The only voters eligible to participate are those five living within the boundaries of Plaster’s property. Some believe it removes the county’s ability to deny Plaster’s petition and forces the county to hold an election to create a village. 28, the same day the amended law went into effect. The request to incorporate was filed Aug. Plaster tried to incorporate a village on the same property in 2003 under a state law and was denied by the Stone County Commission and eventually the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District.īut new language added to the statute in the final hours of the last legislative session appears to remove the legal grounds that Stone County had in 2003 to stop the effort. The commissioners’ decision to table the matter exceeds their authority under the law, the suit continues, “and was arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable, and is an abuse of discretion.” The county commission has no legal right to refuse to submit the matter to the voters, the suit states. Commissioners George Cutbirth, Jerry Dodd and Steve White voted to delay action after a public hearing with about 35 people who live near Plaster’s property.Ĭutbirth said the commission is aware Evergreen has sued but hadn’t, as of this morning, been served with the suit.Īccording to the complaints, the individuals who signed the petition to create a village met all the legal requirements. 25 on the petition for up to 90 days to research legal questions. The county commission tabled action Sept. The eligible voters include Lisa Reed, Tana Skeen, Allen Skeen, Donald Reed and Paige Reed. The only individuals eligible to vote in the incorporation election are those who live within the boundaries of the proposed village, according to state law. The five voters are among about six people who live on the property proposed to be incorporated. and Lisa Reed, one of five registered voters who signed a petition - filed with Stone County - to incorporate the village. The change could remove the property from county rules and regulations.Ĭully filed both actions on behalf of Evergreen Corp. In a separate filing, Evergreen attorney Michael Cully also asked the court to force an election that could make the 400 acres near DD Highway the independent village.
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It seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages. The corporation and a resident of his land at the lake filed the suit Friday against the Stone County Commission, complaining Evergreen has been thwarted in efforts to develop or rezone the land.Īmong other things, the suit alleges that Evergreen, of which Plaster is chairman and president, has lost profits and business goodwill in the amount of no less than $65 million by past denials to develop the property.
Plaster is chairman of Evergreen National Corporation. The change appears to make it easier for landowners like Plaster to incorporate villages and avoid county rules for land use. The suit cites the same section of state law that a state legislator said underwent a last-minute change during the last legislative session.
Robert Plaster’s company has now sued in its push for the controversial “Village of Table Rock.”
Plaster files lawsuit over Stone County commission delay
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