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HAMILTON v. CITY OF URBANDALE

No. 63175.

291 N.W.2d 15 (1980)

Les HAMILTON, Appellee, v. CITY OF URBANDALE, Iowa; E. J. Giovannetti, Mayor; Donald Brush, Councilman; James Vroman, Councilman; Wayne Brundage, Councilman; Willliam Courtney, Councilman; Jerry Pierce, Councilman, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 23, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McKinney, Jr., and Lance A. Coppock of Ahlers, Cooney, Dorweiler, Haynie & Smith, Des Moines, for appellants.

Joseph L. Marks of Marks, Marks & Marks, Urbandale, for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and LeGRAND, REES, UHLENHOPP, and McGIVERIN, JJ.

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

This controversy arises from Urbandale's asserted right to issue, without a special election, $250,000 in general obligation bonds to build four softball fields in a city park. Plaintiff Hamilton and other Urbandale residents and taxpayers filed objections at a public hearing before the city council, asserting Iowa statutes require such an election before issuance of bonds for that purpose. After these objections were overruled, Hamilton...

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