| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Spring Hill Fire Rescue and |
| 3 | Emergency Medical Services District, Hernando County; |
| 4 | amending chapter 2009-261, Laws of Florida; revising |
| 5 | district boundaries; providing that the district may not |
| 6 | levy a tangible personal property tax; providing an |
| 7 | effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 2 and subsection (1) |
| 12 | of section 6 of chapter 2009-261, Laws of Florida, are amended |
| 13 | to read: |
| 14 | Section 2. Creation; status; charter amendments; |
| 15 | boundaries; district purposes.- |
| 16 | (2) The lands to be included within the district are the |
| 17 | following described lands of Spring Hill, in Hernando County, to |
| 18 | wit: |
| 19 |
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| 20 | For a Point of Beginning (POB), commence at the |
| 21 | intersection of the East Section line of Section 34, |
| 22 | Township 23, Range 18 East projected South and the |
| 23 | Centerline of the Right-of-Way of County Line Road. |
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| 25 | Thence; Go Northerly along the aforementioned East |
| 26 | Section line of Section 34, Township 23, Range 18 |
| 27 | East, Section 27, Township 23, Range 18 East. |
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| 29 | Thence; proceed East along the North Section line of |
| 30 | Section 26, Township 23, Range 18 East, terminating at |
| 31 | the North East corner of the West 1/2 of Section 26, |
| 32 | Township 23, Range 18 East. |
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| 34 | Thence; proceed Northerly along the East lines of the |
| 35 | West 1/2 of Sections 23 and 14, Township 23, Range 18 |
| 36 | East terminating at the intersection of said line and |
| 37 | the southwest corner of a parcel described in ORB 612 |
| 38 | page 589. |
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| 40 | Thence proceed easterly along the south boundary line |
| 41 | of said parcel continuing to the intersection of that |
| 42 | line with the Centerline of Spring Hill Drive. |
| 43 |
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| 44 | Thence; Easterly along the Centerline of the Right-of- |
| 45 | Way of Spring Hill Drive to a point of intersection |
| 46 | constructed by extending the East boundary of Candy |
| 47 | Road, in a Southerly direction. |
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| 49 | Thence; Northerly along the Eastern boundary of Candy |
| 50 | Lane to the limits of the plat of Quail Meadows, Phase |
| 51 | I. |
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| 53 | Thence; Southwesterly along the rear property lines of |
| 54 | Lots 13 - 22 inclusive of Quail Meadows, Phase I, to |
| 55 | the Northern boundary of Atwater Drive. |
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| 57 | Thence; Westerly along said Northern boundary of |
| 58 | Atwater Drive to the limits of the plat of Quail |
| 59 | Meadows, Phase I, said point being the West Section |
| 60 | line of Section 13, Township 23 South, Range 18 East. |
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| 62 | Thence; Northerly along said West Section line to the |
| 63 | North. |
| 64 |
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| 65 | Thence; Northerly along the aforementioned West |
| 66 | Section line to a point of intersection with the |
| 67 | Centerline of Powell Road and said Section line. |
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| 69 | Thence; Westerly along Powell Road to a point of |
| 70 | intersection with the East line of the West 1/2 of |
| 71 | Section 10, Township 23 South, Range 18 East. |
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| 73 | Thence; Northerly along aforementioned Section line |
| 74 | terminating at the North line of said Section 10, |
| 75 | Township 23 South, Range 18 East. |
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| 77 | Thence; Westerly along the North Section line of |
| 78 | Section 10, Township 23 South, Range 18 East |
| 79 | continuing Westerly along the South Section line of |
| 80 | Section 4, Township 23 South, Range 18 East; |
| 81 | terminating at a point, constructed by the |
| 82 | intersection of said Section line and the East |
| 83 | Boundary line of Spring Hill Unit 18, 19, 20; Plat |
| 84 | Book 17, Page 30, sheet 2 of 6 as recorded in the |
| 85 | Public Records of Hernando County; |
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| 87 | Thence; Northerly along the East Boundary line of the |
| 88 | aforementioned Plat. |
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| 90 | Thence; Northerly along the East Boundary line of Plat |
| 91 | Book #17, Page 69 as :recorded in Hernando County |
| 92 | Public Records. |
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| 94 | Thence; Northerly along the East Boundary line as |
| 95 | shown in Plat Book 9, Page 69, Spring Hill Unit 20. |
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| 97 | Thence; Easterly along the South Boundary line as |
| 98 | shown in Plat Book 9, Sheet 9, of Spring Hill Unit 20. |
| 99 |
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| 100 | Thence; Run Northerly along the West Right-of-Way line |
| 101 | of the Florida Power Corporation Easement as shown on |
