A district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the city over the library levy election. In a lawsuit filed in August 2023, Beth Cummings and Dena Johnson asked the court to void the library levy election, in which voters approved a city charter amendment increasing the allowable mills for the library from two
Merchant supporters believe this is the first time the canvass has been conducted in accordance with the law, where other residents see this process as a departure from norms and
Photo by Matt Ehnes The city has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit regarding the June 6 library election. The city's attorneys filed the motion on Aug. 25 in response to a lawsuit filed Aug. 4 stating that the plaintiffs, Beth Cummings and Dena Johnson failed to make any legally recognizable claims. They asked…