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Local developer tells council he is abandoning appeal, offers settlement and says he will resume work
Summary
Brent Bates, a developer and plaintiff in a three-year federal lawsuit against the city, told the council he has abandoned his appeal of a judge's ruling and plans to file to resume development work; he also said he submitted a global settlement offer to the city.
Brent Bates, who identified himself as a developer involved in ongoing litigation with the city, spoke at the Jan. 14 citizens forum and said he has dropped his appeal in a federal case and intends to resume development work tied to a permit from 2018.
"I have abandoned the appeal of the judge's ruling," Bates said, and added that the judge had "found as fact that I do have and…
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