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Home My WebLink About25-188 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-188 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 WITHN THE PROPOSED LAKEWOOD PARK WATER 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 Lakewood Park Water Municipal Services Benefit Unit (the "Lakewood Park Water MSBU") to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Lakewood Park Water 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 Lakewood Park Water 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 2026, in the same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and WHEREAS, on September 16, 2025, 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". MICHELLE R.MILLER,CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT SAINT LUCIE COUNTY FILE# 5537196 10/08/2025 11:11:26 AM OR BOOK 5378 PAGE 2290-2295 Doc Type:RESO RECORDING: $52.50 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, as follows: Section 1: Commencing with the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year and with the ad valorem tax bills issued in November 2026, 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 Lakewood Park Water MSBU to fund the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries of the proposed Lakewood Park Water MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real property within the proposed Lakewood Park Water 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 Lakewood Park Water 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. After motion and second, the vote on this Resolution was as follows: Jamie Fowler, Chair AYE Larry Leet, Vice Chair AYE Cathy Townsend, Commissioner ABSENT Erin Lowry, Commissioner AYE James Clasby, Commissioner AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 161h day of September, 2025. ?�A GOMM/Ss,oy .. - . v /67; %: y BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS • ATTEST: * * ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA a,„ a� `Gc�F COUN1"�•��o! ____ (_z 7.,._ � �t • Deputy Clerk Chair APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: --„}40/,." County Attorney EXHIBIT A PROOF OF PUBLICATION LocaliQ Florida PO Box 631244 Cincinnati,OH 45263-1244 GANNETT NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE THE AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Board of County Commission- Barbara Guettler ers of St.Lucie County,Florida(the 'Board') hereby provides notice, Barbara Guettler pursuant toSection 197.3632, Florida Statutes,of its intent to use SLC BOCC-MSBU C/O Engineering the uniform method of collecting non-advalorem assessments to be 2300 Virginia AVE levied within certain proposed or established special assessment Fort Pierce FL 34982-5632 districts CSADs')to fund the cost of providing capital Improvements and/or essential services which may include but are not limited to roadway, sidewalk, potable water/fire protection, wastewater, STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF BROWN drainage. ntti e�tarenour zmemproems and services,commencing in November 2026. A list of the proposed or established SADs appears below. Before the undersigned authority personally appeared,who The Board will ns sating it ?den- t of reth uniform statin th idteof on oath says that he or she is the Legal Advertising to use the uniform sm methodt aos collecting such assessments as authorized by Section 197.3632. Florida Statutes,at public hearings Representative of the Indian River Press Journal/St Lucie on September 16, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.in the Commission Chambers, News Tribune Stuart News, newspapers published in Indian 2300 Virginia Avenue,Fort Pierce, Florida.Such resolutions will state the need for the levy and will River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida;that the attached contain a legal description of the real property subject to the levy. copy of advertisement, being a Legal Ad in the matter of Copies of the proposed form of resolution, includinga legal description of the real property Public Notices, was published on the publicly accessible subject to the levy,are on file at the Office of the County Attorney located at 2300 Virginia Avenue. websites of Indian River/St Lucie/Martin Counties, Florida, Fort Pierce,Florida 34982.All inter- ested personsb are invited to attend or in a newspaper by print in the issues of,on: the blicrhengs. any person decides to appeal any decision by the Board with respect to any matter relating to the consideration of the resolu- 08/19/2025,08/26/2025,09/02/2025,09/09/2025 Lions at the above-referenced public hearings, a record of the proceeding may be needed and in such an event, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the public hearing is Affiant further says that the website or newspaper complies made, which record includes the testimony and evidence on which with all legal requirements for publication in chapter 50, the• Dappeal is to be based. 1. Culvert MSBU - established Florida Statutes. culvert replacements 2.Laklhedewood Park Drainage-estab- Subscribed and sworn to before me, by the legal clerk, who improvementsrmwater drainage • Lakewood Parko Water-proposed is personally known to me, on 09/09/2025 water/fire protection Improve- ments 4.Property Clean-Up SAD-estab- lished _/I ^�� M �� redg remedy Code Violations - 61>// J�I 5. St. Lucie Village MSBU proposed sewer improvements 6. Taylor Creek MSBU-proposed dredging 7.TowU-ns Villages and Countryside Legal Cler MScture OAT D this proposed19 h Day ofInfrastru August 2025. By Order of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,Florida Notary,State of WI,County of Br./- Publish: August 19th, 26th, 1CN• 11569 9nd,and 9th,2025 �a • TCN11569992 My commission expires J'/ Publication Cost: $197.20 Tax Amount: $0.00 Payment Cost: $197.20 Order No: 11569992 #of Copies: Customer No: 1506194 1 PO#: NOI Public Hearing THIS IS NOT AN INVOICE! Please do not use this form for payment remittance. KAITLYN FELTY • Notary Public Page 1 of 1 State of Wisconsin EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION: LAKEWOOD PARK WATER MSBU A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTIONS 1,2, 11 ,12,13 AND 14, T-34-S, R-39-E. ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA. SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 1, T-34-S, R-39-E; AND SECTION 2, T-34-S, R-39-E; AND EAST '/2 OF SECTION 11, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE WEST '/2 OF SECTION 12, T-34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, T- 34-S, R-39-E AND; THE NORTHEAST '/4 OF SECTION 14, T-34-S, R-39-E, LESS AND EXCEPT THE SOUTHWEST '/4 OF THE NORTHEAST '/4 OF SAID SECTION 14. LESS AND EXCEPT ALL ROAD AND CANAL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD AND ALL COUNTY OWNED PARCELS OF RECORD. OCTOBER 18, 2005