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By Representative C. Green
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to Lehigh Acres Fire Control
3 and Rescue District, Lee County; providing
4 legislative intent; providing for codification
5 of the special acts relating to the district
6 pursuant to s. 191.015, F.S.; codifying,
7 reenacting, and amending all prior special
8 acts; re-creating the district; correcting
9 district boundaries; providing status as an
10 independent special district and purpose;
11 providing for amendment of the charter;
12 providing for election of the governing board;
13 providing for officers and powers; providing
14 for ad valorem taxation and non-ad valorem
15 assessments; providing planning requirements;
16 providing for annual review of user fees for
17 emergency medical services; providing for
18 policies and regulations; providing for public
19 disclosure; authorizing per diem; providing for
20 the budget; revising provisions relating to
21 taxing authority, assessment and collection of
22 taxes, financing, tax collector's
23 responsibility, expenses, treasurer's bond, and
24 financial reports; providing for liberal
25 construction; repealing all prior special acts
26 relating to the district; providing
27 severability; providing an effective date.
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29 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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1 Section 1. Pursuant to section 191.015, Florida
2 Statutes, this act constitutes the codification of all special
3 acts relating to Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue
4 District. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this
5 law to provide a single, comprehensive special act charter for
6 the district, including all current legislative authority
7 granted to the district by its several legislative enactments
8 and any additional authority granted by this act. It is
9 further the intent of this act to preserve all district
10 authority, including the authority to annually assess and levy
11 against the taxable property in the district a tax not to
12 exceed 3.5 mills on the dollar of assessed valuation, except
13 as provided in chapter 191, Florida Statutes, or chapter
14 97-340, Laws of Florida, as amended from time to time.
15 Section 2. Chapters 63-1546, 65-1825, 67-1633, 76-406,
16 79-499, 81-416, 81-417, 83-453, 85-444, 87-432, 90-387,
17 91-384, 94-456, and 96-460, Laws of Florida, and section 1 of
18 chapter 83-454, Laws of Florida, are codified, reenacted,
19 amended, and repealed as herein provided.
20 Section 3. The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue
21 District is re-created, and the charter for such district is
22 re-created and reenacted to read:
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24 Section 1. Creation; Boundaries.--There is hereby
25 created and established the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and
26 Rescue District, hereinafter referred to as the district,
27 which shall include the following described lands, to wit:
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29 TOWNSHIP 43 SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST
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1 The Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter
2 of the Northeast quarter and Northeast quarter
3 of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast
4 quarter of Section 25, Township 43 South, Range
5 26 East.
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7 The Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter
8 of the Northeast quarter in Section 25,
9 Township 43 South, Range 26 East.
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11 TOWNSHIP 43 SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST
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13 From the Southeast corner of Government Lot 5,
14 Section 19, Township 43 South, Range 27 East,
15 which is also the South one-quarter corner of
16 said Section 19, go North 89°32'09" West 941.16
17 feet along the South boundary of said Section
18 19 to the point of beginning of the lands
19 hereinafter described: From said point of
20 beginning go North 00°33'49" West 961.01 feet
21 to the Southerly U. S. Government easement line
22 of the Caloosahatchee River; thence North
23 00°33'48" West 90.00 feet, more or less, to the
24 actual South shore of the Caloosahatchee River;
25 thence Southerly and Westerly along the
26 meanders of said river to a point which lies
27 North 00°33'48" West of a point on the South
28 boundary of Section 19, said latter point being
29 623.7 feet from the point of beginning as
30 measured along the South boundary of Section
31 19; thence South 00°33'48" East 50.00 feet to
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1 the Southerly U. S. Government easement line of
2 the Caloosahatchee River; thence South
3 00°33'48" East 578.75 feet to the South line of
4 Section 19; thence South 89°32'09" East along
5 the South line of Section 19 to the point of
6 beginning.
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8 West half of: Beginning at the Northwest
9 corner of Section 30, Township 43 South, Range
10 27 East; thence running South 654 feet to
11 center of State Road No. 25 (now known as State
12 Road No. 80) thence Southerly 82°15'00" East
13 3,342 feet; thence Southerly 84°15'00" East
14 694.00 feet; thence North 1,239 feet to the
15 Northwest corner of the Northeast quarter of
16 the Northeast quarter of said Section 30;
17 thence West to the point of beginning.
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19 Less: The East 35.8 feet of the parcel in
20 Section 19, Township 43 South, Range 27 East,
21 and the West 118.4 feet of the parcel in
22 Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 27 East,
23 said parcels as described in Deed recorded in
24 Official Record Book 95, page 135-136, of the
25 public records of Lee County, Florida.
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27 A tract or parcel of land lying in the West
28 half of Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 27
29 East, in Lee County, Florida, described as
30 follows: From a concrete monument marking the
31 Southeast corner of Lot 5 of Unit No. 2 Pine
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1 Creek Acres, as recorded in Plat Book 10 at
2 page 74 of the public records of Lee County,
3 Run South 00°56'00" East parallel to and
4 2,418.00 feet, measured on a perpendicular,
5 from the West line of said Section 30 for
6 2,531.80 feet to the point of beginning, said
7 point of beginning being 710.00 feet, measured
8 on a perpendicular from the center line of the
9 former Seaboard Airline Railroad, from said
10 point of beginning run North 00°56'00" West for
11 468.7 feet; thence run West parallel to said
12 center line for 678.0 feet more or less to the
13 waters of Hickey's Creek; thence run Southerly
14 and Easterly along the meanders of said creek
15 to an intersection with a line parallel to and
16 710.00 feet, measured on a perpendicular, from
17 said center line of said railroad; thence run
18 East on said parallel line for 567.00 feet more
19 or less to a point of beginning.
