EPA leaves door open for Countywide landfill

BY Paul E. Kostyu
The Canton Repository

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency recommended Wednesday that the Countywide landfill be denied a license to operate, but provided an out to keep it in business.

In a letter to William Franks, Stark County's health commissioner, Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski said the landfill "is not in substantial compliance with Ohio's environmental laws."

The health board is expected to read the letter today at a meeting but not take any action on it....Read more.