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Deerfield Beach directs outside counsel to join Coconut Creek in legal challenges to Broward County landfill expansion
Summary
The commission unanimously directed outside counsel to proceed with challenges to Broward County ordinances that allow expansion of the Monarch Hill landfill; staff said the county decisions conflict with the comprehensive plan and the Solid Waste Authority had recommended waiting for an August 2025 report.
The Deerfield Beach City Commission on April 1 voted unanimously to direct outside counsel to participate with Coconut Creek in challenging Broward County ordinances that approve an expansion of the Monarch Hill landfill.
Background and staff view: City attorneys said two legal challenges were prepared: one administrative comprehensive‑plan challenge filed in the Division of Administrative Hearings in Tallahassee and a separate circuit‑court challenge in Broward County. Outside counsel Ralph De Maio of Gilday Law, representing both Deerfield Beach and Coconut Creek in the Chapter 164 dispute process, said the…
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