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Lewiston resident tells council a city decision led to years-long legal fight and $690,000 settlement
Summary
At the Feb. 9 Lewiston City Council meeting, resident and developer Loris Prophet described a multi-year dispute over an approved PUD that she said began after a newly hired city engineer denied a 2022 building permit; she said the family settled with the city for $690,000 and alleged the mayor backed staff during the dispute.
Loris Prophet, a Lewiston real estate agent and co‑developer of Lindsay Creek Estates, told the Lewiston City Council on Feb. 9 that a city decision in 2022 upended a previously approved planned-unit development and triggered three years of legal conflict that harmed her family’s small business.
Prophet said the project — a 90‑unit, ADA‑compliant townhouse community for residents 55 and older — received final approval after four years of permitting work, and the family built 10 units and maintained a waiting list. She said that in February 2022 a newly hired city engineer,…
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