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City solicitor explains $300,000-per-year settlement tied to marijuana community impact payments
Summary
City Solicitor Megan Bridges told the Finance Committee the law department's FY26 budget rises largely because of a planned five‑year settlement tied to community impact payments for a marijuana operator; she also explained increases in insurance and consultant budgets and defended the department's handling of legal risk.
City Solicitor Megan Bridges explained to the Finance Committee on June 17 that a large portion of the law department’s proposed FY26 increase stems from a settlement agreement tied to a dispute over community impact payments from a marijuana retailer.
“On page 321...the increase in goods and supplies is technically for out of court settlements, and it's to fund a five‑year settlement agreement with the owner of In Good Health related to the return of community impact payments,” Bridges said. She told…
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