UPDATE: DM has obtained a copy of the lawsuit.  Click HERE to read it in full.

A group of neighboring residents called the “Coalition for Responsible Decatur Growth” sent a note around yesterday evening informing neighbors that an appeal of the City’s decisions surrounding the 315 West Ponce mixed-use development had been “filed with the DeKalb of the City’s decisions in DeKalb Superior Court under an action called a Mandamus.”  According to the Superior Court’s website, the appeal was filed on June 14th.  The list of defendants includes the City of Decatur, the Zoning Board of Appeals and the developer Carter USA.  The letter goes on to say…

We are asking the Court to make the City go back and do it right in several of the areas noted in our May Appeal to the Zoning Board. We also want to legally look at what happened to the 2008 Ordinance that approved a smaller development with more protections for us and the neighborhood.

The note also states that the group is looking to raise $10,000 to pay for legal fees associated with the appeal.

We’ve reached out to the city for comment and will let you know if we receive reply.