Bishop v. City of Burlington

¶ 1. Several business owners and residents of the City of Burlington, referred to collectively as taxpayers, appeal from a judgment in favor of the City. The taxpayers seek to avoid the conveyance of a parking lot from the City to Kevin McKillip, a private citizen. The taxpayers raise three issues on appeal: (1) whether the conveyance is illegal for failure to follow statutory procedures, (2) whether the conveyance violates the public purpose doctrine, and (3) whether the conveyance is a misuse of discretion. We decline to address the merits of the first issue for reasons dis cussed below. We…