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Balance of Nature CEO recounts DOJ consent-decree fight, promotes civics classes and Liberty Village project
Summary
Lex Howard, CEO of Balance of Nature, told members of the Washington County Republican Women''s Club that his company fought and ultimately dispelled roughly four dozen DOJ allegations, described tens of millions in legal costs, and urged civic education through classes with the Center for Self Governance and a local Liberty Village project.
Lex Howard, CEO of Balance of Nature and chairman of United We Pledge, told a Washington County Republican Women''s Club dinner that his company faced a U.S. Department of Justice consent-decree process that produced lengthy, expensive litigation and that he is now focusing on civic education and local projects.
Howard said the company responded to about 40 to 48 DOJ allegations and that attorneys ultimately rejected the claims. "We knocked off every single one of them," he said. He described retaining high-cost counsel and paying "millions and millions, tens of millions of dollars just in attorney fees" during the process.
The significance, Howard said, is not only for his company but for civic life. He described two community efforts he is promoting: Liberty Village, a heritage-style development he said he is building in Southern Utah, and United We…
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