St. Bernard Parish garbage dispute resolved

There's been a controversy brewing between the St. Bernard Parish government and SDT Waste & Debri Removal Services. For background, see WWL-TV's covereage here, here, and here.

Two weeks ago, the Times-Picayune reported:

The parish government, Parish Council and SDT are in the midst of reviewing data related to a series of sharp increases in the parish's disposal bills at River Birch Landfill on the West Bank. A forensic accountant, Harold Asher, has been hired by all three parties to analyze data from SDT and the parish.

Today, however, the matter is resolved:

An independent accountant hired by St. Bernard Parish government and SDT Waste & Debris Services to examine a series of increases in parish garbage disposal bills has found no evidence of wrongdoing by SDT. However, the company and the parish have agreed to a cash settlement for the company's use of a parish-owned waste collection site.

The accountant, Harold Asher, concluded that the garbage hauling services SDT provided after taking over a St. Bernard Parish-owned garbage transfer site in mid-2007 equaled the amount the parish paid to dispose of the waste at the site. SDT agreed to pay $204,000 for the 17 months it used the transfer facility on Paris Road, which has now been vacated by the garbage hauling company.

More coverage, by WWL-TV, here.

But, no word on SDT's troubles with the Orleans Parish government. Posted by MBC at December 30, 2008 07:19 PM