25-01305P

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR PASCO COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2025-CA-001840
BOND VALIDATION
SAGEBRUSH COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,
Plaintiff, vs.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS, AND CITIZENS OF THE SAGEBRUSH 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
TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THE TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY OWNERS, AND CITIZENS OF THE SAGEBRUSH 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 SageBrush Community Development District (the “District”) having filed its Complaint for Validation of a not to exceed principal amount of $50,000,000 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, August 11, 2025, at 1:30 p.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. Zoom credentials are: https://zoom.us/j/98186244886?pwd=XBc45smtetNPuqr2oA3MCrVeQVZYnO.1
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that prior to the date set for the hearing on said Complaint, 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, Florida, being the County wherein said Complaint has been 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 Pasco County, Florida, this ___ day of ___, 2025.
Electronically Conformed 6/24/2025
Kimberly Sharpe Byrd
HONORABLE KIMBERLY SHARPE BYRD
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE
Copies furnished to:
Kathryn C. Hopkinson, Esquire
Counsel for Plaintiff
Via Email:
[email protected];
[email protected]
Elaine Babiarz, Esquire
Assistant State Attorney
Via Email: [email protected]
Requests for Accommodations by Persons with Disabilities: 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.
June 27; July 4, 2025 25-01305P