Citizen group files motion to void Hawkins agreement

Pullman attorney Tim Esser filed a motion in Whitman County Superior Court asking the court to rule that the agreements between the county and Hawkins Company, LLC, of Boise, is void because Hawkins is not a registered contractor with the state.

Esser, who represents the citizen group Organization to Void Illegal Conduct, contends in the motion that the county may not contract with an unregistered contractor, and names both the county and Hawkins in the motion.

The court date for the summary judgment is set for Feb. 21 at 1:30 p.m.

Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy said he can’t comment be...