Dive Brief:

• A lawsuit filed by the owners of the Chrin Bros. landfill was settled. 
• The suit was against Williams Township, PA; the township will receive a $1.2 million payment in exchange for certain provisions.
• The lawsuit claimed the township broke a contract when it attempted "to collect the 1985 landfill business privilege tax retroactive from 1989," reports The Morning Call. 

Dive Insight:

On Wednesday, supervisors took a vote and repealed the special business privilege tax. The tax was initially enacted in 1982 at 3%, and later altered in 1985 to 4%. From this point forward, the township and landfill will adhere to the information in the 2009 host agreement.

As per the terms of the settlement, the township will not oppose permit applications and the proposal for a 22-acre expansion at the landfill.