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Residents press PSA billing concerns as county readies forensic-audit scope

Russell County Board of Supervisors · July 7, 2025
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Summary

Business owners and residents accused the Russell County Public Service Authority (PSA) of billing inconsistently and of failing to deposit solid-waste fees into the county's designated special fund. The board approved forming a committee to draft a forensic-audit RFP to scope potential further review of PSA finances and county transactions.

Multiple residents used the citizens'comment period to press the Russell County Board of Supervisors about billing and accounting for solid-waste fees charged by the Russell County PSA.

Jason Owens, a Lebanon small-business owner, told the board he believes he has been billed by the PSA for services already paid to the Town of Lebanon and said he had been denied an exemption after submitting documentation. "I feel as if I'm being billed and paying Russell County PSA for a service…

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