Resident Lance Farrar alleges Lee County Commission withheld records and paid millions to private trash contractor

Summary

At the February meeting resident Lance Farrar presented a packet alleging the commission favored a private contractor for curbside waste, cited multi‑year votes and payments (totaling $8,653,982.69 in his tally), and said public records requests were delayed or denied; no formal action was taken during the meeting.

Resident Lance Farrar told the Lee County Commission during public comment that he had compiled a multi‑year packet alleging the county steered solid‑waste work and public funds to a private contractor he identified as Arrow/ADSI/Meridian.

Farrar said the materials trace agenda actions and votes dating to 2021 and include detailed payment figures: he cited a first payment of $200,571.60 from April 25, 2022; a truck lease totaling $1,012,236.50 for curbside bulk pickup; a $500,000 use of ARPA revenue replacement funds on Sept. 12, 2022; and a packet he summarized as totaling $8,653,982.69 in payments to Arrow since April 2022. "When you're using public funds for a private business, that should be something we all have issue with," Farrar said.

Farrar also described delays and denials in his public…

Resident Lance Farrar alleges Lee County Commission withheld records and paid millions to private trash contractor

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