Developer Crocker Partners LLC, which has been fighting Boca Raton for stonewalling its proposed development in Midtown Boca, accused city council members of secretly making decisions framing the project in violation of the state sunshine law.

Two or more council members communicated with each other with the help of a city staff member or another intermediary when deciding what to do next and how to vote on Midtown, according to a Palm Beach Circuit Court complaint.