Des Moines Marina Ass'n v. City of Des Moines

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Schindler, J.

— The Des Moines Marina Association (the Association), Association president Thomas Sitterley, and marina tenants Ken Gindroz, and Larry Shrout sued the city of Des Moines (the City) for adopting an ordinance to increase moorage rates at the city-owned marina. The Association, Sitterley, Gindroz, and Shrout claimed that the City did not have authority to charge more than it cost to operate and maintain the marina, that charging nonresidents higher rates violated the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution, and that the City violated the equal protection…