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RESOLUTION NO. 04 - 359
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
STATING ITS INTENT TO USE THE UNIFORM METHOD
OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED BY THE GREEN ACRES
MUNICIPAL SERVICES BENEFIT UNIT; DESCRIBING
THE AREA SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT; STATING
A NEED FOR THE LEVY; PROVIDING FOR MAILING THE
RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida
(the "Board") has created the Green Acres Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the
"MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to
properties within the boundaries of the Green Acres MSBU (the "Project") in St. Lucie
County; and
WHEREAS, the Board, as the governing body of the MSBU, intends to use the
uniform method for collecting non-ad valorem special assessments to fund the cost of
the Project as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes because this method
will allow the special assessments to be collected annually commencing in November
2005, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2004, the Board held a duly advertised public
hearing to consider the adoption of this resolution, proof of publication of this hearing is
attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A".
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida, as follows:
Section 1: Commencing with the 2005-2006 Fiscal Year and with the tax
statement mailed for the 2005-2006 Fiscal Year, the Board intends to use the uniform
method of collecting non-ad valorem assessments authorized in Section 197.3632,
Florida Statutes for collecting non-ad valorem assessments levied by the Green Acres
MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties
within the boundaries of the Green Acres MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the
real property within the MSBU and subject to the levy is attached hereto and made a
part hereof as Exhibit "B".
Section 2: The Board hereby determines that the levy of the assessments are
necessary to fund the cost of the Project.
Section 3: Upon adoption, the County Attorney is hereby directed to send a
copy of this resolution by United States mail to the Florida Department of Revenue, and
the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser and Tax Collector.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
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After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows:
Chairman Frannie Hutchinson Aye
Vice Chairman Doug Coward Aye
Commissioner Paula Lewis Aye
Commissioner Chris Craft Aye
Commissioner Joseph Smith Aye
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 14th day of December, 2004.
ATTEST:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, F~ORIDA
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Fort Pierce Tribune
600 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF ST, LUCIE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared, S, Darlene Mailing, who on oath says that she is Classified Inside Sales
Manager of the Fort Pierce Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Fort Pierce in St Lucie County, Florida: that the attached
copy of advertisement was publshed in the Fort Pierce Tribune in the following issues below, Affiant further says that the said
Fort Pierce Tribune is a newspaper published in Fort Pierce, in said St Lucie County, Florida, and that said newspaper has
heretofore been continuously published in said St Lucie County, Florida, daily and distributed in St Lucie County, Florida, for a
period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that she has
neither paid or promised any person. firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing
this advertisement for publication in the said newspaper. The Fort Pierce Tribune has been entered as Periodical Matter at the
Post Offices in Fort Pierce. St Lucie County, Florida and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of
the attached copy of advertisement
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Customer Number Date Copvline PO#
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Subscribed and sworn to me before this date:
December 07,2004
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NOTICE OF INTENTTO
USE THE UNIFORM
METHOD OF COLLECT-
ING NON-AD VALOREM
ASSESSMENTS AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
The Board of County
COn:'missioners of St.
LUCie County, Florida
(the. "Board") hereby
prOVides notice, pursu-
ant to Section 197 3632
rlorida Statutes, ~f it;
Intent to use the uniform
method of collecting
non-ad valorem special
assessments to provide
potable water improve-
ments/service to the
G!e~n Acres MSBU
w/thln unincorporated
SI. Lucie County com-
mencingCounty Fiscal
Year 20.05-2006. The
Boar~ will consider the
adoption of a resolution
stating /ts intent to use
the uniform method' of
collecting such assess.
me~ts authorized by
Sect/on 197.3632, Flori-
da S!atutes, at a public
heanng to be held at
9:00 a.m., TueSday, De-
cember14, 2004, at SI.
Luc.'e County Adminis-
t\atlon Annex, Commis.
sl.on. ~hambers, 2300
Virginia Avenue, Fort
Pierce, Florida 34982.
Such resolution will
state the need for the
levy and will contain a
legal description of the
boundaries of the real
property subject to the
levy. Copies of the pro.
fjosed f~rm of resolu-
tion, which contains the
legal description of the
real property subject to
the levy. are on file at
the office of the County
Attorney of St. Lucie
Cou~ty, Florida, 2300
V.lrgln/a Avenue, Fort
Pierce, Florida. All inter-
ested persons are in-
vited to attend.
In the event any person
dec/~es to appeal an
deCISion by the Board'J.
County Commissioners
with respect to any mat-
ter relating to the con-
s./deratlon of the resolu-
tion at the above refer.
enced public hearing a
record of the, proceeding
may be needed and in
such an event, such per-
son may need, to ensure
that a ver~atim record of
the publrc h,earing is
made, which record in-
cludes the testimony
and evidence on which
the appeal is to be
based.
DATED this 16th Day of
November, 2004.
By Order of:
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Ex Officio '
Cierk of the Board of
County Commissioners
of SI. Lucie County
Florida '
Publish: November
16, 23, 30" and Decem.
ber 7, 2004
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: GREEN ACRES MSBU
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 30, T-34-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16 AT PAGE 10;
AND GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION UNIT TWO AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16
AT PAGE 17; AND GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION UNIT THREE AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 16 AT PAGE 28 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
LESS AND EXCEPT LOT 1 OF BLOCK 1 AND LOT 1 OF BLOCK 2, GREEN ACRES
SUBDIVISION; AND LESS AND EXCEPT LOT 1 OF BLOCK 1 AND LOT 1 OF BLOCK
2, GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION UNIT TWO; AND LESS AND EXCEPT LOT 1 OF
BLOCK 1 AND LOT 1 OF BLOCK 3 AND LOT 1 OF BLOCK 5, GREEN ACRES
SUBDIVISION UNIT THREE.
LESS AND EXCEPT ROAD RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD.
REVISED 10/13/04
10/17/03
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