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STONELAKE RANCH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET; AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE IMPOSITION AND LEVY OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, ADOPTION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL, AND THE USE OF THE UNIFORM, COLLECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE SAME; AND NOTICE OF REGULAR
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' MEETING.
The Board of Supervisors for the Stonelake Ranch Community Development District will hold two public hearings and a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. at the Lake Lodge, 10820 Eagle Roost Cove, Thonotosassa, Florida 33592. The meeting is being held for the necessary public purpose of considering such business as more fully identified in the meeting agenda, a copy of which will be posted on the District's website at www.stonelakeranchcdd.org.
The purpose of the first public hearing is to receive public comment and objections on the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budgets. The first public hearing is being conducted pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. The purpose of the second public hearing is to consider the imposition of special assessments to fund the District's proposed operation and maintenance budget for Fiscal Year 2026 upon the lands located within the District, a depiction of which lands are shown below, consider the adoption of an assessment roll, for the uniform, collection, and enforcement of the assessments. The second public hearing is being conducted pursuant to Florida law including Chapters 190 and 197, Florida Statutes. At the conclusion of the public hearings, the Board will, by resolution, adopt the budgets and levy assessments to fund the operation and maintenance budget as finally approved by the Board.
A regular board meeting of the District will also be held where the Board may consider any other business that may properly come before it.
A copy of the proposed budgets, preliminary assessment roll, and the agenda for the hearings and meeting may be obtained at the offices of the District Manager, Ph: (954) 658-4900, during normal business hours and on the District's website at www.stonelakeranchcdd.org at least seven (7) days before the hearing.
The special assessments are annually recurring assessments and are in addition to previously levied capital debt assessments. The table below presents the proposed schedule of operation and maintenance assessments for Fiscal Year 2026. Amounts are preliminary and subject to change at the hearing and in any future year. The amounts are subject to early payment discount as afforded by the uniform collection law.
Proposed Schedule of Assessments
Description
FY 2026 Rate
Single Family Residential
$333.13
The tax collector will collect the assessments for all property using the uniform method.
Failure to pay the assessments collected by the Tax Collector using the uniform method will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in a tax deed and a loss of title. All affected property owners have the right to appear at the public hearings and the right to file written objections with the District within twenty (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. The public hearings and meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the hearings or meeting.
There may be occasions when staff or Board Members may participate by speaker telephone.
Any person requiring special accommodation at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (954) 658-4900 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 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.
Stonelake Ranch Community Development District
James P. Ward, District Manager
May 30; Jun. 6, 2025 25-01529H