Officials end anonymous complaints after costly white cross fiasco

The Community Development District 8 Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to stop accepting anonymous complaints after an anonymous complaint led to a costly five-and-half-year battle over a little white cross.

Village of Tamarind Grove resident Wayne Anderson was targeted by an anonymous complaint in 2019 and went to court to fight to keep his little white cross. CDD 8 was ultimately forced to award him $70,000. The CDD 8 board also incurred $173,000 in legal fees in its battle with Anderson.

Anderson eventually won election to the board and made ending anonymous complaints a top priority…

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