Apparent opening to settle Seneca v. Efford Haynes

Seneca is holding out chance for the city to settle its long-running legal fight with the members of the Haynes family about the former Harper’s department store downtown. The city council last night, on a motion by Denise Rozman, gave Administrator Scott Moulder the go ahead to negotiate an end to what have been years of litigation both at the municipal and circuit court levels. The city has maintained conditions of the building are unsafe.