| 102 | Sheet 9, Sheet 10, and Sheet 12, Plat Book 9; Spring |
| 103 | Hill Unit 20, as recorded in Hernando County Public |
| 104 | Records. |
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| 106 | Thence; Run S89°38'00"W, a distance of 377.25 feet |
| 107 | from. the North East corner of the Platted Boundary as |
| 108 | recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 76. |
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| 110 | Thence; N00°07'10"W, a distance of 944.51 feet. |
| 111 |
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| 112 | Thence; N89°44'10"W, a distance of 1,324.27 feet. |
| 113 |
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| 114 | Thence; N00°06'12"E; 942.14 feet along the East line |
| 115 | of the West 1/2 of Section 33, Township 22 South, |
| 116 | Range 18 East. |
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| 118 | Thence; N00°05'42"W, 1,848.49 feet to the South Right- |
| 119 | of-Way line of State Road #50. |
| 120 |
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| 121 | Thence; Westerly along the South Right-of-Way line of |
| 122 | State Road #50; S89°31'17"W a distance of 1,322.86 |
| 123 | feet. |
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| 125 | Thence; S00°02'58"E, a distance of 916.82 feet; |
| 126 | S89°50'34"W, a distance of 1,323.56 feet; S00°00'12"E, |
| 127 | a distance of 909.40 feet to the Centerline of the |
| 128 | Florida Power Corp. Right-of-way. |
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| 130 | Thence; Westerly along the South centerline of a |
| 131 | Florida Power Right-of-Way line as described in O.R. |
| 132 | Book #713, Pages 20 & 22. |
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| 134 | Thence; Northerly along the West Boundary line of |
| 135 | aforementioned O.R. Book #713, to the South Right-of- |
| 136 | Way line of State Road #50. |
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| 138 | Thence; Approximately 1,015.00 feet, Westerly along |
| 139 | the South Right-of-Way line of State Road #50. |
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| 141 | Thence; South approximately 750.00 feet. |
| 142 |
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| 143 | Thence; West approximately 2,500.00 feet. |
| 144 |
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| 145 | Thence; North approximately 750 feet to the South |
| 146 | Right-of-Way line of State Road #50. |
| 147 |
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| 148 | Thence; In a Westerly direction follow the South |
| 149 | Right-of-Way line of State Road #50 to the |
| 150 | intersection of said line and the easterly boundary of |
| 151 | a parcel described in ORB 301 page 72. |
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| 153 | Thence proceed southerly, along the eastern perimeter |
| 154 | of said parcel to its intersection with a parcel |
| 155 | described in ORB 732 page 1907. |
| 156 |
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| 157 | Thence proceed easterly, southwesterly, west and |
| 158 | northerly around the outer perimeter of said parcels |
| 159 | to the intersection of said line and State Road #50. |
| 160 |
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| 161 | Thence proceed westerly following the South Right-of- |
| 162 | Way line of State Road #50 to the intersection of said |
| 163 | line with the East Section line of Section 2, Township |
| 164 | 23 South, Range 17 East. |
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| 166 | Thence; Run Southerly along the aforementioned East |
| 167 | Section line to the North Boundary line of Spring Hill |
| 168 | Unit 22, Replat, Block 1484, Plat Book 12, Page 81, as |
| 169 | recorded in Hernando County Public Records. |
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| 171 | Thence; Westerly along the aforementioned Boundary |
| 172 | line to the East Right-of-Way line of U.S. 19. |
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| 174 | Thence; Southerly along the East Right-of-Way line of |
| 175 | U.S. 19, to the Centerline of the Right-of-Way of |
| 176 | Northcliffe Boulevard. |
| 177 |
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| 178 | Thence; Southerly along the Centerline of the Right- |
| 179 | of-Way of Northcliffe Boulevard to the West Boundary |
| 180 | line of Spring Hill Unit #26. |
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| 182 | Thence; Southerly along the West Boundary line of |
| 183 | Spring Hill Unit #26, terminating at the Southeast |
| 184 | corner of Section 10, Township 23 South, Range 17 |
| 185 | East. |
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| 187 | Thence west along the aforesaid south section line to |
| 188 | the south west comer of section 9. |
| 189 |
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| 190 | Thence proceed south along the west boundary of |
| 191 | section 16 to the southwest corner of said section. |
| 192 |
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| 193 | Thence proceed west along the northern section line of |
| 194 | section 20 to the northwest corner of said section. |
| 195 |
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| 196 | Thence proceed south along the west line of section 20 |
