Early release of Yellowstone County News for 6/22/18 print edition.
WORDEN — The Huntley Project School Board voted unanimously Monday night to accept a $790,000 settlement in its lawsuit over the faulty high school roof.
The school board met in an executive session closed to the public for 47 minutes before voting 5-0 to accept the settlement. Four trustees attended in person, with Steve Erb and attorney Lawrence R. Martin participating by telephone.
Martin, of the Billings law firm Felt, Martin, Frazier and Weldon, specializes in school law. The Montana Open Meetings Law allows school districts to meet in closed session to discuss litigation.
When the board resumed its public meeting, trustee Tim Ley read a statement: “I hereby move that the district settle the litigation between the district and Fisher Construction and JGA Architects in the amount of $790,000 in accordance with the settlement agreement and release of all claims presented to the trustees on June 18, 2018.”
The district filed the suit against JGA Architects and Fisher Construction in … Read full story in the 6/22/18 print edition and on newsstands on 6/21/19.
