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Council divisions surface after Albritton's letter to Florida attorney general
Summary
Council Member David Albritton sent a city-letterhead request to the Florida attorney general asking for clarification on property rights related to Gardner Avenue; several colleagues said they learned of it only after it was sent and criticized the unilateral approach, while Albritton said he wrote the letter for his own guidance.
Council Member David Albritton asked the Florida attorney general for clarification about the city's authority over a portion of Gardner Avenue, prompting a heated exchange at the Nov. 20 Clearwater City Council meeting.
Albritton told colleagues he wrote the letter on his own authority and used city letterhead because he wanted formal guidance. "I wrote it because I need to be advised whether our attorney is correct or mister Potter is correct," Albritton said, adding that he filed the request for his own benefit and not on behalf of the council.
Several council members and the city attorney said they were surprised…
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