| 197 | and section 29 to its intersection with the boundary |
| 198 | of the South Hernando US #19 Commerce Center as |
| 199 | recorded in plat book 17, pages 11-16. |
| 200 |
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| 201 | Thence proceed south westerly along said boundary to |
| 202 | its intersection with the north section line of |
| 203 | section 31. |
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| 205 | Thence proceed west along said northern section line |
| 206 | to the northwest corner of said section. |
| 207 |
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| 208 | Thence proceed southerly along the west boundary line |
| 209 | of said section to the southwest corner of said |
| 210 | section 31. |
| 211 |
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| 212 | Thence proceed east along the south boundaries of |
| 213 | Township 23 South Ranges 17 and 18 East to the |
| 214 | intersection of the East Section line of Section 34, |
| 215 | Township 23, Range 18 East projected South and the |
| 216 | Centerline of the Right-of-Way of County Line Road |
| 217 | (POB). |
| 218 |
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| 219 | For a Point of Beginning (P.O.B.), commence at the |
| 220 | intersection of the East Section line of Section 34, |
| 221 | Township 23, Range 18 East projected South and the |
| 222 | Centerline of the Right-of-Way of County Line Road. |
| 223 |
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| 224 | Thence; Go Northerly along the aforementioned East |
| 225 | Section line of Section 34, Township 23, Range 18 |
| 226 | East, Section 27, Township 23, Range 18 East. |
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| 228 | Thence; East along the North Section line of Section |
| 229 | 26, Township 23, Range 18 East, terminating at the |
| 230 | North East comer of the West V2 of Section 26, |
| 231 | Township 23, Range 18 East. |
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| 233 | Thence; Northerly along the East Section line of the |
| 234 | West 1/2 of Section 23, Township 23, Range 18 East |
| 235 | terminating at the intersection of that line and the |
| 236 | centerline of the Right-of-Way of Spring Hill Drive. |
| 237 |
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| 238 | Thence; Easterly along the centerline of the Right-of- |
| 239 | Way of Spring Hill Drive to a point of intersection |
| 240 | constructed by extending the East boundary of Candy |
| 241 | Road, in a Southerly direction. |
| 242 |
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| 243 | Thence; Northerly along the Eastern boundary of Candy |
| 244 | Lane to the limits of the plat of Quail Meadows, Phase |
| 245 | I. |
| 246 |
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| 247 | Thence; Southwesterly along the rear property lines of |
| 248 | Lots 13-22 inclusive of Quail Meadows, Phase I, to the |
| 249 | Northern boundary of Atwater Drive. |
| 250 |
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| 251 | Thence; Westerly along said Northern boundary of |
| 252 | Atwater Drive to the limits of the plat of Quail |
| 253 | Meadows, Phase I, said point being the West Section |
| 254 | line of Section 13, Township 23 South, Range 18 East. |
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| 256 | Thence; Northerly along said West Section line to the |
| 257 | North. |
| 258 |
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| 259 | Thence; Northerly along the aforementioned West |
| 260 | Section line to a point of intersection with the |
| 261 | centerline of Powell Road and said Section line. |
| 262 |
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| 263 | Thence; Westerly along Powell Rd. to a point of |
| 264 | intersection with the East line of the West 1/2 of |
| 265 | Section 10, Township 23 South, Range 18 East. |
| 266 |
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| 267 | Thence; Northerly along aforementioned Section line |
| 268 | commencing at the North line of said Section 10, |
| 269 | Township 23 South, Range 18 East. |
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| 271 | Thence; Westerly along the North Section line of |
| 272 | Section 10, Township 23 South, Range 18 East |
| 273 | continuing Westerly along the South Section line of |
| 274 | Section 4, Township 23 South, Range 18 East; |
| 275 | terminating at a point, constructed by the |
| 276 | intersection of said Section line and the East |
| 277 | Boundary line of Spring Hill Unit 18-2; Plat Book 17, |
| 278 | Page 30, sheet 2 of 6 as recorded in the Public |
| 279 | Records of Hernando County; |
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| 281 | Thence; Northerly-along the East Boundary line of the |
| 282 | aforementioned Plat Book 17, Page 30; |
| 283 |
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| 284 | Thence; Northerly along the East Boundary line of Plat |
| 285 | Book #17, Page 69 as recorded in Hernando County |
| 286 | Public Record. (To PB9-65-80) |
| 287 |
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| 288 | Thence: Northerly along the East Boundary line as |
| 289 | shown in Plat Book 9, Page 69, Spring Hill Unit 20. |
| 290 |
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| 291 | Thence; Easterly along the South Boundary line as |
