Masterson’s Tuesday filing asked the court to deny the county’s motions for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction and award his clients their attorney fees and costs.
He told the judge that his clients just want to solve the issue.
“I think it can be solved,” he said, adding that, “This is not the way to do it.”
Have a local situation. City lost the ruling and decided to appeal, rather than sit and talk about the issue.
“yes, why does govt always go to legal, instead of some common sense negotiation.”
Probably because there is no one in government empowered to make a deal. They always go to the court because the judge can make a deal and then there’s no one to blame if the voters don’t like the deal. We’ve been a litigious society since before the Revolutionary War.
I read most of the article and didn’t see immanent domain or seizure for public use. Those are the go-to’s in cases like this. Also, at least where I live, if you maintain property for a certain period then you own it. If I get caught mowing the county’s property adjacent to mine, I’d get a cease-and-desist letter pronto.