The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday a new 10-year contract with MarBorg Industries to operate the Tajiguas Landfill ReSource Center, a move that comes as the county faces a legal challenge from the former operator.
MSB Investors, also known as Mustang, and MSBG Partners have sued the county for terminating the contract to operate the ReSource Center. On June 13, a federal judge denied the county’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
MSB Investors claims that the county breached its $140 million contract when it ended the contract in November 2023. MSB was chosen to run the landfill’s material recovery facility, anaerobic digestion facility and compost management unit in 2011…