25-01567P

NOTICE AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SAID BONDS
SHOULD NOT BE VALIDATED AND CONFIRMED
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PASCO COUNTY , FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2025-CA-002106
BOND VALIDATION
ACACIA FIELDS COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,
Plaintiff, vs.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS ACACIA FIELDS 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.
TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS OF THE ACACIA FIELDS 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 Acacia Fields Community Development District (the “District”) having filed its Complaint for Validation of a not to exceed principal amount of $56,500,000 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 Pasco County, Florida, including non-residents owning property or subject to assessments or taxation therein, and the State of Florida, through the State Attorney of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, in and for Pasco County, Florida, 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, appear on Monday, September 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. by Zoom [30 minutes reserved] 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. The hearing can be accessed via the information provided by the court;
1. The hearing will be held via Zoom video conference. No account is necessary on Zoom to participate, and the parties may participate by going to http://www.zoom.us/ and clicking the link to “Join a Meeting” at the scheduled date/time set forth above by using the following meeting ID: 991 7637 1120 and password: 829931. Persons participating in the Zoom hearing without a computer having audio and visual capabilities may appear telephonically for the Zoom hearing by calling +1 (786) 635-1003 or +1 (267) 831-0333 and using the same meeting ID with the password.
2. Participants should adhere to the following guidelines for Zoom hearings:
A. This is not a meeting. This is a court hearing. Dress and behave as if you were attending court in person. Pay attention to the time, as there are likely other hearings following yours and the hearing will need to conclude on time.
B. At the start of the hearing all participants will be in a virtual waiting room, and the parties, counsel, and any court reporter, will be admitted in the virtual hearing by the presiding judge upon the start of the hearing.
C. Please “rename” yourself on Zoom to show your actual name, so you can be readily identified by others for your hearing.
D. Any witnesses will be left in the waiting room until such time as they are “called” to testify, at which point they will be admitted to the virtual hearing room.
E. If at any point in a hearing an attorney needs to confer with his/her client separately, they may advise the Court and the presiding judge (if appropriate) will open a “breakout room” and assign the attorney and party to the breakout room for them to have their conversation outside of the presence of the Court and other participants. Similarly, if counsel for all parties need/want to speak together with the Judge without the parties present, they may make such a request and (if appropriate) the Court will open a “breakout room” for that conversation to occur, akin to how counsel may meet with a Judge in chambers prior to a traditional in-person hearing.
F. The same rules which apply to a hearing in person before the Court, also apply to a video hearing through Zoom.
G. No minor children are permitted to attend, or be present in the room where any participant is attending, the virtual hearing via Zoom. Persons with minor children of the action in the same building where the participant is appearing should take all reasonable steps to insure the minor children are not exposed to the proceedings. Participants may wish to use earbuds or headphones to assist in shielding the children from the litigation.
H. When speaking, remember to look directly at the webcam, not at the screen.
I. Position the camera at your eye level or slightly above eye level, and be mindful of what is behind you as everyone participating in the hearing will be able to see.
J. Check the lighting. Light from a window behind you might blind the camera, making you look dark. Light above you in the center of a room might also cast shadows. Ideally, position a lamp, or sit facing a window, where light is directly on your face.
K. Participants should speak one at a time and pause prior to speaking in case there is any audio/video lag for any other participant(s).
L. Participants are required to mute themselves when not speaking in order to avoid any potential background noise.
M. It is the responsibility of counsel, prior to the scheduled hearing, to insure not only the attorney, but the attorney’s client(s) and any witness(es) for their client: (1) have access to Zoom; (2) have access to the exhibits for which they will be testifying; and (3) are familiar with the use of Zoom.
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 Pasco 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 in Pasco County, Florida this __ day of ____, 2025.
Electronically Conformed 7/18/2025
The Honorable Alicia Polk
Circuit Court Judge
Copies furnished to:
Kathryn C. Hopkinson
Straley Robin Vericker
Via email: [email protected], [email protected]
Elaine Babarz, Esquire Assistant State Attorney
Via email: [email protected]
Requests for Accommodations by Persons with Disabilities: ADA: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact either the Pasco County Customer Service Center, 8731 Citizens Drive, New Port Richey, FL 34654, (727) 847-2411 (V) or the Pasco County Risk Management Office, 7536 State Street, New Port Richey, FL 34654, (727) 847-8028 (V) at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
August 1, 8, 2025 25-01567P

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