City settles Hitching Post suit

The city of Coeur d’Alene settled a lawsuit — filed by the Hitching Post over the city’s anti-discrimination law — for $1,000.01 on Friday. According to city attorney Mike Gridley, the city felt the settlement offer would save taxpayers money. “Rather than using the taxpayers’ money on defending our ordinance, we felt spending $1,000 was worth it to get out of it,” Gridley said on Monday. “One of the things they wanted was for us to amend the ordinance, but that won’t happen now. The ordinance will remain unchanged.” The settlement and attorney fees will be covered by the city’s insurance policy under ICRMP/ Jeff Selle , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

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