A legal quagmire is coming together over the Chapel-on-the-Lake project in West Palm Beach. The developer is now suing the group that sued the city for "torturous interference." Click title for link. From the article:
Citizens [Citizens for Thoughtful Growth], which claims 400 members, most of them in or near downtown, argues the commission violated the city’s growth plan and state statutes when it voted 5-0 in January to approve the 295,000-square-foot luxury high-rise with 70 to 74 units on Flagler Drive just south of Okeechobee Boulevard.
Proponents had called it an attractive addition to the waterfront, while some residents decried it as blight.
G.A.K. [Chapel-by-the-Lake developer] has said it’s spent a lot of time and money, which involved several contentious public meetings lasting several hours each. The developer said Citizens’ action is costing it big dollars in delays. It claims Citizens spread disinformation to city leaders and neighbors.
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