...DAVIS, J., concurs; BOOTH, J., dissents. NOTES [1] See §
171.044(1), Fla. Stat. (1999) (authorizing voluntary annexation). [2] The validity of the annexation is the subject of an action pending in circuit court. Crouch v. City of Newberry, No. 99-2226-CA (8th Cir. Ct.). [3] Section
163.3239, Florida Statutes (1999), provides that any successors in interest to a development agreement take on the agreement's burdens and benefits....