Developer Martin Lind has sued citizens group Greeley Deserves Better and its co-chairs, alleging that “their false and defamatory statements” about his proposed Cascadia mixed-use project and its city-owned Catalyst entertainment district are harming his reputation and business interests.

“In 40 years of my adult professional business, I had never had to resort to litigation to get people to stop lying about me, my family, my business and others,” Lind told BizWest on Wednesday.

His lawsuit demanded a jury trial and is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, but it doesn’t stop there. It also targets the group’s campaign to derail the city-approved financing plan for the $1.1 billion Catalyst project.

“Additionally, the enormous amount of dark money shoved into this through Greeley

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