"Peebles Power" in Broward County

When in doubt, sue the government:

"Peebles actually stood in front of us when I was a commissioner and said that if we would continue to do business with him, he would withdraw the lawsuit," Coleman says. "I looked at him in utter disbelief. This was like a holdup." The Diamond company eventually dropped its suit against Coleman, but a Broward County circuit judge ruled in April 2000 that the partnership did indeed have a financial commitment. In May of this year, Broward Circuit Judge Robert Lance Andrews ruled that the city must either allow the developers to build or pay damages of as much as $1 million. City attorney Dan Abbott says the city will appeal once the judge has set the amount of damages.

Haven't we been through this before?

Peebles also said at the Pacifica "Charrette" that he is already wealthy and doesn't "need" to do this development. He's said this before:

Today, having briefly rattled his saber at Broward County, Peebles shifts to a more philosophical posture. "Quite candidly, I don't have to do this economically," he reveals.

Why do it, then?