By: Jose Lambiet, Gossip Extra
STUART — Environmentalist Maggy Hurchalla and Virginia Sherlock, her lawyer, were ordered to pay developer Lake Point $5,440 in fees for delay tactics in the aftermath of a tortious interference lawsuit that also ensnared former Martin County Commissioner Anne Scott and current commissioners Sarah Heard and Ed Fielding.
While Hurchalla’s relationship with Scott, Heard and Fielding were at the heart of the lawsuit, the three are facing criminal charges for allegedly trying to hide emails to and from Hurchalla in violation of the state’s government-in-the-sunshine laws. Their trials are planned for December and all three face up to a year in jail. The emails they allegedly failed to surrender showed they conspired with Hurchalla to sour a deal between Lake Point, Martin County and the South Florida Water Management District to mine Lake Point’s land then use it to store dirty Lake Okeechobee runoff…