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