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21 The following described lands in the West half
22 of Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 27
23 East: From concrete monument marking the
24 Southeast corner of Lot 5, Unit 2, Pine Creek
25 Acres, according to plat thereof as recorded in
26 Plat Book 10 at page 74, public records of Lee
27 County, Florida, run West along the South line
28 of said Lot 5 to the Southwest corner of said
29 lot; thence North along the West line of said
30 Lot 5 to the South line of Pine Boulevard, as
31 shown on aforesaid plat of Pine Creek Acres;
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1 thence Northwesterly along the South line of
2 said Pine Boulevard to a concrete monument
3 marking the Northeast corner of Lot 92 of said
4 Unit 2, Pine Creek Acres; thence Southerly
5 along the East line of said Pine Creek Acres
6 Unit 2 to the center of Hickey's Creek; thence
7 Southeasterly following the center line of said
8 Hickey's Creek to a point which is 1,178.7 feet
9 North of the center line of the former SAL
10 Railway and said point being the Northwest
11 corner of lands conveyed to Paul W. Grubbs and
12 wife, Naomi G. Grubbs, by deed recorded in Deed
13 Book 274 at page 463, public records of Lee
14 County, Florida; thence East parallel to the
15 center line of SAL Railway 678.00 feet, more or
16 less, to a point which is 2,418.00 feet East,
17 measured on a perpendicular from the West line
18 of said Section 30; thence North 00°56'00" West
19 2,063.10 feet to the point of beginning.
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21 The Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter
22 of the Northeast quarter, and the Southwest
23 quarter of the Northwest quarter of the
24 Northeast quarter of Section 31, Township 43
25 South, Range 27 East;
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27 Begin at the Southwest corner of Section 30,
28 Township 43 South, Range 27 East, for a point
29 of beginning and run North 00°53'00" West,
30 along the West line of said Section 30 to its
31 intersection with the centerline of Hickey's
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1 Creek; thence Easterly and Southerly along the
2 centerline of said Creek to its intersection
3 with the Northerly right of way line of the old
4 SAL Railroad (100 foot right of way); thence
5 Easterly along said Northerly right of way
6 line, 660.00 feet; thence Northerly 660.00
7 feet; thence Westerly and parallel to the said
8 Railroad right of way line to the intersection
9 with a line parallel to and 2,418.00 feet from
10 the West line of the Northwest quarter of the
11 said Section 30; thence North 00°56'00" West
12 along the said line parallel to the West line
13 of the Northwest quarter Section 30 to a point
14 that is South 00°56'00" East, 223.86 feet from
15 the Southerly right of way line of State Road
16 80; thence North 89°35'20" East, 166.20 feet;
17 thence North 00°24'40" West, 203.00 feet to the
18 Southerly right of way line of said State Road
19 80; thence South 82°54'00" East, along said
20 right of way line 137.61 feet; thence South
21 00°24'40" East, 237.58 feet; thence North
22 89°35'20" East, 209.19 feet; thence South
23 00°24'40" East, 918.16 feet; thence North
24 89°35'20" East, 420.00 feet; thence North
25 00°24'40" West, 1,069.39 feet to the Southerly
26 right of way line of State Road 80; thence
27 Southeasterly along the arc of a curve to the
28 right, having a radius of 17,113.74 feet and a
29 delta angle of 01°46'00"; an arc distance of
30 188.21 feet to the end of said curve; thence
31 continue along said right-of-way line South
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1 81°08'00" East, 456.59 feet to its intersection
2 with the East line of the Northwest quarter of
3 the Northeast quarter of said Section 30;
4 thence South 00°24'40" East along the East line
5 of the West one-half of the Northeast quarter
6 of said Section 30 to a point 129.00 feet South
7 00°24'40" East from the Northwest corner of the
8 Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter;
9 thence South 89°41'55" East, and parallel to
10 the North line of the said Southeast quarter of
11 the Northeast quarter of said Section 30,
12 337.00 feet; thence North 00°24'40" West to the
13 right of way line of State Road 80; thence
14 South 81°08'00" East along said right of way
15 line to its intersection with the East line of
16 said Section 30; thence South 00°08'33" East,
17 along the East line of said Section 30 to the
18 Southeast corner of the Northeast quarter;
19 thence continue South 00°32'10" East, 2,643.68
20 feet to the Southeast corner of said Section;
21 thence South 89°58'04" West, along the South
22 line of Section 30, 2,637.54 feet to the
23 Southwest corner of the Southeast quarter;
24 thence continue North 89°55'20" West, 2,643.03
25 feet to the Southwest corner of said Section 30
26 and the point of beginning, less a strip of
27 land 100.00 feet wide and lying in the South
28 one-half of said Section 30, and being the old
29 SAL Railroad right-of-way, less the West 200.00
30 feet of said Section 30 lying South of Hickey's
31 Creek, plus the following described parcel; in
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1 Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 27 East,
2 begin at the intersection of the centerline of
3 Hickey's Creek with the North line of SAL
4 Railroad right-of-way; thence Easterly, 660.00
5 feet along the North line of said right of way;
