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is extremely high. Corruption, bad
faith and a palpable abuse of discretion are difficult to prove, particularly in the light of our antipathy for
" government by injunction. "
In other words, courts are appropriately reticent to effectively dictate governmental operations through court
orders prohibiting implementation of
decisions by government officials.
Abuse of Discretion?
As described above, the town council rejected the report of its own
purchasing agent as well as the recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Department. Regardless,
absent proof of " a palpable abuse
of discretion, " the court would still
defer to the judgment of local officials. Accordingly, any doubts would
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be resolved in favor of upholding the
town council's decision to reject all
bids and recommence the bidding
process. Moreover, the reasonableness of this decision can be inferred
from the expressed language in the
bid invitation reserving the town's
right to " reject any/all bids. "
Further, the decision of the town
council to reject the report and recommendation of its own municipal
officials could also be viewed as a reasonable political response to " lengthy
comments from the public " in deciding
whether or not to award the concession
contract to Kayak Centre. A perceived
lack of public support for a prospective
concession contract would certainly
provide a rational basis for local politicians to reject the recommendation
of local administrators. Perhaps, one
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Courts are appropriately
reticent to effectively
dictate governmental
operations through
court orders preventing
implementation of
decisions by government
officials.
could speculate that comments from
members of the public favored preserving the status quo wherein Kayak Centre's competitor, Narrow River, would
continue to operate its existing paddle
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