Coeur d'Alene City Councilman Steve Adams says his attempt to postpone the McEuen Field financial contract pending a nearly 3-year-old court case wasn't a stall tactic aimed at boondoggling the controversial project. It was a legitimate request because the court case's final verdict could change the City Council's makeup, he said. Adams' motion - which died Tuesday night 4 votes to 2 -- asked the city to hold off on entering into an $11.5 million contract with its urban renewal agency because the 2009 city election challenge lawsuit is scheduled to go before the Idaho Supreme Court in September. "I thought it had true validity," Adams said of his request, adding it wasn't his goal to be an "obstructionist" or to "agitate" Councilman Mike Kennedy. "This could change the makeup of the council."

• Mike Kennedy: "This is purely about obstructing the project from going forward," he said of the controversial park plan, which has split the council all year. "I have no idea what the next gimmick will be, but I guess we will wait and see."

Question: Do you believe Adams when he says that he's not engaged in stalling work on McEuen Field?