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Originally Posted by Village Kid 2
You are correct that the State Attorney decides whether or not to bring charges in any criminal case, even if the victim does not want to press charges. So it is not strictly up to The Villages and they cannot elect to drop charges unless the State Attorney agrees. It is totally different in a civil case. And then there is the question of who the perpetrator is. One can't really bring criminal or civil charges without someone to charge. It sounds like they have come up with the easiest solution to remedy the problem with no mea culpas.
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Hi Village Kid: First the OP's post generates more questions than it answers.
However the rest of your story is a civil action vis a vis a criminal. If there is as much information available as the OP's comments suggest then if CDD-5-10 are called upon to pay damages they have a right to sue the responsibility parties under tort law. An attorney representing the district, CDD's etc cna and should file against the tree cutting company. the tree cutting company would sue the people that hired them for relief. Provided the tortfeasors are known as the OP's comments suggest