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SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-198
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 WITHIN THE PROPOSED
TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND COUNTRYSIDE 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") is contemplating the creation of the Towns, Villages, and Countryside
Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Towns, Villages, and Countryside MSBU") to fund
the cost of a project to provide infrastructure improvements to the area within the
boundaries of the proposed Towns, Villages, and Countryside MSBU (the "Project") in
St. Lucie County (the "County"); and
WHEREAS, the Board, as the governing body of the County, intends to use the
uniform method for collecting non-ad valorem special assessments levied within the
Towns, Villages,and Countryside MSBU 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 2025, in the same
manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, on October 15, 2024, 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 2025-2026 Fiscal Year and with the ad
valorem tax bills issued in November 2025, 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 County within
the proposed Towns, Villages, and Countryside MSBU to fund the cost of a project to
provide infrastructure improvements to the area within the boundaries of the proposed
Towns, Villages, and Countryside MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real
property within the proposed Towns, villages, and Countryside MSBU and subject to the
levy is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B". The non-ad valorem
assessments levied by the County within the Towns, Villages, and Countryside MSBU
are annual assessments that will continue from year to year until discontinued by the
County.
Section 2: The Board hereby determines that the levy of the assessments is
necessary to fund the cost of the Project.
Section 3: Upon adoption, the County Attorney or his designee 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 the St. Lucie
County 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:
Cathy Townsend, Chair AYE
Chris Dzadovsky, Vice Chair AYE
Linda Bartz, Commissioner AYE
Jamie Fowler, Commissioner AYE
Larry Leet, Commissioner AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 15th day of October, 2024.
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EXHIBIT A
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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* LocaliQ
Florida PO Box 631244 Cincinnati, OH 45263-1244
GANNETT
NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION THE UNIFORM METHOD OF
COLLECTING NON-AD
VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Barbara Guettler The Board of County Commissioners
of St. Lucie County, Florida like
'Board') hereby provides notice,
St Lucie County Bocc pursuant to Section 197.3632,Florida
Statutes, of its Intent to use the
2300 Virginia AVE uniform method of collecting non-ad
valorem assessments to be levied
Fort Pierce FL 34982-5632 within certaln proposed or estab•
Ilshed special assessment districts
('SADs')to fund the cost of provid-
ing capital Improvements andiar
essential services which may
include but are not limited to road-
STATE OF WISCONSIN,COUNTY OF BROWN way, sidewalk, potable watertfire
Protection, wastewater, drainage,
street lighting and beach renourish-
ment improvements and services,
commencing in November 2025. A
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared,who lot ofaihpears posed Theesrtdshedl
on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising statinge itshIntent toOusetresolutions
e uniform
method of collecting such assess-
Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie meets as authorized by Section
197.36 t,Florida Statutes,at public
hearings on October 15,2024,at 9,00
News Tribune/Stuart News, newspapers published in Indian a.m.In the Commission Chambers.
2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce,
River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida;that the attached Florida.h Such resolutions tiv will state
contain a legal description of the
copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of real property sublecf to the levy.
Copies of the proposed form of reso-
Public Notices,was published on the publicly accessible oftitlie realu prnopertyg egsubiect to description
levy,are an file at the Office of the
websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Counties Florida `aunty Attorney located
r r Virginia Avenue, Fort at 2300
Pierce.
Florida 34982.All interested persons
or in a newspaper by print in the issues of,on: ore invited to attend the public heor•
inns.
In the event any person decides to
appeal any decision by the Board
with respect to any matter relating
09/17/2024, 09/24/2024, 10/01/2024, 10/08/2024 to the consideration of the resolu-
tions at the above-referenced public
hearings,a record of the proceeding
may be needed and In such an
event, such person may need to
Affiant further says that the website or newspaper complies ensure that r verbatim record of the
recor nclu en Is made, wMnd
record includes the testimony and
with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, evidence on which the appeal is to
be boned.
