Supreme Court of Florida

A city's stormwater fees constitute valid user fees which are authorized under Florida Statutes, thus bonds for which the fees were used as collateral should be validated.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/04/2003
• Published 09/04/2003

Judges

• CANTERO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James R. English, City Attorney, and Linda R. Hurst, Assistant City Attorney, Tallahassee, FL, for City of Tallahassee, Florida, Amicus Curiae., Harry Morrison, Jr. and Rebecca A. O'Hara, Tallahassee, FL, for Florida League of Cities, Inc., Amicus Curiae., Alan S. Zimmet and Elita D. Cobbs, Clearwater, FL, for City of Largo, Florida, Amicus Curiae., Erin L. Deady, Miami, FL;  and C. Allen Watts and Ty Harris of Cobb & Cole, Daytona Beach, FL, for Florida Stormwater Association, Inc., Earthjustice, Inc., Audubon of Florida, Inc., and Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida, Inc., Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marion J. Radson, City Attorney, and Elizabeth A. Waratuke, Litigation Attorney, City of Gainesville, Gainesville, FL;  and Steven L. Brannock of Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa, FL, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee., William P. Cervone, State Attorney, and Lee C. Libby, Assistant State Attorney, Eighth Judicial Circuit, Gainesville, FL;  and Pamela S. Leslie, General Counsel, and Marianne A. Trussell, Deputy General Counsel, Department of Transportation, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.