In a year long legal action between the residents of Syringa Mobile Home Park Moscow, Idaho and its owner over clean water, a judge ruled in the residents favor. The Lewiston Tribune  tells MHProNews  that Latah County 2nd District Judge John R. Stegner ordered Moscow attorney Gregory Rauch to compensate the cost of one attorney representing park residents in a civil complaint filed against Magar E. Magar of Vancouver, Washington.

The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported that Magar was ordered to pay a $250 a day contempt fee in connection to the suit brought against him by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality as well as another $100 a day for contempt related to a class action suit brought by Syrina residents.

Since the judge’s order Magar has not been compliant with its ruling to make his intended payments. According to residents they say: “Magar has fallen behind on his court-ordered contempt payments, which amount to $350 a day, with his last payment made Nov. 20.”

As a veteran state association executive has told MHProNews off the record, “It is not the association’s job to protect the bad or questionable behavior of a member.” The flip side is that at times, the mainstream media fails to report all of the details to keep a story balanced, albeit less exciting for local readers.

Whatever the truth of the allegations in this case, MHProNews will continue to track this story; for a previous news brief and more details, click here. ##

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