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Eugene Leggett.
The town is paying $20,000 for an architectural preservationist to help revise the Historic District Ordinance^) an ordinance a judge hearing the Worley case came close to declaring invalid. The inadequacies of the ordinance became apparent during hearings held by the ARB and Town Council on the Worley application.
If there were one word to describe the reaction of some of the key persons involved in the litigation, it would be “relief” that a settlement was reached.
“We anticipated the likelihood of a two or three year litigation,” said Mayor Leggett in an interview. “To me, the elimination of that interference and distraction from pursuing our primaiy projects is a huge relief.” '*•
When Sid Worley was asked if he were pleased with the settlement, he replied, “We’re glad we have reached an agreement that is satisfactory to the town and to us. We basically ended up where we started two years ago.”
The settlement was reached Monday night when the Worleys and their attorney David L. Konick met with Mayor Leggett at his home in Washington along with Hank Day of Warrenton, who represented the town in this matter.
How did the parties arrived at the $75,000 settlement payment?
“We were at different numbers and gradually we got to one both sides would accept,” said Mayor Leggett.
Turning point?
Asked what he thought was the turning point in the case, Worley’s attorney Konick said, “I think the turning point was when Judge Parker said in open court in May that the town’s Historic District Ordinance ‘was pretty much on life support.’
“I think after that, the town pretty much got the message they should settle the case,” said Konick.
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