A long-running battle over a proposed subdivision next to Celery Fields has taken a new turn, with D.R. Horton walking away from arbitration and suing Sarasota County instead.
The Arlington, Texas-based homebuilder had been in a resolution process with the county meant to avoid a lawsuit after its plans were rejected.
But it abruptly cancelled an arbitration hearing scheduled for April 27 and filed a lawsuit in Sarasota County Circuit Court late last week…