'Rural gentrification': Acreage truckers sue Palm Beach County to stop semi-truck ban

Palm Beach County's recent decision to ban semi-trucks from The Acreage should be overturned, according to a lawsuit filed in circuit court last month. West Palm Beach lawyer Christopher Y. Mills represents Jorge Alfaro and Clare Dougal, two Acreage residents who park semis on their property. The lawsuit, filed April 12, accuses the county of seeking to attract white-collar residents into the region by slowly changing zoning ordinances to push out long-time blue-collar commercial residents such as Alfaro and Dougal. The lawsuit accuses the county of practicing "rural gentrification." County...