Lawsuit Filed, Citizens Group Forms Over Defunct Landfill Project

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published May 23, 2018 at 2:11 PM CDT

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Carroll County resident Joshua Ourso, along with Lisa Price-Backs, has formed a citizens' opposition group to stop an assessed real property fee used to recover costs for a defunct landfill they claim was mismanaged by Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District.

J. Froelich

A class-action lawsuit claims residents of six north Arkansas counties aren't liable for debt accrued by the Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District. The debt is related to a defunct Baxter County landfill, and the lawsuit also claims residents aren't liable for cleaning up the site. A citizens' opposition group has also formed to fight property tax assessment fees levied to pay off debts associated with the landfill.