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Gulf County authorizes legal challenge to Port Saint Joe annexation, moves to appraise and seek purchase of disputed parcel
Summary
After months of conflict assessment and mediation attempts, the commission voted to authorize counsel to pursue legal action against the city and to have county administration appraise and negotiate purchase of a contested 2.5-acre parcel.
The Gulf County Board of County Commissioners voted to authorize county attorneys to pursue legal actions challenging the City of Port Saint Joe's recent ordinances and annexation related to a contested parcel, and separately authorized county administration to appraise and negotiate purchase of the property.
The board adopted a resolution authorizing legal steps to challenge the city's ordinances 618 and 619 and to oppose the annexation and concurrent land-use change for parcel ID 4571 (motion and resolution introduced by County Attorney Jeremy Novak; vote: passed 5-0). The board then approved a separate motion directing the administration to obtain an appraisal and negotiate to buy the approximately 2.5-acre parcel in question (motion passed 5-0).
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