6 thence Northerly 660.00 feet; thence Westerly
7 and parallel to the said Railroad right of way
8 line to the intersection with a line parallel
9 to and 2,418.00 feet from the West line of the
10 Northwest quarter of said Section 30; thence
11 South 00°56'00" East, along said line parallel
12 to the West line of the Northwest quarter of
13 Section 30 to its intersection with the
14 centerline of Hickey's Creek; thence
15 Southeasterly along said centerline to the
16 Point of Beginning.
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18 Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 29, 30,
19 33, 34 35, 36, 39, and 40, Unit No. 1, Pine
20 Creek Acres, according to the map or plat
21 thereof on file and recorded in the office of
22 the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lee County,
23 Florida, in Plat Book 10, at page 13.
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25 Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
26 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 29,
27 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34, Unit No. 2, Pine Creek
28 Acres, according to the map or plat thereof on
29 file and recorded in the office of the Clerk of
30 Circuit Court of Lee County, Florida, in Plat
31 Book 10, at page 74.
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2 Beginning at the point of intersection of the
3 south right of way line of State Road No. 80
4 (Palm Beach Boulevard) with the West line of
5 said Section 30 run South 82°54'00" East along
6 said South right of way line (75 feet from the
7 center line) for 450.2 feet to the
8 northwesterly corner of Lot 9 of said Unit No.
9 1; thence run South 07°06'00" West along the
10 westerly line of said Lot 9 for 200.00 feet;
11 thence run South 82°54'00" East along the
12 southerly line of Lots 9 and 10 for 100 feet;
13 thence run South 07°06'00" West along the
14 westerly line of Lot 11 for 200.00 feet to the
15 Southwest corner of said lot; thence run South
16 57°38'00" West for 60.73 feet on a straight
17 line to an intersection with a line 421.8 feet
18 easterly from and parallel with the West line
19 of said Section 30, said point of intersection
20 being the Northeast corner of Lot 92 of Unit
21 No. 2, Pine Creek Acres; thence run South
22 00°56'00" East along said parallel line and the
23 East boundary of said Unit No. 2 for 997.36
24 feet; thence run South 85°36'00" East for 29.13
25 feet; thence run South 04°24'00" West for
26 310.00 feet more or less to the waters of
27 Hickey's Creek; thence run westerly along said
28 creek to a point on the West line of said
29 Section 30; thence run North 00°56'00" West
30 along said section line for 1,902 feet more or
31 less to the point of beginning.
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2 Beginning at the intersection of the centerline
3 of Hickey's Creek and a Southerly extension of
4 the East boundary of the property conveyed to
5 Paul W. and Naomi G. Grubbs by deed recorded in
6 Deed Book 274, at page 463, public records of
7 Lee County, Florida, thence North and West
8 along the centerline of Hickey's Creek to the
9 intersection of said centerline with the South
10 boundary of the property conveyed to the
11 Grubbs, thence East along said South boundary
12 to the Southeast corner of the Grubbs property,
13 thence South to the point of beginning, said
14 parcel being in Section 30, Township 30 South,
15 Range 27 East.
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17 That parcel known as the old Seaboard Airline
18 Railroad right of way in Section 30, Township
19 43 South, Range 27 East, said right of way
20 being 100.00 feet wide and having a centerline
21 parallel to an 599.26 feet from the South
22 boundary of said section.
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24 Commencing at the Northeast corner Government
25 Lot 4 of Section 3, Township 25 South, Range 27
26 East in Lee County, Florida, thence run South
27 631.60 feet to the point of beginning of the
28 tract herein described, thence continue South
29 315.90 feet, thence West 660.00 feet, thence
30 run North 315.90 feet, thence East 660.00 feet
31 to the point of beginning.
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2 Commencing at the Northwest corner Government
3 Lot 4 of Section 3, Township 45 South, Range 27
4 East in Lee County, Florida, thence run South
5 631.60 feet to the point of beginning of tract
6 hereby described, thence continue East 660.00
7 feet, thence South 315.90 feet, thence West
8 660.00 feet, thence North 315.90 feet to the
9 point of beginning.
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11 Starting at the Northeast corner of Government
12 Lot 4 of Section 3, Township 45 South, Range 27
13 East, in Lee County, Florida, thence run South
14 157.9 feet to the point of beginning of the
15 tract herein described, thence continue South
16 315.80 feet, thence West 330.00 feet, thence
17 North 315.80 feet, thence East 330.00 feet to
18 the point of beginning.
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20 West half of Southwest quarter of Section 31.
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22 The Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter,
23 the Northwest quarter, the East half of the
24 Southwest quarter and the West half of the
25 Southeast quarter, the Southeast quarter of the
26 Southeast quarter of Section 31.
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28 TOWNSHIP 44 SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST
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30 Lots 1 and 3, Block 38, and also that tract
31 known as "E" of that certain subdivision known
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1 as BUCKINGHAM PARK recorded in Plat Book 9 at
2 pages 99-101, public records of Lee County,
3 Florida, said land all being in Section 21,
4 Township 44 South, Range 26 East, Lee County,
5 Florida. Subject, however, to an easement for
6 a drainage canal recorded in Misc. Book 32 at
7 page 335 of the public records of Lee County,
8 Florida.
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10 All that part of Section 22, Township 44 South,
11 Range 26 East, lying South of Homestead Road as
12 shown on Plat of Buckingham Park Entrance Roads
13 recorded in Plat Book 9 at pages 97 and 98 of
14 the public records of Lee County, and lying
15 South and East of Block 37, Buckingham Park
16 South section according to plat recorded in
17 Public Records, Plat Book 9, pages 99 to 101,
18 inclusive, subject, however, to an easement for
19 drainage canal recorded in Misc. Book 32, at
20 page 335 of said public records.
