Adams Sanitation filed a lawsuit in circuit court on Monday, defending the right to appeal the rejection of its application to service the Southern part of Santa Rosa County.
“We know we have a legal right to provide free-market competition for trash pickup services in the whole of Santa Rosa County – including Navarre and Gulf Breeze,” said Adams Sanitation Chief Marketing Officer Christopher Saul.
The Company won a similar battle with Santa Rosa County and trash competitor Waste Pro last year.
“The County violated our due process rights that they have enshrined in their own code of ordinances.” said Legal and Business Development Manager for Adams Sanitation, Nathan Boyles, “By doing this, The County has violated the due process of its citizens. They have doubled down on an improperly-awarded contract.”
By refusing to have the appeal hearing for the permit, the County Commission appears to be dodging their responsibility to put the interests of the citizens of Santa Rosa County first.
- Adams Sanitation has filed this lawsuit to insist the courts compel the commissioners to do the right thing.
“When the lawsuit is successful and The County is made to hold the hearing, they will have to take a vote in public and let the citizens of Santa Rosa County know where they stand,” said Chris Saul on Monday.
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Looks like good old boys have done it again. Look who owns Adam sanitation.
A clear conflict of interest by one who appeared to have influence over said vote by BCC OKALOOSA COUNTY. I personally had no complaint towards Waste Pro nor Waste Management serving Crestview. Insofar as Adams Sanitation’s offering a lower waste pickup fee to residents and business owners, which appears to have been the deciding issue for sealing the deal with BCC, it was not mentioned if a contractual agreement included the waste pickup fee would be solid for a significant amount of time before raising said fees.