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Court Decision Could Jeopardize Plans For Crandon Park Tennis Center Expansion

A judge on Wednesday "dismissed a lawsuit that sought to end what critics say is the Matheson family's veto power over changes to Crandon Park on Key Biscayne, in effect imperiling" the $50M tennis center expansion "overwhelmingly approved by Miami-Dade voters" in '12, according to Andres Viglucci of the MIAMI HERALD. The ruling by Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marc Schumacher, in a suit "filed by the operators of the long-running pro tournament at the park’s tennis center, is almost certain to be appealed." If it stands, it "would re-affirm the legality of an unusual 1993 settlement agreement that strictly limits how the park can be used." The settlement also "placed final decisions on even minor alterations to Crandon Park in the hands of a four-member committee that has blocked numerous changes sought by the county in recent years." Bruce Matheson, whose family "deeded the park land to the public but retained a say-so in its use and had sued to block construction of the tennis center, said that the expansion plan, which among other upgrades calls for construction of three permanent grandstands outside the main stadium, "violates the settlement agreement and the master plan, which allow only one such facility." Reaction to the ruling by ATP/WTA Miami Open officials "was curt." Tournament Dir Adam Barrett in a statement said, "We are disappointed with the decision. The Miami Open is carefully evaluating all of its options." Barrett and other IPC officials have said in the past that the tournament "would be unlikely to stay in Key Biscayne long-term without the expansion and upgrades" (MIAMI HERALD, 9/19).

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