Resident loses waste collection suit
The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled against a Gwinnett County man who claimed the county was illegally charging residents a fee for waste collection services provided by private contractors.
After receiving a $321 bill for solid waste collection, Robert Mesteller sued the county and its Board of Commissioners, alleging the assessment and collection of the fee was unconstitutional. On Monday, the state Supreme Court disagreed, upholding a judge’s ruling to dismiss Mesteller’s suit.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
