Town attorney updates commission on fast-moving ballot-language challenge
Town Attorney Matt told commissioners the town is challenging ballot language for a property-tax reform initiative and that a July 29 hearing will address motions for summary judgment; he also flagged a separate lawsuit about attorney-fee reimbursement tied to an ethics commission matter and recommended an executive-session discussion.
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Town Attorney Matt reported on a legal challenge to a property-tax reform ballot measure, saying his team is contesting the language as biased and potentially factually inaccurate. "We're challenging it based on, the fact that there's biased language, that it advocates 1st passage, and that it's just factually inaccurate," he said, and noted motions for summary judgment are due this week with a hearing scheduled July 29 in Tallahassee.
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