Kathy Reed reports from Island County Superior Court:
An Island County superior court judge has denied a request for a preliminary injunction filed by the group, Freeland Concerned Citizens LLC, to stop the Harbor Inn motel in Freeland from being used for bridge and supportive housing.
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Even Judge Carolyn Cliff said the injunction sought “has been a moving target,” saying it wasn’t clear whether the Freeland group was asking the court to nullify the transaction or stop LIHI from all future development activity.
“Injunctive relief is in itself, extraordinary relief. The litigant who seeks it needs to show proof. …The court saw nothing in the way of proof,” Cliff said, denying the request for the preliminary injunction.
Cliff did say she would be prepared to listen to arguments regarding the group’s zoning concerns at a September hearing.
