Cape Coral won’t be forced to pay out millions after a
judge ruled Wednesday the city did not effectively condemn a 175-acre golf
course by blocking an attempt to develop the property.
The owners of the abandoned 18-hole course in the
southeast Cape sued the city in 2009 after City Council voted against a proposal
to allow shops and homes to be built on the land. The city argued the use was
too intensive and would’ve disrupted neighboring homes.
But Pat Ryan, president of Ryan Companies US, said the
city only looked at a worst-case scenario, not what was planned. Ryan Companies
is the managing partner of Florida Gulf Venture LLC, which owns the course. Cont..........................
For the complete story in The News Press by Thomas Stewart click the link below.
http://www.news-press.com/article/20130525/NEWS0101/305250016/City-found-faultless-Cape-Coral-golf-course-plan-s-failure
Mary Neilson
