Halifax filed a motion in Florida Supreme Court on May 7 to dismiss its case. The motion came days after Florida senators approved legislation allowing the new hospital, according to the report. The state House has also approved the legislation.
At issue in the case — brought by Daytona resident and taxpayer Nancy Epps — is whether Halifax has authority to build the Deltona hospital based on geographic boundaries authorized by Florida lawmakers.
A lower court ruled that Halifax was not authorized to carry out the Deltona hospital project for which it wanted to issue revenue bonds because the new hospital would be built outside Halifax’s taxing district. The Florida Supreme Court sided with the lower court in April, and Halifax subsequently filed a motion for a rehearing, according to the report.
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