Freeman v. Curry

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The issues in this case are whether the Cleveland County Solid Waste Authority was validly created, and whether it had the power to collect delinquent service fees by billing them on personal property tax notices. The chancellor held that the authority was validly created, and, also, that it could collect late service fees as though they were delinquent taxes. We affirm that part of the decision holding that the Authority was validly created, but reverse that part relating to the collection of late fees as delinquent taxes.

The Department of Pollution Control and…