HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-276RESOLUTION NO. 02-276
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 REVELS
LANE1 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 Revels Lane1 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 Revels Lane 1 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 Revels Lane1 MSBU to fund the
cost of a project to provide potable water improvements to properties within the boundaries
of the Revels Lane1 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 Cliff Barnes Aye
Vice Chairman Paula Lewis
Aye
Commissioner Doug Coward
Aye
Commissioner John Bruhn
Aye
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson Aye
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 2002.
'O~puty Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
Chairm~//
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
County At¢_~
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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. Lucia County, Florida: that the attached copy of advertisement was published in the Fort
Pierce/Port St. Lucia Tribune in the following issues below. Affiant further says that the said
Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucie Tribune is a newspaper publbhed in Fort Pierce in said St. Lucia County, Florida, and
that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said St. Lucia County, Florida daily and
distributed in St. Lucia County, Flodda, 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 Tdbune has been entered as second class matter at the Post
Office in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, FIodda and has been for a period of one year next preceding the first
public~tion of the attached copy of advertisement.
Ad # Customer Naq'l~ Pub
Date CoDvline PO #
2567594
ST LUCIE CO BOARD OF CO
11/19/2002
11/26/2002
12/03/2002
12/10/2002
Subscribed and sworn to me before this date:
Revels Lane 1 12/17
Revels Lane 1 12/17
Revels Lane 1 12/17
Revels Lane 1 12/17
12/10/2002
Notary Public
CATHERINE HUDSON
Notary Pubhc, Stale of Florida
My comm ex0 Apr 19, 2004
Comm. No CC927458
NOTICE OF
INTENT TO U~E
THE UNIFORM METHOD
OF COLLECTING
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EXHIBIT B
DESCRIPTION: REVELS LANE 1 MSBU
LOTS 5 THRU 23, BLOCK 3, OF WAGNER SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 9 PAGE 74, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA;
TOGETHER WITH LOT 17, BLOCK 1; AND THE SOUTH ½ OF LOT 25 AND LOTS 26
THRU 42, BLOCK 4; AND LOTS 12 THRU 22, BLOCK 5, SILVER LAKE PARK
SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10, PAGE 4, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS
OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA;
LESS AND EXCEPT ROAD AND CANAL RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD.
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