City Sued Over Rejection of Its Fisher’s Cove Development Proposal (12/11/2021)

Written By K McGuiness

The City of Lewes was sued in state court over its role in denying preliminary consent to the proposed Fischer’s Cove subdivision. Burke & Rutecki LLC, the developer involved, claims the City imposed arbitrary and capricious standards, including standards not found in the City Code, and that the entire review process suffered from bias, outside communications with private opposition groups, and delays over the three years the proposal was under consideration. Click here for the article in the Cape Gazette.

Days later, the developer sued the City a second time asking for compensation for the temporary taking of its property, damages, attorney fees, and other relief the court sanctions. Click here for an article in the Cape Gazette.

If the lawsuit is successful, it’s been estimated that the cost to the City could easily run into the millions.

K McGuiness
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