Cheney seeking payback of Myers legal costs

By JOHN McCALLUM

Editor

After spending over $1 million defending itself in several Myers Mobile Home Park lawsuits, the city of Cheney is taking steps to get a little money back.

City attorney Frank Conklin notified Myers' attorney John A. Bardelli last Friday that the city intends to file a motion before Spokane County Superior Court Judge Salvatore Cozza asking the court clerk to pay Cheney any funds deposited by Myers into a registry with the court. If agreed, the money would be used to reimburse the city for legal expenses surrounding one of five lawsuits brought by Myers since 1995.

The $...