what's going on with manorbier council

can someone tell me what is going on with manorbier council.
i have just been told that manorbier council has spent almost £20,000 TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS on legal fees for a case it was advised by its lawyers to settle about 2 years ago. please tell me this is true or not. if it is true there should be resignations.
this has really upset me to think of all the things manorbier could have had with this money.

• the fence by the football pitch is a disgrace - the pitch is owned by the council.
• the path that runs alongside the road from the camp to the village needs to be sorted - that could have been done.
• i've been told the community hall in skrinkle needs some work - that money could have been spent there.
• jameston hall is looking for money - £20,000 would have helped an awful lot there.
• the parks are missing bits of play things - could have had new park stuff
  
• the whole parish could do with some new notice boards
• lots of local groups would have benefitted from that money thats now been wasted
• the list is endlless

there must be someone in manorbier council that can tell me that this rumour is rubbish, or confirm that manorbier council have cost the local tax payer a small fortune for doing what they have done.
if this is true, why have they done this stupid waste of money. we could all have benefitted from this money, not just wasted it on paying for lawyers. if this is what the council are doing when they are supposed to be representing the voters (us residents and tax payers) they should turn the lights off and close the doors after them. they shouldn't be able to get away with it. its really upset me. it feels like they are distroying manorbier on purpose.