Florida Hero Maggy Hurchalla RIP

"I am thinking of Maggy Hurchalla today. A hero who was sued by the same attorney who sued John Dingfelder, forcing his resignation. Maggy died a week ago and the New York Times wrote a beautiful obituary about her.

According to an earlier NYT story Ethan Loeb sued then-78-year-old environmental activist Maggy Hurchalla on behalf of an unscrupulous* billionaire who wanted to mine for limestone in the Everglades. They won a $4.4M lawsuit against her — took her kayaks and her sister’s car from her modest home on the Indian River. They offered to settle for an apology, which she refused. Maggy Hurchalla had gone from a history of environmental activism & fighting developers to become a Martin County Commissioner, but had retired by the time of this environmental fight. Her story is amazing, and inspiring."

Commissioner Mariella Smith