| 292 | shown in Plat Book 9, Sheet 9, of Spring Hill Unit 20. |
| 293 |
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| 294 | Thence; Run Northerly along the West Right-of-Way line |
| 295 | of the Florida Power Corporation Easement as shown on |
| 296 | Sheet 9, Sheet 10, and Sheet 12, Plat Book 9; Spring |
| 297 | Hill Unit 20, as recorded in Hernando County Public |
| 298 | Records. |
| 299 |
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| 300 | Thence; Run S89°38'00"W, a distance of 377.25 feet |
| 301 | from the North East corner of the Platted Boundary as |
| 302 | recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 76. |
| 303 |
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| 304 | Thence; N00°07'10"W, a distance of 944.51 feet, |
| 305 |
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| 306 | Thence; N89°44'10"W, a distance of 1,324.27 feet |
| 307 |
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| 308 | Thence; N00°06'I2"E; 942.14 feet along the East line |
| 309 | of the West 1/2 of Section 33, Township 22 South, |
| 310 | Range 18 East. |
| 311 |
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| 312 | Thence; N00°05'42"W, 1,848.49 feet to the South Right- |
| 313 | of-Way line of State Road #50. |
| 314 |
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| 315 | Thence; Westerly along the South Right-of-Way line of |
| 316 | State Road #50; S89°31'17"W a distance of 1,322.86 |
| 317 | feet. |
| 318 |
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| 319 | Thence; S00°02'58"E, a distance of 916.82 feet; |
| 320 | S89°50'34"W, a distance of 1,323.56 feet; S00°00'12"E, |
| 321 | a distance of 909.40 feet to the Centerline of the |
| 322 | Florida Power Corp. Right-of-way. |
| 323 |
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| 324 | Thence; Westerly along the South centerline of a |
| 325 | Florida Power Right-of-Way line as described in O.R. |
| 326 | Book #713, Pages 20 & 22. (Attached) |
| 327 |
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| 328 | Thence; Northerly along the West Boundary line of |
| 329 | aforementioned O.R. Book #713, to the South Right-of- |
| 330 | Way line of State Road #50. |
| 331 |
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| 332 | Thence; Approximately 1,015.00 feet, Westerly along |
| 333 | the South Right-of-Way line of State Road #50. |
| 334 |
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| 335 | Thence; South approximately 750.00 feet. |
| 336 |
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| 337 | Thence; West approximately 2,500.00 feet. |
| 338 |
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| 339 | Thence; North approximately 750 feet to the South |
| 340 | Right-of-Way line of State Road #50. |
| 341 |
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| 342 | Thence; In a Westerly direction follow the South |
| 343 | Right-of-Way line of State Road #50 to the |
| 344 | intersection of said line and the East Section line of |
| 345 | Section 2, Township 23 South, Range 17 East. |
| 346 |
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| 347 | Thence; Run Southerly along the aforementioned East |
| 348 | Section line to the North Boundary line of Spring Hill |
| 349 | Unit 22, Replat, Block 1484, Plat Book 12, Page 81, as |
| 350 | recorded in Hernando County Public Records. |
| 351 |
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| 352 | Thence; Westerly along the aforementioned Boundary |
| 353 | line to the East Right-of-Way line of U.S. 19. |
| 354 |
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| 355 | Thence; Southerly along the East Right of Way line of |
| 356 | U.S. 19, to the Centerline of the Right-of-Way of |
| 357 | Northcliffe Boulevard. |
| 358 |
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| 359 | Thence; Southerly along the centerline of the Right- |
| 360 | of-Way of Northcliffe Boulevard to the West Boundary |
| 361 | line of Spring Hill Unit #26. |
| 362 |
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| 363 | Thence; Southerly along the West Boundary line of |
| 364 | Spring Hill Unit #26, commencing at the South Section |
| 365 | line of Section 10, Township 23 South, Range 117 East. |
| 366 |
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| 367 | Thence; West along the aforementioned South Section |
| 368 | line, Westerly to the centerline of the Right-of-Way |
| 369 | of U.S. 19. |
| 370 |
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| 371 | Thence; South along the centerline of the Right-of-Way |
| 372 | of U.S. I9 to a point, constructed by extending the |
| 373 | Centerline of Greenleaf Way and the aforementioned |
| 374 | centerline of Right-of-Way of U.S. 19. |
| 375 |
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| 376 | Thence; Westerly from said point to the West Boundary |
| 377 | line of Weeki Wachee Woodlands Unit 2, Plat Book #7, |
| 378 | Page 10. |
| 379 |
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| 380 | Thence; Southerly along the said West Boundary line to |
| 381 | the North Boundary line of Weeki Wachee Acres Unit 2, |
| 382 | Plat Book 6; Page 46; |
| 383 |
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| 384 | Thence; Westerly along aforementioned North Boundary |
| 385 | line; |
