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Stuart commission approves joining lawsuit challenging state limits on local land‑use authority
Summary
The City Commission voted to join a multi‑municipality lawsuit seeking to block a state law that the city says broadly restricts local home‑rule authority over zoning and land use; the city agreed to capped outside counsel fees if the firm assembles a minimum group of municipalities.
The City Commission voted to adopt Resolution No. 82‑2025 authorizing the city to join a group lawsuit challenging a recent state law restricting local land‑use authority (discussed in the meeting as Senate Bill 180). The measure directs outside counsel from a multi‑city plaintiffs' law firm to file for declaratory and injunctive relief and waives certain conflicts that can arise when one firm represents multiple municipalities in the same…
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