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22 1. All that part of the East Half of Section
23 20, Township 44 South, Range 26 East, Lee
24 County, Florida, lying South of South right of
25 way of Buckingham Road, less and except that
26 tract or parcel lying Northeast of the center
27 line of the existing drainage canal, also
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29 2. That part of Section 21, Township 44 South,
30 Range 26 East, Lee County, Florida,
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1 Southwesterly of the center line of the
2 existing drainage canal, also
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4 3. The Northeast quarter of Section 29,
5 Township 44 South, Range 26 East, Lee County,
6 Florida, less the Southerly 100 feet thereof,
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8 All of the above containing 412.50 acres, more
9 or less, together with all improvements located
10 thereon.
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12 Parcel D and Lot 28, and the Northerly 40 feet
13 of Lot 29, Block 39 Buckingham Park, according
14 to Plat Book 9, pages 99-101, of the public
15 records of Lee County, Florida, together with
16 that portion of the East half of Section 20,
17 Township 44 South, Range 26 East lying South of
18 right of way of Buckingham Road and Northeast
19 of the center line of the existing drainage
20 canal, containing 129.30 acres, more or less,
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22 Tract B and Lots 8-A, 9 and 16, Block 36,
23 Buckingham Park, according to Plat Book 9,
24 pages 92 and 93, of the public records of Lee
25 County, Florida, containing 214.29 acres, more
26 or less,
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28 Lot 3, Block 40, Buckingham Park Subdivision,
29 South Section, as shown in Plat Book 9, pages
30 99 to 101, inclusive, of the public records of
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1 Lee County, Florida containing 1.8 acres, more
2 or less,
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4 Lot 4, Block 40, Buckingham Park Subdivision,
5 South Section, as shown in Plat Book 9, pages
6 99 to 101, inclusive, of the public records of
7 Lee County, Florida, containing 1.5 acres, more
8 or less,
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10 Lot 5, Block 40, Buckingham Park Subdivision,
11 South Section, as shown in Plat Book 9, pages
12 99 to 101, inclusive, of the public records of
13 Lee County, Florida, containing 1.5 acres, more
14 or less, together with all improvements located
15 thereon.
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17 Lot 6, Block 40, Buckingham Park Subdivision,
18 South Section, as shown in Plat Book 9, pages
19 99 to 101, inclusive, of the public records of
20 Lee County, Florida, containing 1.55 acres,
21 more or less,
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23 Lot 7, Block 40, Buckingham Park Subdivision,
24 South Section as shown in Plat Book 9, pages 99
25 to 101, inclusive, of the public records of Lee
26 County, Florida, containing 1.55 acres, more or
27 less,
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29 Lot 8, Block 40, Buckingham Park Subdivision,
30 South Section, as shown in Plat Book 9, pages
31 99 to 101, inclusive, of the public records of
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1 Lee County, Florida, containing 1.55 acres,
2 more or less.
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4 Lot 9, Block 40, Buckingham Park Subdivision,
5 South Section, as shown in Plat Book 9, pages
6 99 to 101, inclusive, of the public records of
7 Lee County, Florida, containing 1.53 acres,
8 more or less, together with all improvements
9 thereon,
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11 Lot 10, Block 40, Buckingham Park Subdivision,
12 South Section, as shown in Plat Book 9, pages
13 99 to 101, inclusive, of the public records of
14 Lee County, Florida containing 1.55 acres, more
15 or less.
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17 The Northwest quarter of Section 29, the
18 Northeast quarter of Section 30, and that part
19 of the East half of Section 19, and the West
20 half of Section 20, lying South of Buckingham
21 Road, all in Township 44 South, Range 26 East,
22 Lee County, Florida containing 664.09 acres,
23 more or less.
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25 West half of Section 23, containing 324.82
26 acres, more or less.
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28 Northwest quarter of Section 26, containing
29 161.22 acres, more or less.
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1 North half of Section 27, containing 325.56
2 acres, more or less.
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4 North half of Section 28, east of Buckingham
5 Government Road and the South 100 feet of the
6 North half of Section 28 West of Buckingham
7 County Road, containing 88.74 acres, more or
8 less.
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10 South 100 feet of the North half of Section 29,
11 containing 12.12 acres, more or less.
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13 The South half and the South 100 feet of the
14 North half of Section 30, containing 319.74
15 acres, more or less.
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17 All of Section 31, North of Highway 82,
18 containing 393.58 acres, more or less.
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20 All of Section 32, containing 637.87 acres,
21 more or less.
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23 All of Section 33, lying West of Buckingham
24 County Road, containing 508.88 acres, more or
25 less.
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27 All of Sections 1 and 2; the Northwest quarter
28 of Southeast quarter of Section 10; all of
29 Sections 11, 12 and 13; the East half of
30 Section 14 and 23; all of Sections 24 and 25;
31 the Northeast quarter and the South half of
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1 Section 26; the South half of Sections 27, 28
2 and 29; that part lying East of the R/W of
3 existing U. S. Government road in Section 33;
4 and all of Section 34, 35 and 36.
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6 TOWNSHIP 44 SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST
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8 West three-eighths of Northwest quarter of
9 Section 9.
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11 Northwest quarter of Section 5.
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13 South half of Southwest quarter of Section 4.
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15 West half of Northwest quarter and Southeast
16 quarter of Northwest quarter and Southwest
17 quarter of Northeast quarter of Section 7.
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19 The North half of the Northeast quarter of the
20 Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter and
21 the Southwest quarter of Section 31.
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23 All the above containing 740.00 acres more or
24 less.
