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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Mayor owes $16,000 in legal costs from recount proceedings"
Some who read the ILB's June 14th entry headed "COA will hear oral arguments July 8 in dispute over Terre Haute mayor's office" may have wondered about the status of the controversy over the Muncie mayor's office. See this entry from Feb. 8th for background.
Today Nick Werner of the Muncie Star Press reports:
An election-related lawsuit has cost Mayor Sharon McShurley $16,000 in attorney fees, which she hopes to repay through some sort of fundraiser."I've been so busy doing things in the mayor's office that I haven't had time to address any of this," McShurley said Tuesday.
Following the December recount, Democratic mayoral candidate James Mansfield filed a lawsuit against McShurley seeking a special election in an effort to remove her from office.
A judge dismissed the lawsuit, though Mansfield earlier this spring appealed the decision to a higher court, and the appeal remains pending.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 18, 2008 08:52 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts