Costco strikes back against Pompano Beach in legal brawl over proposed store

Costco is escalating its months-long legal fight with Pompano Beach over a proposed store in The Pomp, challenging the city’s latest argument for rejecting the retail giant’s site plan. Costco sued Pompano in August after the city’s planning and zoning board rejected its application, despite city staff recommending approval, TAPinto Pompano Beach reported.  Plans called for a 163,000-square-foot store, a tire center and a 32-pump gas station on an 18-acre site near Powerline Road and Race Track Road.  But the seven-member board voted 4-3 to reject the application, citing differences between Costco’s site plan and an earlier proposal for a […]

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