Florida Statutes t.Culvert
1.Culvert MSBU-culvert replace-
Subscribed an, sw t rn to before m', ts
by the legal clerk,who 2. Lakewood2. L Park Drainage
proposed stormwater drainage
r� �s
improvements
is personally now to me, en 1+ 08/2024 3.Lakewood Park water-proposed
water/fire protection Improvements
4.Property Clean-Up SAD-remedy
Code Vlalotlons
— 4,I/ 111 5. St. Lucie Village 2 MSBU -
proposed sewer improvements
6. Surfslde Harbor - proposed
Legal Cler, potable water/11re protection
Improvements
7. Taylor Creek MSBU -proposed
�t < L L /1r� dredging
8. TowTowns Villages and Countryside
Nota ,State of Wi,Count of B MSBU-proposed-Infrastructure
rY Y t't]Wn DATED this 17th Day of September
2024
BY o Lucie
Order of the Clerki of the Board
of ry Commissioners of St
Publ County,Sept Florida
Publish:Sept 17,24,Oct 1.B.2024
TC N 10546N2
My commission expires
Publication Cost: $197.20
Tax Amount: $0.00
Payment Cost: $197.20
Order No: 10546442 #of Copies:
Customer No: 1125957 1
PO#:
THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE!
Please do not use this form for payment remittance.
KAITLYN FELTY
Notary Public
State of Wisconsin
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND COUNTRYSIDE MSBU
A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTIONS 3, 4, 5, 8, 9,10, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28,
29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, AND 36, T-34-S, R-39-E, ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGIN AT THE N.W. CORNER OF SECTION 5, T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE SOUTH ALONG
THE WEST LINE OF SECTIONS 5, 8, AND 17, T-34-S, R-39-E TO THE S.W. CORNER OF
THE N.W.1/4 OF SECTION 17, T-34-S, R-39E; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF
THE N.E. '/4 OF SECTION 18 T-34-S, R-39-E 1356.54' TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 76.00'
TO A POINT; THENCE WEST 1356.70' TO THE WEST LINE OF THE S.E.1/4 OF SECTION
18, T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE SOUTH 456.63' TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY
182.60' MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE FORT PIERCE FARMS
WATER CONTROL DISTRICT DIKE AS REFERENCED WITHIN ORB 287 AT PAGE 1830 OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE ALONG SAID
CENTERLINE THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) CALLS;
1. THENCE SOUTH 1980.10' TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 18, T-34-
S, R-39-E;
2. THENCE SOUTH 2697.26' MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF
THE N.W. ' SECTION LINE OF SECTION 19, T-34-S, R-39-E;
3. THENCE SOUTHEAST 886.31' MORE OR LESS TO A POINT;
4. THENCE SOUTH 1946.51' TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 19, T-34-
S, R-39-E;
THENCE RUN WEST DEPARTING SAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 58' MORE OR LESS
TO THE N.W. CORNER OF THE EAST '/2 OF SECTION 30, T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE
SOUTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 30 TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE OF SUNSHINE STATE PARKWAY; THENCE EAST AND SOUTH EAST ALONG THE
NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SUNSHINE STATE PARKWAY TO A POINT ON THE
NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
CANAL
C-25; THENCE EAST ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID C-25 CANAL TO A
POINT ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF KEEN ROAD; THENCE NORTH
ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF KEEN ROAD TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE OF KINGS HIGHWAY; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY
LINE OF KINGS HIGHWAY TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE S.W.1/4 OF
SECTION 25, T-34-S,R-39-E; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF THE S.W.1/4
OF SECTION 25 TO THE S.W. CORNER OF THE EAST % OF THE N.E. %4 OF SECTION 26,
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T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE RUN NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST % OF THE
NE '/4 OF SECTION 26, T-34-S,R-39-E TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 14,
T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTIONS 14 AND 13, T-34-
S, R-39-E TO THE S.E.CORNER OF THE S.W. '/4 OF THE S.W. '/4 OF SECTION 13, T-34-S,
R-39-E; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE S.W.1/4 OF THE S.W.1/4 OF
SECTION 13, T-34-S, R-39-E TO THE N.E. CORNER OF SAID S.W.1/4 OF THE S.W.1/4;
THENCE EAST TO A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF TAYLOR DAIRY
ROAD,;THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF TAYLOR DAIRY
ROAD TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF INDRIO ROAD; THENCE
WEST ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF INDRIO ROAD TO A POINT ON THE
WEST LINE OF SECTION 14, T-34-S, R-39-E; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF
SECTIONS 14, 11, AND 2, T-34-S, R-39-E TO THE N. W. CORNER OF SECTION 2, T-34-S,
R-39-E; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SECTIONS 3, 4, AND 5, T-34-S, R-
39-E TO THE N.W.CORNER OF SECTION 5, T-34-S, R-39-E AND THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
PREPARED DATE: DECEMBER 28, 2006
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