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Developer Sues Planners

Posted by: Tim Halbur

4 July 2009 - 11:00am

Terrapin Run LLC proposed a 4,300 home development in Allegheny County. Local officials decided that the project was not in keeping with environmental or smart growth objectives for the area, and the developer answered with a lawsuit.

The lawsuit centers on the claim that the restrictions on development render the land unusable.

"The Terrapin Run development has been a lightning rod for debate over the state's Smart Growth policies since it was proposed in 2005. The Maryland Department of Planning joined environmentalists and residents opposed to the project in a court case challenging the county's approval of a special exception allowing the developer to proceed."

Full Story: Developer sues state agencies that blocked Allegany project
Source: Baltimore Sun, July 2, 2009
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"It's so out of control," said Duany, referring to the current state of public participation in planning decisions in the United States. "It's an absolute orgy of public process… basically, we can't get anything done."
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