The Indiana Court of Appeals on Wednesday found that the city of Indianapolis violated competitive bidding laws when the Ballard administration awarded a long-term recycling contract to Covanta in 2014.
The 19-page decision reversed a lower court ruling and ordered the Marion Superior Court to void a deal that would have brought a $45 million commingled trash-recycling center to Indianapolis.
Attempts to reach former Mayor Greg Ballard for comment were unsuccessful Wednesday evening.