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City attorney recommends resolution, not amicus brief, on State Road 7 appeal; council asks staff to draft resolution
Summary
After an update on an appeal challenging State Road 7 permitting, the Palm Beach Gardens city attorney advised against filing an amicus brief because of cost and low likelihood of acceptance, and recommended a resolution in support of FDOT and the South Florida Water Management District; council directed staff to prepare such a resolution.
At the Sept. 18 meeting the city attorney updated the Palm Beach Gardens City Council on an appeal filed July 30 challenging permitting related to the State Road 7 extension. The attorney told council the appellate record was recently filed and that the city could seek permission to file an amicus curiae brief but recommended against it because of time, expense and a low likelihood the court would allow a friend-of-the-court brief for what the attorney…
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