THE GUARDIAN has learned that the first court date to hear what citizens have to say to Third Judicial District Judge Renae Hoff is scheduled for June 4th at 2:30 PM.
The people filing have alleged the Commishes are in violation of Judicial Confirmation Laws as well as the Idaho Constitution. All of this stems from the standing issue granted to everyone when another group filed suit against the Jerome property purchase. With the "standing" issue clarified by the Supreme's the Commishes are now open to legal challenges when they cross the line on how they spend taxpayer dollars.
The case is pretty simple. Did the Commishes willfully circumvent Judicial Confirmation law when the bought more jail property out on Hwy 20/26. And did they incur a liability that goes beyond one budget cycle, a violation of the Idaho Constitution Article 8 section 3.
Add to to the above another issue of the Job Service building bid that looks equally doubtful if it will get done this budget year.
It will be interesting to see if the people moving this lawsuit forward can gain traction with the court. It looks like the Baby Boomers more recently turning into Gray Panthers as they move to retirement are on the prod once again against the "establishment".
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