They let him keep the house and everything else if he took out the lighthouse and pool. Influential people argued on his behalf. There are still people trying to get it all torn down, so it may not be over. But he's a connected developer, and he definitely knew it was a safe gamble to ask for forgiveness instead of asking for approval.

Not advocating one way or the other on that, just commenting on the different levels of enforcement. Live and let live would have benefited us after we complied with the first set of requirements... Yes, I'm a little bitter.

But all that aside, thanks to Ann and Chesapeake Bay magazine for coming out and doing a piece on us!