City's defense of Impact Fee case costs $730,000

Submitted by Susan Hardee Steger

July 29, 2015 8:40 a.m.

In response to a request by the Fernandina Observer for the amount of  attorneys' fees paid by the City of Fernandina Beach to defend itself in the Conlon vs City of Fernandina Beach lawsuit, City Attorney Tammi Bach provided the following information:

Rumberger $ 422,181.43

Upchurch Watson $ 3,791.17

Jacobs Scholz $ 28,573.00

Bryant Miller Olive $ 239,188.75

Adams – Reese LLP $ 1,833.57

Trawick Reporting $ 250.95

Certified Court Reporting $ 2,852.90

Bill Hazes Court Reporting $ 31,620.90

Total $ 730,292.67

On July 28, 2015, the City wired $1.8 million to the Administrator for the settlement of the impact fee claim. According to Bach, this payment ends the city's responsibilities under a settlement agreement reached in November 2014 (click here for previous story).