Judge voids landfill expansion deal

By Robert Wang
Copley Ohio Newspapers

CANTON – In a decision that affects the debate over whether to build an I-77 on-off ramp at Gracemont St. SW in East Sparta, a judge this week voided a September 2004 deal that allowed the nearby Pike Township landfill to expand by 170 acres.

Stark County Common Pleas Judge Lee Sinclair ruled Wednesday that Fred Charton, who owns land near the Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility, should be named as a party in the lawsuit between Countywide and Pike Township.

“We’re in the fight now,” said Charton’s attorney Patrick Cusma. “My opinion is they don’t have a conditional use permit. ... They would have to quit dumping and working on the new portion of the landfill.” . . . Read more