Former Commission Candidate Sues County Over July Zoning Vote
A former candidate for Natrona County Commission claims the commissioners acted illegally during a a vote last summer.
Paul O. Paad, who ran in the Republican primary in August, filed a lawsuit against the county in January and wants district court to declare that a July 15 vote on zoning change violated the county's own rules and should be rescinded and annulled.
The decision occurred after a rare re-hearing of a previous vote.
On June 3, the commission heard a request from Keith Tyler and his F.T. Investments LLC and land owner Vernon and Gloria Boyce Living Trust to change the zoning from Urban Mixed Residential to Light Industrial on 30 acres at 2744 Salt Creek Highway.
But many neighbors objected, saying the area was intended to be residential and too much industry was ruining its rural character.