Decade-long case piles up $1.4M in fees for Aurora Co. [The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D.]
By Chris Mueller, The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. | |
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After adding jury fees from two trials, the total cost of all the litigation is
In addition to the legal costs, there was a settlement. The county settled the case earlier this year by agreeing to pay
The legal expenses have already been paid for with money from the county's general fund, Urban said in an email response to
In 2009, a judge ruled the ordinance had forced
After a January trial in
Finally, after a seven-day damages trial in July in
With an appeal potentially looming after the damages trial, the two sides reached a settlement in October.
"As of right now, we are not planning on increasing our tax levy to pay for the bond payments," Urban said.
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