Montgomery County files lawsuit over massive dumpsite behind homes

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Montgomery County is working to mitigate a massive dumpsite that has left residents begging Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley for help as they face a 25 foot high, 600 yard long pile of trees and debris behind their homes in the Woodforest subdivision in Montgomery. Hasara Land Services owns several acres of land near Stewart Elementary where he has allowed the dumping of trees and other brush from lot clearing companies. According to Riley, owner Justin Hasara does not have a license to allow the dumping on the land.


Montgomery County has filed a lawsuit against a land clearing company that has built a massive wall of debris reaching 25 feet high and spanning more than six football fields in length behind a townhome development in Woodforest creating a safety hazard and a rodent and roach infestation for homeowners.

The lawsuit that names Justin Hasara, Ector Barrera, Hasara Land Services, J &H Land Venturs and Ash-Gram Materials follows investigations by the County Attorney’s Office, the County Environmental Health Services department, District Attorney’s Office and the Fire Marshal’s Office.

According to the lawsuit filed late Friday, the debris is “being maintained in an unsanitary condition and the neighboring residents have complained of the existence of rodents, snakes, and other disease carrying pests emerging from the piles. Defendants have been observed burning the wood waste at the Property for their unauthorized wood processing and mulching operations. Defendants do not have the requisite permits or financial assurance required by the State to operate a solid waste, wood processing, or wood mulching facility at the property. Further, the piles of refuse and wood waste create an extreme fire hazard to the residents in the neighboring community and subdivision as the piles are mainly comprised of combustible materials.”

The lawsuit seeks immediate injunctive relief to prohibit any further dumping or burning on the property and gives Barrera and Hasara 90 days to remove all the debris on the property. If they fail to meet that deadline, the county will take control to abate the property.

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