Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Sierra Club et al Moves for Summary Judgment in Cypress Creek Town Center case

Plaintiffs Sierra Club, Gulf Restoration Network and Clean Water Action have completed summary judgment briefing challenging the construction of the Cypress Creek Town Center in Pasco County, Florida, asserting that the town center will degrade Cypress Creek, designated an Outstanding Florida Water, destroy occupied habitat for the federally listed Wood Stork and Eastern Indigo Snake, and sever a critical wildlife linkage traversing the site.