Georgia Court Finds Landfill Operated For Decades Without Permit

Date: March 31, 2004

Source: News Room

The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that a 38-acre Henry County construction landfill owned by a former county commissioner has operated without a permit for more than two decades. The court has remanded the case back to Henry County Superior Court to determine if the facility should close. A county superior court judge found that the landfill was protected by a grandfather clause under zoning guidelines, but the state appeals court overturned the ruling, finding no proof that the landfill had been operational before the county's zoning guidelines were created in 1973. The landfill has become a lucrative operation as Henry County has become the nation's third-fastest-growing county.
More information: www.co.henry.ga.us.

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