A landfill that has provoked friction among residents in Easton, Kansas, has been ordered to temporarily close. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued a cease and desist order Wednesday to the business running the landfill, Flat Land Excavating, saying it is out of compliance with its height and volume limits and must apply for a permit modification. The site, about 45 miles west of Kansas City, has been the source of animosity between the landfill’s owners Shawn and Christina Britz and nearby residents. Since the couple got a special use permit and took over the landfill in 2019, local and state officials have fielded dozens of complaints: unauthorized waste, operations outside permitted hours, litter and mass instability at one of the slopes that rose nearly 50 feet and was nearly vertical.
Source: KC Star Local News
