Screven County commissioners readopt six-month landfill moratorium, authorize litigation with Sylvania

At its June 23 meeting at the Screven County Courthouse, the Screven County Board of Commissioners readopted a moratorium on new landfill applications in the county for six months and voted to proceed with expedited litigation involving the City of Sylvania.

The moratorium motion was made by Vice-Chairman J.C. Warren and seconded by Commissioner Mike Dixon; the board approved it by unanimous vote after returning from executive session. The moratorium "is to begin immediately and to run for a period of six months," the minutes state. The board recorded the resolution on the official minute book (pages not specified).

Earlier, Commissioner Michael McBride moved at 6:40 P.M. to enter executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel and litigation; Commissioner Warren seconded and the motion carried. Commissioner Rosa Romeo excused herself from the executive session at 9:10 P.M.; the board returned to regular session at 9:30 P.M.

After the moratorium vote, the board approved a separate motion by Warren, seconded by Commissioner John O. Triplett, "to proceed and expedite the litigation process with the City of Sylvania over the SDS." The minutes record the motion as carried by unanimous vote; the transcript does not expand "SDS," and no additional statutory references or deadlines are listed in the minutes.

The meeting adjourned at 9:35 P.M. The minutes note the moratorium and litigation motions were recorded in the minute book; the county did not provide additional documentation or a timeline for the litigation in the recorded minutes.