Lawsuits fly in Lawrence
Andy Gammill provides this report in the Indianapolis Star:
The city of Lawrence’s suit against the company that runs its waterworks was the opening salvo in a steady stream of lawsuits that has rocked the Northeastside community.
Lawsuits in the past year — more than a dozen major ones — range from allegations of unconstitutional demotions, to claims that the City Council districts are discriminatory, to an accusation that the mayor fired the Parks Board illegally.
Last week came the kicker: mayor of Lawrence vs. the City Council. Just about everyone in city government is a defendant or a plaintiff in one case or another. Some are both. “Lawrence is litigious with a capital L,” said City Councilwoman Linda Treat, a Democrat who usually votes with council Republicans. “Lawrence has become the litigious city of the state. For a small town, we’re trooping up there.”
