State Ex Rel. Hazelwood Yellow Ribbon Committee v. Klos

TEITELMAN, Judge.

This case arises from Appellants’ opposition to a Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) project within the City of Hazel-wood. Appellants filed several TIF-related initiative and referendum petitions with the City, which the City Clerk refused to certify. Appellants then filed suit seeking to compel the Clerk to certify and place on the ballot at a duly conducted municipal election their initiative and referendum proposals. The Circuit Court granted a preliminary writ of mandamus but subsequently quashed the writ and dismissed Appellants’ suit, finding that the ordinance repeal…