Why the LDS Church plans to sue a small Texas town.
The development is the latest in a bitter battle that has pitted Texas town’s residents against the Utah-based faith.According to a memorandum prepared by the church’s lawyer, the escalation is in response to the mayor of the 11,000-resident town repeatedly throwing cold water on a
“We appreciate the efforts of all those involved in working together in good faith to try to produce a compromise solution that will protect the town’s character and zoning laws,” Fairview, Texas, Mayor Henry Lessner says his town "will deal with" a lawsuit from the church if it occurs.“The church,” spokesperson Sam Penrod said, “understood modifications fully satisfied any concerns previously raised by the Town Council.
On Dec. 4, the church’s attorney, Eric Pinker, received a call from the town’s lawyer asking for the Utah-based faith to “significantly” downsize the building yet again.
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