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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided December 8, 1999Published

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Thomas A. Sheehan, III General Counsel Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Post Office Box 3888 West Palm Beach, Florida 33402-3888

Dear Mr. Sheehan:

You ask substantially the following question:

May the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District use district funds to maintain a private road in order to provide access for Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue to respond to residents living on the road?

In sum:

While the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District may not use district funds to maintain a private road in which the district has no interest, the county may furnish such service if…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Halifax Drainage District v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  2. Lovey v. Escambia CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
  3. Collins ex rel. Jackson County v. Jackson CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
  4. Padgett v. Bay CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966

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