City of Carbondale v. City of Marion

PRESIDING JUSTICE RARICK

delivered the opinion of the court:

The City of Carbondale (Carbondale) brought an action in the circuit court of Williamson County against the City of Marion (Marion) and Antonia-Marion, Inc., seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Carbondale sought to have Marion’s plan to use tax increment financing to subsidize the development of a retail shopping mall declared illegal and an injunction prohibiting Marion and the developer, Antonia-Marion, from proceeding with the project. Both defendants filed motions to dismiss, arguing that Carbondale lacked standing to…