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Neighbors say Albany stop-work orders spawned court injunction; council limits comment because case is pending
Summary
Residents described two years of stop-work orders and city inspections connected to a North Albany lot; a Benton County judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the stop-work order, and city staff said the city is a defendant in ongoing litigation so council could not discuss the case.
Several North Albany residents and a property owner told the council during public comment on July 9 that city stop-work orders and enforcement actions had stalled construction and amounted to harassment, and they said a Benton County judge had issued a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the city's stop-work order on the property.
Tom Courter (phonetic in transcript) told the council that a neighbor, Wynn…
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