Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — The Iowa Supreme Court has brought back a lawsuit in a zoning case involving a Christian conservative group.
The Family Leader sought the rezoning of a former pumpkin farm and cornfields in rural Polk County so it could turn it into an office area and events venue. Nearby landowners and the One Thousand Friends of Iowa group sued to stop the rezoning, but the district court ruled they did not have standing to sue.
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the landowners do have standing, and One Thousand Friends should be able to fill in other information in their suit to prove they have members with a direct interest in the zoning. Three justices dissented on that point, and the case now goes back to the district court.
Sheldon native and former Sheldon Community High School Principal Bob Vander Plaats is the CEO of The Family Leader.
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