Playing hardball: Bal Harbour won’t settle for scaled down Whitman Family project

Bal Harbour is choosing to fight it out in court instead of settling its battle with the developers planning a controversial mixed-use project.  The village council on Monday unanimously voted against a settlement with Whitman Family Development, even though the agreement would have meant a scaled down project at Whitman’s luxury Bal Harbour Shops, CBS News Miami reported. This means the two-year litigation over the development presses on.  The council’s decision mirrors the general sentiment expressed by residents at a packed meeting at the Sea View Hotel, where boos sometimes erupted and attendees aired their concerns over more density and […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.