CopyCited 2 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2007 WL 2713544
...Reading chapter 171 as a whole, we are convinced that the legislature intended such a result. See Hechtman v. Nations Title Ins. of N.Y.,
840 So.2d 993, 996 (Fla. 2003). Particularly telling is the 2006 enactment of part II of chapter 171, providing for Interlocal Service Boundary Agreements. See §
171.20-.212, Fla....
...[4] In enacting part II, the legislature established a more flexible process for adjusting municipal boundaries and to address the effects of annexation, to encourage intergovernmental coordination in planning, service delivery, and boundary adjustments, and to reduce intergovernmental conflicts and litigation. See § 171.201....