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26 TOWNSHIP 44 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST
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28 The North half of the Southwest quarter of
29 Section 18, Township 44 South, Range 28 East,
30 and the Northwest quarter of Section 19,
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1 Township 44 South, Range 28 East, less the
2 right of way of Hendry Canal in both sections.
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4 TOWNSHIP 45 SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST
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6 The North half of the Northeast quarter of the
7 Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of
8 Section 4, Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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10 The Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter
11 of the Northwest quarter in Section 6, Township
12 45 South, Range 27 East.
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14 The Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter;
15 and the South half of the Northeast quarter of
16 the Northwest quarter of Section 6, Township 45
17 South, Range 27 East.
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19 The North half of the Northwest quarter of the
20 Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of
21 Section 6, Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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23 The East half of the Northeast quarter of
24 Section 8, Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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26 All of Sections 23 and 26 and all of Section 35
27 lying North of a line 100.00 feet North of and
28 parallel to the survey line of State Road 82 in
29 Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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1 All of Section 3 except the West half of the
2 Northwest quarter; all of Sections 10, 15 and
3 22; that part of Sections 27 and 34 lying North
4 of State Highway 82.
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6 The South half of the South half of the
7 Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of
8 Section 4.
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10 The East half of the Northwest quarter; the
11 Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter; the
12 Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter; the
13 East half of the Northeast quarter of the
14 Southwest quarter; the Southwest quarter of the
15 Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter; the
16 East half of the Northeast quarter; the
17 Southwest of the Northeast quarter all in
18 Section 4.
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20 The Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter
21 of Section 4, Less the South half of the South
22 half of the Northwest quarter of the Northeast
23 quarter.
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25 The Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter
26 of the Northwest quarter of Section 6.
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28 The Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter;
29 the East half of the Northwest quarter of the
30 Southwest quarter; and the South half of the
31 Northwest quarter, excepting therefrom the
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1 following described parcel: Beginning at the
2 Southwest corner of Government Lot 5, thence
3 running North 466.7 feet to a point; thence
4 East 466.7 feet to a point; Thence South 466.7
5 feet to a point; thence West 466.7 feet to the
6 point of beginning, all in Section 6.
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8 The North half of the Northeast quarter of the
9 Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of
10 Section 6.
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12 The North half of the Southwest quarter of the
13 Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of
14 Section 6.
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16 All of Sections 1, 12, 13, 24 and 25; and all
17 of Section 36, except that portion thereof
18 constituting the right-of-way for State Road
19 82.
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21 The Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter
22 and the Southeast quarter of Section 9; all of
23 Sections 16 and 21; and all of Sections 28 and
24 29 lying North of State Road 82.
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26 All of the above containing 9,193.87 acres more
27 or less.
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29 TOWNSHIP 45 SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST
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1 All of Section 4 North of Highway 82, and West
2 of Buckingham County Road, containing 520.04
3 acres, more or less.
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5 All of Section 5, North of Highway 82,
6 containing 318.83 acres, more or less.
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8 All of Section 6 North of Highway 82,
9 containing 3.92 acres, more or less.
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11 All of Section 9 North of Highway 82, and west
12 of Buckingham County Road, containing 25.86
13 acres, more or less.
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15 All of Sections 1, 2 and 3; that part lying
16 East of R/W of existing U. S. Government road
17 in Section 4; that part lying East of R/W of
18 the existing U. S. Government road and North of
19 State Road #82 in Section 9; that part lying
20 North of State Road #82 in Sections 10 and 11;
21 all except the R/W of the County Road in
22 Section 12; all that part lying North of the
23 State Road #82 less the R/W of the County Road
24 in Section 13; and all that part lying North of
25 State Road #82 in Section 14.
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27 TOWNSHIP 44 SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST
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29 The Southwest quarter of Section 2, containing
30 159.67 acres, more or less.
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1 The North 854 feet of the East 466 feet of the
2 Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of
3 Section 7, containing 9.14 acres, more or less.
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5 The Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter
6 of the Southeast quarter of Section 10,
7 containing 10 acres, more or less.
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9 South half of Northwest quarter and South
10 quarter of Northeast quarter and Southeast
11 quarter of Section 31, containing 320 acres,
12 more or less.
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14 The Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter
15 and the East five-eighths of the Northwest
16 quarter of Section 9, containing 140 acres,
17 more or less.
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19 The South half of the North half of Section 1,
20 containing 160 acres, more or less.
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22 The Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter
23 of Section 31, containing 40 acres, more or
24 less.
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26 The South half and the North half of the North
27 half of Section 1; the East half and the East
28 half of the Northwest quarter and the Southwest
29 quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 2;
30 Southeast quarter and the Southwest quarter and
31 the West half of the Northwest quarter of
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1 Section 3; all of Section 4 except the South
2 half of the Southwest quarter; the East half
3 and the Southwest quarter of Section 5; all of
4 Section 6; the South half and the North half of
5 the Northeast quarter and the Northeast quarter
6 of the Northwest quarter of Section 7; and the
7 South half and the Northwest quarter of the
8 Northwest quarter of Section 8; South half and
9 East half of the Northeast quarter of Section
10 9; the West half and the East half less
11 Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of
12 the Southeast quarter of Section 10; and all of
13 Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
14 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32,
15 33, 34, 35 and 36.
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17 TOWNSHIP 45 SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST
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19 The West half of the Northwest quarter of the
20 Southwest quarter and the Southeast quarter of
21 the Southwest quarter and the Southeast quarter
22 of Section 6, containing 220.00 acres, more or
23 less.
