25-05258L

NOTICE AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY
GENERAL CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO: 2025-CA-6151
SALTLEAF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, a local unit of special-purpose government organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Florida,
Plaintiff, v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS OF THE SALTLEAF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,
INCLUDING NON-RESIDENTS OWNING PROPERTY OR SUBJECT TO TAXATION THEREIN, AND OTHERS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY RIGHTS, TITLE OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS AND LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS
HEREIN DESCRIBED, OR TO BE
AFFECTED IN ANY WAY THEREBY,
Defendants.
TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITIZENS OF SALTLEAF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, INCLUDING NON-RESIDENTS OWNING PROPERTY OR SUBJECT TO TAXATION THEREIN, AND OTHERS HAVING OR CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN PROPERTY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUANCE OF SALTLEAF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUE BONDS, OR TO BE AFFECTED THEREBY:
Saltleaf Community Development District (the “District”) having filed its Complaint for Validation of not to exceed an additional1 $29,325,000 principal amount of Saltleaf Community Development District Capital Improvement Revenue 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 planning, financing, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, equipping and installing improvements as part of its Project (as defined in said Complaint), and it also appearing that all of the facts required to be stated by said Complaint and Exhibits by Chapter 75, 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, including non-residents owning property or subject to taxation, and others having or claiming any rights, title or interest in property to be affected by the issuance of the Bonds or to be affected thereby, and the State of Florida, through the State Attorney of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, in and for Lee County, Florida, appear on the 9th day of February, 2026, at the hour of 11:00 a.m. of said day for 15 minutes, before the Honorable Keith Kyle in Courtroom 4P, Lee County Justice Center, 1700 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, Florida 33901, or via Zoom Application (information below), and show cause, if any there be, why the prayers of said Complaint for the validation of the Bonds should not be granted and the Bonds, the proceedings therefore, and other matters set forth in said Complaint, should not be validated as prayed for in said Complaint. The parties and public may access the hearing via the following Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/95818196610?pwd=dVpjdVg5Z3p0WTdNWHNNM1pEeWpsUT09, Meeting ID: 958 1819 6610 and Passcode: 965021.
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 Lee County, being the County wherein said Complaint for validation is filed, at least 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.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that by such publication of this Notice and Order, the State of Florida, and the several taxpayers, property owners and citizens of the District, including non-residents owning property or subject to taxation therein, and others having or claiming any rights, title or interest in property to be affected by the issuance of the Bonds or to be affected thereby, shall be and are made party defendants to this proceeding, and that this Court shall have jurisdiction of them to the same extent as if specifically and personally named as defendants in said Complaint and personally served with process in this cause.
DONE AND ORDERED at the Courthouse in Lee County, Florida.
1As a point of clarification, and as discussed herein, the District does not seek to affect the existing 2024 Validation Judgment, and instead is seeking additional debt capacity, in order to address the expansion of the District’s Capital Improvement Plan.
Keith R. Kyle, Circuit Court Judge
VdXM-UWL
25-CA-006151
12/22/2025 15:41:36
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