ยง 51. Liberal construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed.
The powers herein granted shall be in addition to all other powers
granted to local governments by other provisions of law. A permissive
procedure authorized by this chapter shall not be deemed to be exclusive
or to prohibit the use of any other procedure authorized by any state
statute, charter or local law lawfully adopted, but shall be deemed an
alternative thereto.
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