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25 East half and Southwest quarter and the
26 Southeast quarter of Northwest quarter of
27 Section 7, containing 520 acres, more or less.
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29 West half and the West half of the Northeast
30 quarter and the Northwest quarter of the
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1 Southeast quarter of Section 8, containing 440
2 acres, more or less.
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4 All of Section 2, containing 640 acres, more or
5 less.
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7 All of Section 11, containing 640 acres, more
8 or less.
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10 All of Section 14, containing 640 acres, more
11 or less.
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13 The Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter
14 and the East three-quarters of the North half
15 of the Southwest quarter and the North half of
16 the Southwest quarter, of the Southwest
17 quarter, and the East three-quarters of the
18 South quarter of the Southwest quarter of the
19 Southwest quarter, and the West half of the
20 Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of
21 the Southwest quarter, and the Northwest
22 quarter of the Northwest quarter and the
23 Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter and
24 the Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter
25 of Section 5; and the East half of the
26 Northeast quarter of Section 6.
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28 TOWNSHIP 43 SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST
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30 The Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter
31 and the Southwest quarter of the Northeast
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1 quarter and the Southeast quarter of the
2 Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter, of
3 Section 36, containing 90 acres, more or less.
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5 The Southeast quarter, and the West quarter of
6 the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter,
7 and the Northeast quarter of the Southeast
8 quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 36.
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10 All of Section 3 Township 44 South, Range 26
11 East, less the South 25 feet thereof and less
12 the North 5 feet of the South 30 feet of the
13 East 3965.10 feet.
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15 A parcel of land in Sections 7 and 8, Township
16 44 South, Range 27 East as described: The
17 Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter less
18 the North 854 feet (N-854') of the East 466
19 feet (E-466') of the Southeast quarter of the
20 Northeast quarter all lying in Section 7, and
21 the Northeast quarter, and the South half of
22 the Northwest quarter and the Northeast quarter
23 of the Northwest quarter all lying in Section
24 8. The Southwest quarter of the Northeast
25 quarter of Section 9.
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27 A parcel of land in Section 31, Township 44
28 South, Range 27 East as described: The north
29 half (N 1/2) of the Northeast quarter (NE 1/4),
30 and the Northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of the
31 Northwest quarter (NW 1/4), and the south half
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1 (S 1/2) of the Northeast quarter (NE 1/4) less
2 the south quarter (S 1/4) of the northeast
3 quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 31.
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5 The Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter
6 of the Southwest quarter of Section 4, Township
7 45 South, Range 27 East.
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9 The Northwest quarter of the southeast quarter
10 section 4, Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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12 The Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter,
13 and the Southeast quarter of the Southwest
14 quarter, and the Southwest quarter of the
15 Southeast quarter, all of Section 4, Township
16 45 South, Range 27 East.
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18 The West half of the Northwest quarter of the
19 Southwest quarter of Section 5, Township 45
20 South, Range 27 East less the Westerly 25 feet
21 thereof.
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23 The West half of the Northeast quarter of
24 Section 5.
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26 The southwest quarter of the southwest quarter
27 of Section 6, Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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29 The North half of the Northwest quarter and the
30 Southwest quarter of the Northwest quarter of
31 section 7, Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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2 The West half of the Northeast quarter of
3 Section 9, Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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5 All of Section 17, Township 45 South, Range 27
6 East.
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8 All of Section 18 less the Westerly 25 feet
9 North of State Road No. 82, and less the 200
10 foot right-of-way for State Road No. 82 in
11 Section 18.
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13 All of Section 19 less the following: Beginning
14 at the Northeast corner of Section 19; thence
15 South 00°-39'-42" East a distance of 2643.48
16 feet; thence South 89°-47'-5811" West a
17 distance of 1479.38 feet; thence North
18 00°-45'-2" West a distance of 2243.18 feet; to
19 the Northerly right-of-way line of State Road
20 No. 82; thence along the same North 64°-11'-45"
21 West a distance of 225.74 feet; thence North
22 49°-25'-17" East a distance of 446.04 feet to
23 the North line of Section 19, thence North
24 89°-49'-27" East along said section line, a
25 distance of 1327.50 feet to the Point of
26 Beginning, and the 200 foot right-of-way for
27 State Road No. 82 in Section 19.
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29 All of Section 20 less a strip of land 227.46
30 feet in width along the Westerly line of
31 Section 20, North of State Road No. 82 and the
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1 200 foot right-of-way for State Road No. 82 in
2 Section 20 and less the following: beginning at
3 a Point in the Southerly line of Section 20 and
4 the Westerly right-of-way of State Road No. 82;
5 thence South 89°-34'-53" West a distance of
6 1000 feet; thence North 32°-18'-43" East, a
7 distance of 1081.37 feet to State Road No. 82;
8 thence along the same South 24°-57'-27" East a
9 distance of 1000 feet to the Point of
10 Beginning.
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12 A parcel of land in Section 6, Township 45
13 South, Range 27 East, as described: Beginning
14 at the Southwest corner of Government Lot 5,
15 thence running North 466.7 feet to a point;
16 thence East 466.7 feet to a point; thence South
17 466.7 feet to a point; thence West 466.7 feet
18 to the Point of Beginning.
