DeKalb County leaders are taking a tougher stance against illegal tire dumping, a long-running problem that has cost taxpayers millions of dollars and left neighborhoods dealing with unsightly and hazardous waste.
County officials announced new measures aimed at deterring illegal dumping after previous efforts, including free tire disposal events for residents, failed to eliminate the problem.
One of the county’s largest illegal tire dump sites remains behind a business owned by Carne Mahone, who said she was shocked by the scale of the dumping after Channel 2 Action News first showed her the site in May…