CORTLAND – Private donations likely will be needed for Cortland Township residents to pursue potential legal action Waste Management.

At a special township meeting of more than 75 people, electors decided any challenge to a proposed landfill expansion should be funded by supporters; the legal challenge could cost up to $60,000. Supporters of the landfill expansion hoped a special tax levy would be an option but a late, major change altered the course of Thursday’s meeting just as it began.

Frankie Benson, organizer of the special meeting, planned to propose a special tax levy to help raise the funds needed to pursue legal action against Waste Management should the electors have voiced support.