Alex McNeill
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- Dec 16, 1915County Commissioners Fund Transatlantic ReturnLocal officials approve $150 to send an ailing resident back to family in Trinidad, marking a humanitarian and fiscal decision.Hover, Kennewick, WA
- Dec 14, 1916The Secret Courthouse Bond Deal Benton County Tried to Ram ThroughCommissioners Clements and McNeill authorized $125,000 in bonds for a Prosser courthouse after a closed-door plan their own lawyer admitted was designed to keep taxpayers in the dark. A Kennewick lawsuit put the deal before Judge Grady.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Dec 14, 1916The Courthouse Deal Done in the DarkBenton County commissioners quietly sold $125,000 in bonds for a new courthouse. Farmers from Finley to Prosser cried foul over up to $40,000 in extra interest—and demanded to know why it had to be secret.Prosser, WA
- Dec 15, 1916The Battle for the Benton County CourthouseTaxpayers mount a legal challenge to halt a $125,000 bond issue, alleging backroom deals and corrupt influence by county commissioners.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Feb 22, 1917Court House Construction Dispute Nears Legal LimboA procedural error by the bench keeps former county commissioners out of jail while the county's infrastructure project remains deadlocked.Prosser, WA