GlobeSt.com UPDATE: Developers Fear Backlash from Apartment Demolition Ruling

JENSEN BEACH, FL-A local development case on its way to the Florida Supreme Court has sparked a statewide controversy over whether or not to replace the local court system with a new system to deal with complicated land use cases.

The case involves a six-year court struggle leading to a lower court’s decision ordering a developer to tear down five new buildings because the Martin County Board of Commissioners approved a site plan that was not consistent with the Martin County Comprehensive Plan.

Developers fear that if the decision stands, it could be used as a tool by environmental activists and other anti-growth activists, much like the issues of endangered species and wetlands.