Opinion No.

The Honorable Gladys Watson State Senator Route 1, Box 99 Monette, AR 72447

Dear Senator Watson:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the validity of the Paragould-Greene County Sanitary Landfill entering into lease-purchase agreements to obtain additional land and equipment. Specifically, you have enclosed a letter from Mr. Eugene Widmer, chairman of the landfill, who explains that the landfill is an agent of the city and county, and that the initial land for the landfill was purchased through a federal grant, and that the landfill operates through the collection of "gate…