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City attorney: statutory mediation scheduled with hospital authority over land-use dispute

2218978 · February 4, 2025
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City Attorney Martin told the council the city and the local hospital authority are in a statutory mediation process over a land-use dispute. The first mediation session is expected March 12 in the council chambers; staff said the mediation is a required step before possible litigation and that officials hope to resolve the matter without suit.

City Attorney Martin briefed the Lake City Council on an ongoing land-use dispute between the city and the local hospital authority. He said the hospital authority initiated a statutory mediation process — a required step under Florida law when local governments have intergovernmental disputes — and that an initial mediation session is scheduled for March 12 in the council chambers.

Martin said the city…

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