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20 A parcel of land in Section 6, Township 45
21 South, Range 27 East, as described: The West
22 half (W 1/2) of the Northeast quarter (NE 1/4)
23 less the following: the North half (N 1/2) of
24 the Northwest quarter (NW 1/4) of the Northwest
25 quarter (NW 1/4) of the Northeast quarter (NE
26 1/4); and the North half (N 1/2) of the
27 Northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of the Southwest
28 quarter (SW 1/4) of the Northeast quarter (NE 1
29 /4); and the North half (N 1/2) of the
30 Southwest quarter (S W 1/4 ) of the Northwest
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1 quarter (NW 1/4) of the Northeast quarter (NE
2 1/4).
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4 A parcel of land in Section 3, Township 45
5 South, Range 27 East, as described: The West
6 half (W 1/2) of the Northwest quarter (NW 1/4)
7 less the following described parcels:
8 Commencing at the Northeast (NE) corner of
9 Government lot 4 of Section 3, Township 45
10 South, Range 27 East; thence run South 631.6
11 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence West
12 1,320.0 feet; thence South 315.9 feet; thence
13 East 1,320.0 feet; thence North 315.9 feet to
14 the Point of Beginning; and commencing at the
15 Northeast (NE) corner of Government Lot 4 of
16 Section 3, Township 45 South, Range 27 East;
17 thence run South 157.9 feet to the Point of
18 Beginning; thence continue South 315.8 feet;
19 thence West 330.0 feet; thence North 315.8
20 feet; thence East 330.0 feet to the Point of
21 Beginning.
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23 A parcel of land in Sections 19 and 20,
24 Township 45 South, Range 27 East as described:
25 Beginning at the Northeast (NE) corner of
26 Section 19; thence South 00°-39'-42" East a
27 distance of 2643.48 feet; thence South
28 89°-47'-58" West a distance of 1479.38 feet;
29 thence North 00°-45'-02" West a distance of
30 2243.18 feet to the Northerly right-of-way line
31 of State Road No. 82; thence along the same
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1 North 64°-11'-45" West a distance of 225.74
2 feet; thence North 49°-25'-17" East a distance
3 of 446.04 feet to the North line of Section 19;
4 thence North 89°-49'-27" East along said
5 Section line a distance of 1327.50 feet to the
6 Point of Beginning; less the 200 foot
7 right-of-way for State Road No. 82, all lying
8 in section 19, Township 45 South, Range 27
9 East; and a strip of land 227.46 feet in width
10 along the Westerly line of Section 20, North of
11 State Road No. 82.
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13 A parcel of land in Section 20, Township 45
14 South, Range 27 East as described: Beginning at
15 a Point in the Southerly line of Section 20 and
16 the Westerly right-of-way of State Road No. 82;
17 thence South 89°-34'-53" West a distance of
18 1000.0 feet; thence North 32°-18'-43" East, a
19 distance of 1081.37 feet to State Road No. 82;
20 thence along the same South 24°-57'-27" East a
21 distance of 1000.0 feet to the Point of
22 Beginning.
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24 A parcel of land in Section 4 and 9, Township
25 45 South, Range 27 East as described: The East
26 half of the Southeast quarter less the North
27 half of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast
28 quarter of the Southeast quarter lying in
29 Section 4; and the Northeast quarter of the
30 Northeast quarter lying in Section 9.
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1 A parcel of land in Section 5, Township 45
2 South, Range 27 East as described: The East
3 half of the northeast quarter of Section 5.
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5 A parcel of land in Section 5, Township 45
6 South, Range 27 East as described: The East
7 three-quarters (E 3/4) of the South half (S
8 1/2) of the Southwest quarter (SW 1/4) of the
9 Southwest quarter (SW 1/4) less the East three
10 quarters (E 3/4) of the South quarter (S 1/4)
11 of the southwest quarter (SW 1/4) of the
12 Southwest quarter (SW 1/4) of Section 5.
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14 A parcel of land in Section 36, Township 43
15 South, Range 27 East as described: The West
16 half (W 1/2) of the Southeast quarter (SE 1/4)
17 of the Northeast quarter (NE 1/4) less the West
18 quarter (1/4) of the Southeast quarter (SE 1/4)
19 of the Northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of Section
20 36.
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22 The Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter
23 of Section 4, Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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25 The Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter
26 of Section 5, Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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28 The Northwest quarter and East half of the
29 Southwest quarter of Section 9, Township 45
30 South, Range 27 East.
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1 The East half of the Southeast quarter and the
2 Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of
3 Section 8, Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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5 The West half of the Southwest quarter of
6 Section 9, Township 45 South, Range 27 East.
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8 The following lands south of State Road 82:
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10 In TOWNSHIP 45 SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST:
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12 All of Sections 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
13 35, 36.
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15 In TOWNSHIP 46 SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST:
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17 All of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
18 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.
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20 In TOWNSHIP 45 SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST:
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22 All of Sections 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16,
23 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35,
24 36.
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26 Section 2. Status and purpose.--The Lehigh Acres Fire
27 Control and Rescue Service District, an independent special
28 district, is organized and exists for all purposes set forth
29 in this act, chapter 97-340, Laws of Florida, and chapters 189
30 and 191, Florida Statutes. To the extent of any conflict
31 between this act and chapter 97-340, Laws of Florida, those
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1 provisions of chapter 97-340, Laws of Florida, shall supersede
2 this act.
3 Section 3. Creation of district; amendment of
4 charter.--The district was created by special act of the
5 Legislature in 1963. Its charter may be amended only by
6 special act of the Legislature.
7 Section 4. Governing body.--The governing authority of
8 the district shall be a board composed of five resident
9 electors of the district elected as provided in chapter
10 97-340, Laws of Florida, and chapter 191, Florida Statutes, as
11 they may be amended from time to time.
