Tech company turns tables on man who took it, many others to court
William Swaim at the Ocean Ridge Town Commission meeting in May 2025. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
South Florida, one could argue, is mostly submerged land — filled in, replumbed, developed. A lot of people became rich by turning a mosquito-filled swamp into the metropolis of today. From Miami Beach to Riviera Beach and beyond, developments sit on properties that were once waterlogged…