Well, the other shoe has dropped. Perhaps that should be rephrased as the other Biblical strappy sandal has dropped. Now the developer is suing Rutherford County for some 2 million for its lost opportunity and hurt feelings. This is coming from the first developer rep, the oily New Yorker, not the Waspy ringer they slid in later when #1 guy torqued everyone off.

Miss Minnie vaguely recalls that in the world of business when a potential deal is put together with contingincies ... it is called "spec" and if it works, you win. If it doesn't, you suck it up, take your toys home and say "maybe next time."

Guess they have to pay for all the pretty brochures and plane rides to and from NYC. Oh, yes, and all that PR ... that worked well for them, didn't it?