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Seawall Permit
Monterey, CA: (Oct-10-07) Valera Lyles, a 70-year Carmel Highlands woman, brought a lawsuit county planners, alleging that they violated her civil rights by intentionally blocking plans for a coastal retaining wall, intended to protect her cliffside home. Lyles' suit accused a number of past and current county officials, which included former County Administrator Sally Reed, former planning director Scott Hennessy, former building chief Brian Washko and current planning officials Alana Knaster and Jeff Main, of repeatedly frustrating her application for an emergency permit to shore up her Spindrift Road home, which is perched above Wildcat Cove. The ground there has eroded in heavy storm years.
As part of a settlement reached in US District Court, retired Monterey County Superior Court Judge Harkjoon Paik ordered a $1.75 million payout for Lyles, to resolve the federal lawsuit. The defendants did not admit to any wrongdoing, but agreed to settle to avoid the risks and costs associated with litigation. [MONTEREY HERALD: SEAWALL PERMIT]
Published on Oct-11-07
As part of a settlement reached in US District Court, retired Monterey County Superior Court Judge Harkjoon Paik ordered a $1.75 million payout for Lyles, to resolve the federal lawsuit. The defendants did not admit to any wrongdoing, but agreed to settle to avoid the risks and costs associated with litigation. [MONTEREY HERALD: SEAWALL PERMIT]
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