| 386 |
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| 387 | Thence; Southerly along the West Boundary line of |
| 388 | aforementioned Weeki Wachee Acres Unit 2; |
| 389 |
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| 390 | Thence; 240.00 feet East, to the centerline of the |
| 391 | Right-of-Way of U.S. 19. |
| 392 |
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| 393 | Thence; South along the centerline of the Right-of-Way |
| 394 | of U.S. 19 to the Intersection of said Right-of-Way |
| 395 | and Trenton Avenue. |
| 396 |
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| 397 | Thence; Southerly along Trenton Avenue to a point on |
| 398 | the South Section line of Section 20, Township 23 |
| 399 | South, Range 17 East; |
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| 401 | Thence; Westerly along said Section line to the |
| 402 | centerline of the Right-of-Way of U.S. 19. |
| 403 |
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| 404 | Thence; South along the centerline of the Right-of-Way |
| 405 | of U.S. 19, to a point of Intersection with the North |
| 406 | Boundary line of South Hernando U.S. 19, Commerce |
| 407 | Center; Plat Book #17, Pages 11 through 15. |
| 408 |
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| 409 | Thence; West from the aforementioned point; to the |
| 410 | West Boundary line of South Hernando U.S. 19, Commerce |
| 411 | Center. |
| 412 |
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| 413 | Thence; Southerly along the West Boundary line, to the |
| 414 | S.W. corner of aforementioned Plat; |
| 415 |
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| 416 | Thence: Easterly to the centerline of the Right-of-Way |
| 417 | of U.S. 19. |
| 418 |
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| 419 | Thence; South along the centerline of the Right-of-Way |
| 420 | of U.S. 19, to a point of intersection with the North |
| 421 | Boundary of South Hernando U.S. 19 Commerce Center |
| 422 | Plat Book #17, Pages 11 thru 16. |
| 423 |
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| 424 | Thence; Westerly from said point, along the North |
| 425 | Boundary line. |
| 426 |
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| 427 | Thence; Southerly along the West Boundary line of the |
| 428 | aforementioned Plat; |
| 429 |
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| 430 | Thence; Easterly along the South Boundary line of said |
| 431 | Plat terminating at the centerline of the Right-of-Way |
| 432 | of U.S. #19. |
| 433 |
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| 434 | Thence; Southerly along the centerline of the Right- |
| 435 | of-Way of U.S. 19 terminating at the Intersection of |
| 436 | said Right-of-Way and the centerline of the Right-of- |
| 437 | Way of County Line Road. |
| 438 |
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| 439 | Thence; Easterly from aforementioned said point along |
| 440 | the centerline of the Right-of-Way of County Line |
| 441 | Road. |
| 442 |
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| 443 | Thence; Easterly, from the aforementioned terminus, |
| 444 | along the centerline of the Right-of-Way of County |
| 445 | Line Road, to a point of Intersection of the West |
| 446 | Boundary line of Arkays Park Subdivision. |
| 447 |
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| 448 | Thence; Northerly along the aforementioned West |
| 449 | Boundary line. |
| 450 |
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| 451 | Thence; Easterly along the aforementioned North |
| 452 | Boundary line, |
| 453 |
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| 454 | Thence; Southerly along the East Boundary line of the |
| 455 | aforementioned Plat terminating at the intersection of |
| 456 | that line and the centerline of the Right-of-Way of |
| 457 | County Line Road. |
| 458 |
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| 459 | Thence; Easterly, from that terminus point, along the |
| 460 | centerline of the Right-of-Way of County Line Road and |
| 461 | returning to the Point of Beginning. P.O.B. |
| 462 |
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| 463 | LESS: |
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| 465 | West 11.5A of Northwest 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 Section |
| 466 | 4, Township 23, Range 8 |
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| 468 | Southwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 less North 292 feet of |
| 469 | East 825 feet, Section29, Township 23, Range 17 |
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| 471 | 5 acres in Northwest 1/4 of Northeast 1/4 of Section |
| 472 | 32, Township 23, Range17 |
| 473 | Section 6. Ad valorem taxes.- |
| 474 | (1) The board shall have the authority to levy ad valorem |
| 475 | taxes annually against all taxable property, except tangible |
| 476 | personal property, within the district to provide funds for the |
| 477 | purposes of the district only upon the approval by a majority |
| 478 | vote of those qualified electors of the district voting in a |
| 479 | referendum election authorizing the use of ad valorem taxation |
| 480 | not to exceed 2.5 mills. |
| 481 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |