The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled in Newton County’s favor Monday, ending a 12-year old lawsuit against Newton County that brings the county one step closer to preventing a private landfill from opening.East Georgia Land and Development Company owns 417 acres of land off Fire Tower Road, just southwest of the county’s current nearly 90-acre landfill on Lower River Road.In 1997 EGL requested a letter from the county stating EGL was permitted to develop a landfill on its property; this is the first step in applying for a landfill permit from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.The