Paul Boehlke-KTVB

Bryan Fischer and Brandi Swindell presented a check for $10,702 to the city of Boise Tuesday.

BOISE -- Two conservative activists who fought unsuccessfully to have a Ten Commandments monument returned to a Boise public park paid legal fees owed to the city.

Brandi Swindell and Bryan Fischer, former leaders of the Keep the Commandments Coalition, hand-delivered a check for $10,702 to city officials Tuesday.

Fischer, a lobbyist and leader of the Idaho Values Alliance, and Swindell, an anti-abortion activist, were ordered by a federal judge to pay Boise's attorney fees in the 2004 case.

Last month, city officials slapped a lien on the property and assets of Swindell and Fischer and gave them a July 15 deadline to contact the city about the debt.

At the time, Fischer and Swindell said they didn't have the money to pay the fees. But Swindell says they raised the money in about three weeks through private donations.

The mayor's office issued a statement saying that this action constitutes full payment and will result in the removal of the automatic lien placed in 2004. And the city now considers the matter to be closed.