfill.
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