RUTLEDGE, Ga. — A Morgan County judge will hear arguments next week over whether Georgia can collect more than $500,000 in attorney fees from people who tried to stop the Rivian plant project.

For four years, residents living near the cleared site for a new electric truck assembly plant fought the project. While construction is on hold, the battles continue in court.

Alan Jenkins, who lives within view of the project, said his well water has turned various shades of brown since the state cleared the site for the factory.

"The water in my tap and my bathtub is still muddy," Jenkins said.

Despite Jenkins' concerns, the courts have continued to back the project.

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and the state-created Joint Development Authority want residents to pay for private attor

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