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Council committee approves $65,000 settlement in personal‑injury case tied to obstructed stop sign; staff note complaint‑driven maintenance
Summary
The committee authorized a $65,000 settlement for a personal‑injury claim alleging an obstructed stop sign. Metro law staff said prior complaints led to vegetation trimming, described the sign‑maintenance system as largely complaint‑driven, and raised comparative‑fault questions about private property where the tree trunk stood.
The Budget & Finance Committee approved a settlement to resolve the personal‑injury claim of Donald Stickrod against the Metropolitan Government in the amount of $65,000, to be paid from the self‑insured liability fund.
Andrew McClanahan, senior counsel with the Metro Department of Law, described the claims: plaintiffs alleged a stop sign was obstructed by overgrowth and that the…
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