Developer Tony Giarratana has asked the Metro Planning Commission to pull his request for a rehearing of the $4 billion May Town Center proposal from the agenda for tomorrow's meeting.

Following a Metro Legal opinion outlining the tough circumstances facing the applicant's rehearing request, Giarratana, who has been representing the May family, sent a short letter to Planning Commissioner Rick Bernhardt yesterday requesting the withdrawal.

“In light of the positions being taken by Metro Legal, applicant has been left with no reasonable alternative but to withdraw its request for a rehearing,” the short letter reads.