City hall land dispute: Tekoa man displays ‘hate crime’ charges

In the latest in a series of disputes between a Tekoa property owner and the town, the city council on Monday requested Keith Andersson move a vehicle from an alley which he claims may be his.

Andersson, owner of the former Dorsey Chevrolet building and the two lots on each side of it on Crosby Street and Broadway, appeared at the council meeting to speak.

Last week, he painted a message on the side of a 53-foot semi trailer parked in the Dorsey lot which reads, Hate Crime? I Think So.

“I’m feeling persecuted,” Andersson told the Gazette. “I’ve been harassed, harangued, intimidated. And the on...