WILLIAMS v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY

No. 98-1183.

725 So.2d 392 (1998)

Bruce O. WILLIAMS, J.R. Knight, et al., Appellants, v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Florida, a political, etc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis K. Rosenbloum, Pensacola, Robert G. Kerrigan, Pensacola, and J. Michael Huey, Tallahassee, for Appellants.

David G. Tucker, Pensacola, and Gregory T. Stewart, Tallahassee, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

We approve the trial judge's order dismissing the appellants' class action suit seeking relief from the provisions of Escambia County Ordinance No. 89-11. We agree with the conclusion that the county had the authority to enact this ordinance and to make reasonable classification of the long-term leased property for the purpose of special assessments. Imposing assessments on the leasehold interests for mosquito control and police protection was permissible...

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