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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2023-CA-000918
BOND VALIDATION
BUCKHEAD TRAILS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,
Plaintiff, vs.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND
THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY
OWNERS AND CITIZENS OF
BUCKHEAD TRAILS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, INCLUDING
NON-RESIDENTS OWNING PROPERTY OR SUBJECT
TO ASSESSMENTS OR TAXATION THEREIN, AND ALL OTHERS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY RIGHTS, TITLE OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS HEREIN DESCRIBED, OR TO BE
AFFECTED IN ANY WAY THEREBY,
Defendants.
NOTICE AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
WHY SAID BONDS
SHOULD NOT BE VALIDATED AND CONFIRMED
(Hearing Confirmation #969791)
TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS OF BUCKHEAD TRAILS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, INCLUDING NON-RESIDENTS OWNING PROPERTY OR SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS OR TAXATION THEREIN, AND ALL OTHERS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY RIGHTS, TITLE OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS HEREIN DESCRIBED, OR TO BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY THEREBY:
The Buckhead Trails Community Development District (the “District”) having filed its Complaint for Validation of not to exceed $86,555,000 principal amount Buckhead Trails Community Development District Special Assessment Bonds, in one or more series (the “Bonds”), and it appearing in and from said Complaint and the Exhibits attached thereto that the District has adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of the Bonds for the purpose of providing funds, together with other available funds, for paying the costs of acquiring, constructing, and equipping the Project (as defined in said Complaint), and it also appearing that all of the facts required to be stated in said Complaint and Exhibits by Chapter 75 of the Florida Statutes are contained therein, and that the District prays that this Court issue an order as directed by said Chapter 75, and the Court being fully advised in the premises:
NOW, THEREFORE,
IT IS ORDERED that all taxpayers, property owners and citizens of the District and Manatee County, Florida, including non-residents owning property or subject to assessments or taxation therein, and all others having or claiming any rights, title or interest in property to be affected by the issuance of the bonds herein described, or to be affected in any way thereby and the State of Florida, through the State Attorney of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, in and for Manatee County, Florida, appear on June 6, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. of said day, before the Honorable Edward Nicholas by ZOOM [30 minutes reserved] (hearing confirmation #969791) and show cause why the prayers of the Complaint for the validation of the Bonds should not be granted and the Bonds, the proceedings therefor, and other matters set forth in said Complaint, should not be validated as prayed in said Complaint. In order to attend via ZOOM, please go to the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court website https://www.jud12.flcourts.org/Public-Information/Public-Court-Hearings. Participants will need to select The Honorable Edward Nicholas “Meeting Information” link; then select the “Get Credentials” link, then select the “Request Credentials”, and then select the “Join Now” link to be connected to the ZOOM Hearing. The Meeting ID is 899 284 9846, Password: 408941, Audio only: 1+(786) 635-1003. In addition, please see the expectations for all participants on the Twelfth Judicial Court Website: https://www.jud12.flcourts.org/Public-Information/Public-Court-Hearings
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that prior to the date set for the hearing on said Complaint for validation, the Clerk of this Court shall cause a copy of this Notice and Order to be published in a newspaper published and of general circulation in Manatee County, being the County wherein said Complaint for validation is filed, once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks, commencing with the first publication which shall not be less than twenty (20) days prior to the date set for said hearing.
DONE AND ORDERED at the Courthouse in Manatee County, Florida, this 28th day of March, 2023.
/s/ Edward Nicholas
HONORABLE EDWARD NICHOLAS
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
Copies furnished to:
John M. Vericker, Esquire
Straley Robin Vericker
Via Email: [email protected]
and [email protected]
Cynthia Santinello Evers, Esquire
Assistant State Attorney
Email: [email protected], [email protected],
and [email protected]
ADA: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Manatee County Jury Office, P. O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, telephone number (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, please call 711. Additional ADA information can be found on the Twelfth Circuit Court Website: https://www.jud12.flcourts.org/Services/ADA.
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April 7, 14, 2023 23-00536M