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specify the lawsuit facing the town, which was filed by Sid and Mary Catherine Worley, he has made reference to it in previous meetings seeking to find out the town’s liability.

The Worleys are seeking $995,382.95 in damages after they were denied permission to build a single-family home on Main Street.

“What I'm asking is,” Tieckelmann said, “if for some reason the town conceded its ability to pay its bills. . . what are our options for paying those bills and recovering that money?”

Mayor Eugene Leggett, who along with the council is under orders from the town’s attorney not to discuss the Worley case, responded in general terms.

“There are many sources of liability in the town, including spending more than what we are making, sudden decrease in income, insurance, and so forth,” he said.

Leggett added that previous town councils had done a

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