Scott County debate over $4.8M judgment bond: commissioner refuses to sign without breakdown

Dec 6, 2025

During the Dec. 5 special meeting commissioners debated signing paperwork for a $4.8 million judgment bond. Bond counsel warned that costs already incurred could lead to liability if the county did not proceed; one commissioner said he would not sign the documents without a detailed breakdown of how proceeds would be used.

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Scott County commissioners spent a significant portion of a Dec. 5 special meeting debating whether to sign closing paperwork for a judgment bond with an aggregate principal in the neighborhood of $4.8 million.

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