Hardy developer facing $3 million in penalties
Former Hardy land developer Wayne Watkins faces $3 million in civil penalties as a result of a judgment rendered in a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Dustin Mc-Daniel in 2008 over claims that Watkins swindled thousands of dollars from buyers in a failed land deal on the Spring River.
A Yellville developer who cleared land for the subdivision Overlook Estates has agreed to pay $175,000 in civil penalties.