A court ordered the city of Williamsburg to turn over all documents between the city and a local developer for the termination of a controversial agreement to build townhouses on Strawberry Plains Road.
Friday’s order from the Williamsburg-James City County General District Court was a legal victory for Robert Lee Wilson, a city resident who has frequently criticized city officials for not being fully transparent about their actions.
The city has 30 days to appeal the ruling. Williamsburg Watch requested a comment from the city spokesperson, through whom all city officials are required to speak, but had not heard back by press time.
The origin of the case dates back to June, 2022, when the city entered an agreement to sell 13.9 acres at 180 Strawberry Plains Road to Cale Development for a high-density townhouse development. After considerable protest from William & Mary faculty and students, and a re…