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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla._The Broward County School Board and the Boy Scouts may be nearing the end of their constitutional battle over discrimination against gays vs. equal access to public buildings _ but it may cost taxpayers nearly $200,000.
One year after the controversy pushed Broward into national headlines, both sides have agreed to the wording of a settlement of a federal lawsuit filed when the board tried to evict Scouts from meeting in schools, according to the South Florida Boy Scout Council.
School Board Attorney Ed Marko said that characterization may be premature because the School Board will not formally consider any proposal until its Oct. 2 …