Laurel Racing Association, L.P. v. Anne Arundel County

Back in the last decade, Laurel Racing Association (“Laurel Racing”) began planning to redevelop the Laurel Park horse racing complex. As part of that process, Laurel Racing reserved from Anne Arundel County (the “County”) the additional water and sewer capacity its new facilities would require. After reviewing the proposed plans, the County’s Office of Planning and Zoning (“OPZ”) approved, in 2008, the allocation Laurel Racing requested, and Laurel Racing never appealed that decision.

Reserving water and sewer capacity isn’t free, and when a substantial fee came due in 2013, Laurel Racing…