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https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/ ... 4.amp.html

The lawsuit asks for the court to rule on whether the interest-free loans to property owners who elected not to participate in the project funding were unconstitutional; whether the church is not a licensed public works contractor and not authorized to contract out the water and sewer lines to the new temple site, whether the delegation of the purchasing function for the lines to the church for the city’s portion of the work was unlawful; whether the city’s declaration as sole source did not exempt the city from competitive bidding laws; whether payment to the church for the city’s share of costs was unlawful; whether the city council’s actions with the development agreement is void because it was negotiated in private meetings.

I wonder how many sneaky little deals like this have been sliding around under the surface.

Unrelated, I have spent time in Burley and I think there's just way too much sewage there to begin with!

President Newsroom future announcement:
“This was all a misunderstanding and an error on the part of the city. We acknowledge no wrong doing and the fine we paid was simply to move ahead. We consider this matter to be closed.”

Contractors? I'm just surprised they didn't pull a, "It's our ward's turn to help with temple sewer construction this Saturday at 6:00AM."