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Pike Fiscal Court sued for backing out of landfill agreement
LONDON, Ky, — The Pike County Fiscal Court are facing a federal lawsuit from two companies that claim the county illegally rescinded an agreement allowing for the development of a privately owned landfill.
USA Waste and Recycling, Inc. and American Land Reserve, LLC filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in London. The companies are challenging the Pike County Fiscal Court’s decision to rescind a host community agreement connected to a landfill project.
According to the lawsuit, the Fiscal Court unanimously awarded a solid waste franchise to USA Waste in October 2025. The franchise called for the construction and operation of a privately owned landfill that would accept Pike County’s municipal solid waste, as well as other waste that could legally be disposed of at the facility.
The lawsuit says the project was governed by a separate host community agreement between the Fiscal Court and American Land Reserve, an affiliate of USA Waste. The Fiscal Court later voted 3-to-1 to rescind that agreement earlier this year
The companies argue the county’s actions effectively revoked the landfill franchise and prevented them from moving forward with the project’s development, permitting, construction and operation. They contend that the decision deprived them of property rights without due process or just compensation, in violation of both the U.S. and Kentucky constitutions.
The companies claim that they had already spent more than $2 million before the agreement was rescinded, which included $1 million in options to purchase land for the new landfill, $1,095,835 in consulting and engineering fees, and $13,081 in legal fees.
TThe lawsuit also accuses Pike County and the Fiscal Court of impairing contractual obligations and breaching their duty of good faith and fair dealing.
“Even if the Pike County Defendants immediately cease their interference with Plaintiffs’ property rights in the Franchise, the Pike County Defendants’ actions and omissions to date constitute a temporary taking of Plaintiffs’ property rights in the Franchise which has already significantly devalued the Franchise while substantially interfering with Plaintiffs’ distinct investment-backed expectations therein,” the complaint says.
The companies claim the franchise had a fair market value of at least $20 million when the agreement was rescinded and are seeking damages, interest, attorney’s fees and other relief. They have also requested a jury trial.
The lawsuit represents the latest development in the dispute over the proposed Pike County landfill. Pike County and the Fiscal Court will have an opportunity to respond to the allegations in court.
A copy of the full complaint follows:
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Pike man sentenced for evidence tampering, procuring a minor for sex
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville man was sentenced to five years in prison, following his conviction on charges related to sending inappropriate messages to a teen.
Curby Tackett, 35, pleaded guilty to using a computer to procure a minor for sexual activity and tampering with physical evidence back in May.
He was arrested in April of 2025, after a woman reported him to police for sending a nude photo to her 15-year-old cousin.The picture had been sent through Facebook Messenger as part of a conversation between the two. The picture had laughing emojis positioned over the genitals, and Tackett allegedly sent a followup message asking if the girl wanted the photo “uncovered.” At that point, one of the girl’s guardians sent Tackett a message telling him to stop messaging the girl and informing him the conversation was being reported to police. Afterwards, Tackett’s Facebook account was deactivated.
At the time of his arrest, he was charged with evidence tampering and a misdemeanor count of distributing obscene material to minors. A grand jury upgraded the obscene material charge to the procurement charge, which is a felony.
At his sentencing hearing on Thursday, Pike Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall stipulated that Tackett must serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole, which would be four years and three months.
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