GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Gold Creek Foods has filed a lawsuit against the city of Dawsonville, Ga., and seven of its officials due to extra taxes or surcharges being added to its expenses, the company announced.
In a press statement, the company said it plans to “dispute millions of dollars of assessed surcharges and penalties for allegedly high-volume discharges of wastewater and sewage from its poultry-processing plant that purportedly violate thresholds for pollutants in the city’s ordinance.”
The complaint also states that the company is asking the court to intervene on its behalf to stop the city from turning. . .