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Corkscrew Farms Community Development District
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET; NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE IMPOSITION OF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, ADOPTION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL, AND THE LEVY, COLLECTION, AND
ENFORCEMENT OF THE SAME; AND NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.

The Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) of Corkscrew Farms Community Development District (the “District”) will hold two (2) public hearings and a meeting on August 18, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. at The Barefoot Bar and Grill, 19921 Beechcrest Place, Estero, FL 33928. These public hearings are were originally scheduled to be held on July 21, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., but have been rescheduled.

The first public hearing is being held pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, to receive public comment and objections on the District’s proposed budget (“Proposed Budget”) for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026 (“Fiscal Year 2025-2026”). The second public hearing is being held pursuant to Chapters 190 and 197, Florida Statutes, to consider the imposition of its annually recurring operations and maintenance special assessments (“O&M Assessments”) upon the lands located within the District, to fund the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; to consider the adoption of an assessment roll; and, to provide for the levy, collection, and enforcement of the annually recurring O&M Assessments. At the conclusion of the hearings, the Board will, by resolution, adopt a budget and levy the O&M Assessments as finally approved by the Board and certify an assessment roll. A Board meeting of the District will also be held where the Board may consider any other District business that may properly come before it.

A copy of the Proposed Budget, preliminary assessment roll and the agenda may be viewed on the District’s website www.corkscrewfarmscddcom.org at least 2 days before the meeting, or may be obtained by contacting the District Manager’s office via email at [email protected].

The District imposes O&M Assessments on benefitted property within the District for the purpose of funding the District’s general administrative, operations, and maintenance budget. A description of the services to be funded by the O&M Assessments, and the properties to be benefited from the O&M Assessments, are all set forth in the Proposed Budget. A geographic depiction of the property potentially subject to the proposed O&M Assessments is identified in the map attached hereto. The table below presents the proposed schedule of the O&M Assessments. Amounts are preliminary and subject to change at the hearings/meeting and in any future year.

Proposed maximum annual1 FY 2025-2026 O&M Assessment for your property is:
$83.48

This is a proposed increase from your FY 2024-2025 O&M Assessment of:
18.7%

The O&M Assessments (in addition to debt assessments, if any) will appear on November 2025 Lee County property tax bill. The amount shown includes all applicable collection costs. A property owner is eligible for a discount of up to 4% if the owner’s tax bill is paid early. Moreover, pursuant to Section 197.3632(4), Florida Statutes, the lien amount shall serve as the “maximum rate” authorized by law for O&M Assessments, such that no assessment hearing shall be held or notice provided in future years unless the assessments are proposed to be increased or another criterion within Section 197.3632(4), Florida Statutes, is met. Note that the O&M Assessments do not include any debt service assessments previously levied by the District and due to be collected for Fiscal Year 2025-26.

The County Tax Collector will collect the assessments for all lots and parcels within the District. Alternatively, the District may elect to directly collect its assessments in accordance with Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. Failure to pay the District’s assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in a loss of title or a foreclosure action to be filed against the property. All affected property owners have the right to appear at the public hearing and to file written objections with the District within 20 days of publication of this notice.

The public hearings and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law for community development districts. They may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the hearing or meeting. There may be occasions when staff or Board members may participate by speaker telephone or other electronic means.

In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Manager’s office at least 2 business days prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 711 or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY), or 1-800-955-8770 (voice) for aid in contacting the District Manager’s office.

Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearings or meeting is advised that person will need a record of proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.

Justin Faircloth
District Manager
























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