{"id":10671,"date":"2014-09-23T12:43:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T16:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=10671"},"modified":"2014-09-23T12:46:21","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T16:46:21","slug":"ga-supreme-court-rules-against-deep-south-sanitation-dss-vows-to-keep-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/ga-supreme-court-rules-against-deep-south-sanitation-dss-vows-to-keep-going.html","title":{"rendered":"GA Supreme Court rules against Deep South Sanitation: DSS vows to keep going"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\n<\/a>\r\nLowndes County suing a local business with our tax dollars\r\nhas produced a preliminary Georgia Supreme\r\nCourt ruling overturning the appeals court and favoring\r\nthe county’s “exclusive franchise” with ADS, a company owned\r\nby New York City investors.\r\nLocal company Deep South Sanitation vows to keep going.\r\n

\r\nDo you think this lawsuit is a good use of your tax dollars?\r\nWhat will you think if ADS’ rates go up from Veolia’s bid of $13.05\/month\r\n($156.60\/year) just before ADS bought Veolia,\r\nto ADS’s bid of $13.39\/month ($220.68\/year)?\r\n

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nEven Veolia’s bid is 50% more than we were paying Lowndes County\r\ndirectly for those waste disposal sites.\r\nIf the county had simply raised its rates by that 50%, there would\r\nhave been no shortfall.\r\nInstead, the county chose to funnel profits to investors in New York City\r\nand to spend tax money trying to put a local company out of business.\r\nDoes that seem right to you?\r\n

\r\nColter Anstaett wrote for WALB 22 September 2014,\r\n\r\nGA Supreme Court delivers ruling in Lowndes sanitation suit<\/a>,\r\n

\r\n

\r\nThe county sued Deep South Sanitation in 2013, saying the small\r\nprivate company did not have a right to collect trash in the\r\ncounty’s unincorporated areas because the county had already entered\r\ninto an agreement with Advanced Disposal.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nBut Deep South’s attorney, Rob Plumb, said Monday afternoon that he\r\nbelieves the court did not consider the fact that the county’s\r\nstopping Deep South from operating would violate the business\r\nowner’s rights of protected property.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n“The court declined to rule on that, saying that the trial court\r\ndidn’t address it. But, I don’t think that’s correct. We’ll be\r\nfiling a motion for reconsideration on that issue,” Plumb explained.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nPlumb has 10 days to file that motion. Deep South will continue to\r\noperate for now though, as a formal injunction against Deep South\r\nhad not been issued as of Monday night.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nJoe Adgie wrote for the VDT 23 September 2014,\r\n\r\nDeep South plans to keep going<\/a>,\r\n

\r\n

\r\nCary Scarborough, who runs Deep South, called the ruling a\r\ndisappointment.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n“It’s very disappointing, especially here in Lowndes\r\nCounty,” Scarborough said. “I was in business a year\r\nbefore they ever decided to do this type of deal, and it’s just very\r\ndisappointing here in my home county where I was born and raised and\r\nwhere I raised my children that local politicians would do this to a\r\nsmall local business.”\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nScarborough said that his company is looking at legal options to\r\npossibly appeal the court’s ruling.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n“We’re looking at our options right now, see what options we\r\ndo have,” Scarborough said. “As far as Deep South\r\nSanitation, we’re business as usual right now.”\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nHe said it was equally disappointing to DSS’ customers.\r\n

\r\nDeep South Sanitation facebook page statement 22 September 2014,\r\n\r\n“APPEALS COURT RULING”<\/a>:\r\n

\r\n

\r\nDear Friends of Deep South,\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe Supreme Court of Ga has “reversed” the ruling made in November\r\n2013 by Judge Altman and ruled that Lowndes County has the “right”\r\nto stop Deep South Sanitation from providing curbside trash service\r\nbecause it violates a “new” local ordinance. An ordinance that gives\r\n“exclusive” rights to Advanced Disposal.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nHowever friends, we (Deep South) has responded “today” to the\r\nSupreme Court ruling with a motion to reconsider. It would be safe\r\nto say that the ruling already made is not the “final” ruling until\r\nwe hear back from the Supreme Court regarding the request for\r\nreconsideration. Deep South “WILL” continue to operate.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nIf you are a Deep South Customer and you are reading this, please\r\nknow that “you” are our main “priority” and we will continue\r\nbusiness as usual!\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThis lawsuit has been “wrong” from the very beginning and has been\r\nvery “costly” to Deep South as well as the taxpayer’s. We thank each\r\nof you for support and for standing behind us as we continue to\r\nfight for what is right.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThank you,\r\n<\/p>\r\n
\r\n

\r\nThe Scarborough Family\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nThey \r\nadded<\/a>:\r\n

\r\n

\r\nDear Friends of Deep South,\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nSo many are asking what to do or who to call about today’s Supreme\r\nCourt ruling in favor of Lowndes County and Advanced Disposal.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nConcerns may be voiced to the Lowndes Commission @ the website\r\nbelow. Please note: Commissioner Demarcus Marshall did “not” vote to\r\nfile the lawsuit.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThank you for your support!\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\r\nwww.lowndescounty.com<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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