Commissioners appeal EPA orders - Tuscarawas County officials vow to go it alone in landfill controversy

By LEE MORRISON
The Times-Reporter

BOLIVAR - Vowing not to abandon residents of the northern part of the county, Tuscarawas County commissioners are appealing decisions regarding Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility.

The appeal involves orders issued March 28 by Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director Chris Korleski. The agreement with Countywide calls for the landfill to pay more than $1 million in fines and follow strict orders to abate its odor issue and stop its underground fires. Countywide’s parent company, Republic Waste Services, has 60 days to submit a plan to snuff out underground fires at the landfill. The plan must be approved by the OEPA....Read more.