12 Section 5. Officers; powers.--
13 (1) Within 60 days after the election and
14 qualification of members of the board, such members shall meet
15 and elect from the membership a president, a secretary, and a
16 treasurer; provided, however, the same member may be both
17 secretary and treasurer. The district shall have, and the
18 board may exercise, all those general and special powers and
19 duties prescribed in chapter 191, Florida Statutes, and
20 chapter 97-340, Laws of Florida, as they may be amended from
21 time to time.
22 (2) The district shall have, and the board may
23 exercise, all powers, functions, and duties set forth in
24 chapters 189 and 191, Florida Statutes, and chapter 97-340,
25 Laws of Florida, as they may be amended from time to time,
26 regarding ad valorem taxation, bond issuance, other
27 revenue-raising capabilities, budget preparation and approval,
28 liens and foreclosure of liens, use of tax deeds and tax
29 certificates as appropriate for non-ad valorem assessments,
30 and contractual agreements. The district may be financed by
31 any method established in this act, chapter 189 or chapter
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1 191, Florida Statutes, chapter 97-340, Laws of Florida, or any
2 other applicable general or special law, as they may be
3 amended from time to time.
4 (3) The methods for assessing and collecting non-ad
5 valorem assessments, fees, or service charges shall be as set
6 forth in chapters 170, 197, 189, and 191, Florida Statutes,
7 and chapter 97-340, Laws of Florida, as they may be amended
8 from time to time.
9 (4) The district's planning requirements shall be as
10 set forth in this act, chapters 189 and 191, Florida Statutes,
11 and chapter 97-340, Laws of Florida, as they may be amended
12 from time to time.
13 (5) The district's geographic boundary limitations
14 shall be as set forth in this act.
15 (6) The district is authorized to charge user fees for
16 emergency medical services. The fee schedule shall be
17 determined by the board. These fees shall be reviewed on an
18 annual basis, and any increase or decrease from the existing
19 fee schedule shall become effective October 1 of each year.
20 Section 6. Policies and regulations.--The board is
21 hereby authorized and empowered to adopt policies and
22 regulations for fire control, prevention of fires, and
23 emergency rescue work within the district. Such policies and
24 regulations, after being made by the board and copies thereof
25 signed by the president and secretary, and posted in at least
26 three public places within said district, one of which must be
27 the fire station or such similar place wherein the
28 firefighting equipment is normally kept, within 10 days after
29 said policies and regulations are adopted by the board, shall
30 have force and effect as law.
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1 Section 7. Public disclosure.--Requirements for
2 financial disclosure, meeting notices, reporting, public
3 records maintenance, and per diem expenses for officers and
4 employees shall be as set forth in chapters 112, 119, 189,
5 191, and 286, Florida Statutes, and chapter 97-340, Laws of
6 Florida, as they may be amended from time to time.
7 Section 8. Budget.--For the purposes of carrying into
8 effect this act, the board shall annually prepare, consider,
9 and adopt a district budget pursuant to the applicable
10 requirements of chapter 200, Florida Statutes, as it may be
11 amended from time to time.
12 Section 9. Taxing authority.--The board shall fix and
13 cause to be levied on all property of said district, real and
14 personal, a millage sufficient to meet the requirements of the
15 adopted budget, provided, however, 3.5 mills is the maximum
16 that can be levied in any one year, except as provided in
17 chapter 191, Florida Statutes, or chapter 97-340, Laws of
18 Florida, as amended from time to time.
19 Section 10. Assessment and collection of taxes;
20 financing.--Taxes herein provided for shall be assessed and
21 collected in the same manner and form as provided for the
22 assessment and collection of county taxes.
23 Section 11. Tax collector's responsibility.--When such
24 taxes as herein provided for shall have been collected by the
25 tax collector of Lee County, he or she shall, on or before the
26 10th day of each month, report to the secretary of the board
27 the collections made for the preceding month and remit the
28 same from such treasurer. Thereupon the tax collector shall be
29 relieved from all other and further liability as to the amount
30 so paid the treasurer of the board.
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1 Section 12. Expenses.--All warrants for the payment of
2 labor, equipment, and other expenses of the board, and in
3 carrying into effect this act and the purpose thereof, shall
4 be payable by the treasurer of the board on accounts and
5 vouchers approved by the board.
6 Section 13. Treasurer's bond.--The treasurer of the
7 board, when entering upon his or her duties, shall give a good
8 and sufficient bond to the Governor of Florida in the sum of
9 $5,000 for the faithful performance of his or her duties as
10 such treasurer.
11 Section 14. Financial reports.--The treasurer shall,
12 on or before the 10th day of April and 10th day of October
13 each year, make his or her semiannual report of receipts and
14 expenditures of the funds of said district to the board. Such
15 report shall be in writing, setting forth the amount of money
16 received, from whom received, and itemized amounts of
17 expenditures and to whom paid and for what such payment is
18 made. At the time of making such report to the board, the
19 treasurer shall also file a copy of such report with the Board
20 of County Commissioners of Lee County.
21 Section 15. Construction.--This act shall be construed
22 as a remedial act and shall be liberally construed to promote
23 the purpose for which it is intended.
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25 Section 4. Chapters 63-1546, 65-1825, 67-1633, 76-406,
26 79-499, 81-416, 81-417, 83-453, 85-444, 87-432, 90-387,
27 91-384, 94-456, and 96-460, Laws of Florida, and section 1 of
28 chapter 83-454, Laws of Florida, are repealed.
29 Section 5. In the event any section or provision of
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2 of each other section and provision of this act.
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