HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-267RESOLUTION NO. 02-267
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 PROPOSED HARMONY
HEIGHTS 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 Harmony Heights 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 Harmony Heights 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 2003, in the
same manner as provided for ad valorem taxes; and
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2002 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 2003-2004 Fiscal Year and with the tax statement
mailed for the 2003-2004 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 Harmony Heights MSBU to fund
the cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the
boundaries of the Harmony Heights MSBU. A description of the boundaries of the real
property within the proposed 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
Vice Chairman
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Cliff Barnes Aye
Paula Lewis Aye
Doug Coward Aye
John Bruhn Aye
Frannie Hutchinson Aye
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 2002.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Blt:
Chairman
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
County At~__..~
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F~ItIBIT" A"
SCRIPPS TREASURE COAST
PUBLISHING COMPANY
Fort Pierce Tribune
Port St. Lucie Tribune
600 Edwards Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34982
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
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 and the Port St. Lucie Tribune, a daily newspaper published at
Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was published in the Fort
Pierce/Port st. Lucie Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said
Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucie 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 nor 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 second class matter at the Post
Office 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.
Ad # Customer Name Pub Coovline PO #
Date
2567329 ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO 11/19/2002 Harmony Heights
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Subscribed and sworn to me before this date:
12/10/2002
Notary Public
CATHERINE HUDSON
Notary Public, Slale gl FI0rida
My corem exl). Ap~' 19. 2004
Comm. No. ¢C927458
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: HARMONY HEIGHTS MSBU
ALL THAT PART OF THE SOUTH ½ OF SECTION 31, T-34-S, R-40-E, ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA;
TOGETHER WITH ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH ½ OF SECTION 6, T-35-S, R-40-E,
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA LYING NORTHWESTERLY OF THE NORTH
EMERGENCY RELIEF CANAL AND NORTHEASTERLY OF ANGLE ROAD AND NORTH
OF SOUTH AVENUE.
LESS AND EXCEPT ALL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD.
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