25-01725M

NOTICE OF ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2025 CA 002108 AX DIVISION: D
EMINENT DOMAIN
PROCEEDING
PARCEL: 1183600004
THE CITY OF BRADENTON, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida,
Petitioner, v.
ELLEN M. NOLTE f/k/a ELLEN M. SANDERS; WILLIAM G. SANDERS; KEN BURTON, JR., as Manatee County Tax Collector; ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS HAVING AN INTEREST IN PARCEL 1183600004,
Defendants.
TO: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS having an interest in parcel 1183600004, claiming any interest in the real property described herein.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition for Eminent Domain has been filed against you for property whose legal description is as follows:
Parcel 1183600004:
Lot 1, Block 2, of RIVER HAVEN, according to the Plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 146, of the Public Records of Manatee County, Florida.
Further, THAT A PETITION IN EMINENT DOMAN AND A DECLARATION OF TAKING have been filed in the above-styled cause by the Petitioner in order to acquire certain property interests in Manatee County, Florida, for the purposes set forth in said Petition and that Petitioner will seek an Order of Taking before The Honorable Edward Nicholas, one of the judges of this Court, who will consider Petitioner’s application for an Order of Taking and make such orders as the Court deems proper on September 30, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 1051 Manatee Ave. West, Bradenton, FL 34205, Courtroom 6E.
All parties to this action and all parties interested may appear and be heard at the date and time designated.
There are no fees for attending this court hearing via the Zoom platform. Unless the Judge specifically authorizes an in-person attendance, all individuals, including the court reporter, must attend using the Zoom the Zoom platform at https://www.zoom.us. Please select the “Join A Meeting” link and then enter the Meeting ID and Password to access the hearing.
Court proceedings are open to the public. Members of the public may use the Zoom credentials to access the hearing. When you sign on, you may be placed in a waiting room. You will be admitted to the hearing when it begins. Please name your video feed with your first and last name.
Digital Court Recording
You are advised that the Court may record this proceeding via the Court’s Digital Court Recording. Not all hearings are digitally recorded, however.
Exceptions for ALL Participants Attending Zoom Hearings
Please see the expectations for all participants on the Twelfth Judicial Court Website: https://www.jud12.flcourts.org/Public-lnformation/Public-Court-Hearings.
Each Defendant and any other person claiming an interest in the property described in the Petition is hereby required to serve a copy of your written defenses to the Petition upon:
Matthew F. Liebert, Esquire
Primary Email:
[email protected]
Secondary Email:
[email protected]
Blalock Walters, P.A.
802 11th Street West
Bradenton, Florida 34205
Telephone: 941.748.0100
Facsimile: 941.745.2093
within 28 days of the issuance of this Notice of Action, and to file the original of your written defenses with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Petitioner’s attorney or immediately thereafter, to show what right, title, interest, or lien you or any of you have in and to the property described in the Petition and to show cause, if any you have, why the property should not be condemned for the uses and purposes as set forth in the Petition. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
If you wish to object to the Order of Taking, you must file a request for a hearing. Any Defendant failing to file a request for a hearing shall waive any right to object to the Order of Taking and title shall be vested in Petitioner, upon deposit as provided by law.
In and for Manatee County:
If you cannot afford an attorney, contact Gulfcoast Legal Services at (941) 746-6151 or www.gulfcoastlegal.org, or Legal Aid of Manasota at (941) 747-1628 or www.legalaidofmanasota.org. If you do not qualify for free legal assistance or do not know an attorney, you may email an attorney referral service (listed in the phone book) or contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service at (800) 342-8011.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Manatee County Jury Office, P.O. Box 25400, Bradenton, Florida 34206, (941) 741-4062, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court on September 17TH, 2025.
ANGELINA COLONNESO
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
By: As Deputy Clerk
Sept. 19, 26, 2025 25-01725M

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