Palm Bay Pays $55K to End Langevin Lawsuit, Preserves Fire Assessment Option
Palm Bay, FL -- The City Council voted 4-0 on both items at Thursday’s special meeting: approving a resolution to preserve the fire assessment option for FY2026-27, and approving a $55,000 settlement to close Councilman Chandler Langevin‘s federal First Amendment lawsuit. The meeting lasted under an hour. Langevin was absent for both votes.
The meeting followed a preview published earlier this week outlining what was on the agenda and why. That preview is here.
Fire Assessment: Preserving an Option, Not Creating a Tax
Resolution 2026-03 passed on a motion by Deputy Mayor Mike Jaffe, seconded…
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