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Lawsuit Filed, Citizens Group Forms Over Defunct Landfill Project

J. Froelich
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KUAF
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.

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.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.