Desiderio Corp. v. City of Boynton Beach

This appeal concerns a special assessment the City of Boynton Beach imposed on all improved property within city limits to fund its integrated fire rescue department. Desiderio Corporation, Ewell Mil*489ler, and Sir Electric, Inc., property owners in Boynton Beach, filed suit to challenge the special assessment. They sought a declaration that the assessment was unlawful and an injunction preventing the City from billing or collecting it. After a three-day, non-jury trial, the judge concluded that the special assessment was valid.

The property owners appeal from that final judgment. They attack the…