Legals 3-26-25

Posted on March 26, 2025

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
TDA 25-002
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that AVK Real Estate, LLC, the holder of the following certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of the property and the names in which the property was assessed are as follows:
Certificate Number 825
Year of Issuance 2022
Description of Property:
Parcel Number: R06830-000
Described as: LEG 0000.22 ACRES – COM NE COR OF NE ¼ OF NE ¼ RUN – W 622 FT S 1025.5 FT S 77D 18M W – 100 FT TO POB TH S 77D 18M W 100 FT – S 100 FT N 77D 18M E 100 FT N 100 – FT TO POB – OR 437-284 – PR OR 819-166 SECTION 35 TOWNSHIP 07 RANGE 07
Name in which assessed: Yvonne M. Yaceczko & Lynette Christensen
Said property being in the County of Taylor, State of Florida.
Unless such certificate is redeemed according to law, the property described shall be sold to the highest bidder in the Courtroom on the 2nd floor in the Taylor County, FL Courthouse on the 14th day of April 2025, at 11 o’clock a.m.
** To participate in the bidding, you must be prepared to pay a NON-REFUNDABLE $200.00 CASH deposit immediately following the sale of each parcel in which you are the highest bidder. **
Dated this 7th day of March 2025.
Signature: Gary Knowles
Clerk of Circuit Court
Taylor County, Florida

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
TDA 25-003
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that AVK Real Estate, LLC, the holder of the following certificate, has filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number, year of issuance, description of the property and the names in which the property was assessed are as follows:
Certificate Number 1090
Year of Issuance 2022
Description of Property:
Parcel Number: R09480-520
Described as: LEG 0000.70 ACRES – COM SW COR OF SW ¼ OF NE ¼ E – 660.16 FT S 38.59 FT W 660.05 FT N – 54.15 FT TO POB – OR 558-960 – DC OR 855-588 OR 868- 221 ALSO SEE 868-912 SECTION 23 TOWNSHIP 09 RANGE 09
Name in which assessed: Lacour E. Parker, III & Claire Benz
Said property being in the County of Taylor, State of Florida.
Unless such certificate is redeemed according to law, the property described shall be sold to the highest bidder in the Courtroom on the 2nd floor in the Taylor County, FL Courthouse on the 14th day of April 2025 at 11 o’clock a.m.
** To participate in the bidding, you must be prepared to pay a NON-REFUNDABLE $200.00 CASH deposit immediately following the sale of each parcel in which you are the highest bidder. **
Dated this 7th day of March 2025.
Signature: Gary Knowles
Clerk of Circuit Court
Taylor County, Florida

INVITATION TO BID
Allstate Construction, Inc. (CGC1518758), the Construction Manager, will receive sealed bid proposals from pre-qualified subcontractors for Taylor County School District – Big Bend Technical College Advanced Manufacturing Facility project, Perry, Florida, for the following work:
03A – Concrete
05A – Structural Steel
06A – Casework
08A – Doors, Frames and Hardware
08B – Overhead Coiling Doors
08C – Glass and Glazing
09A – Gypsum Assemblies
09B – Flooring
09C – Ceilings
09D – Painting and Coatings
10A – Specialties
22A – Plumbing
23A – HVAC
26A – Electrical
27A – Low-Voltage Cabling
28A – Fire Alarm
31A – Sitework
32A – Landscaping
32B – Fencing
Subcontractor Bid Proposals will be received until 2:00pm Eastern time on April 10, 2025, at Allstate Construction, Inc., 5718 Tower Road, Tallahassee, FL 32303.
Pre-Bid Site Visit will be held on April 2, 2025, 10:00 am Eastern Time at the project site, located at 3233 S. Byron Butler Parkway, Perry, FL 32348.
Bid Proposal documents are available from Allstate Construction, Inc.
Email: jwright@allstateconstruction.com Phone: 850-514-1004
Allstate Construction, Inc. reserves the right to waive any irregularities and/or reject any and all Bid Proposals.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 23-505CA
TROPICAL FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff: VS.
WILLIAM NORMAN CLARK a/k/a WILLAM N. CLARK, MARIAN COOKE, The unknown spouse of WILLIAM NORMAN CLARK a/k/a WILLIAM N. CLARK, Tropical Financial Credit Union, Quail Run Estates of Taylor County Horneowner’s Association, Inc. f/k/a Quail Run Estates of Taylor County Inc. f/k/a Sugar Hill Estates of Taylor County Property Owners Association, Inc, Florida corporations, Jane Doe, John Doe, Unknown Parties/Tenants in Possession, and any and all persons whether living or dead, all unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and/or trustees, Defendants.
NOTICE OF RE-SET FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 12, 2024. and an Order Resetting Sale dated March 11, 2025 entered in Civil Case No.: 23-505CA of the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit in and for Taylor County, Florida, wherein TROPICAL FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION Plaintiff: and WILLIAM NORMAN CLARK a/k/a
WILLIAM N. CLARK (Deceased), MARIAN COOKE (Deceased), The unknown spouse of WILLIAM NORMAN CLARK a/k/a WILLIAM N. CLARK n/k/a BRENDA LANIER DASHER aka Brenda Sue Clark, Tropical Financial Credit Union, Quail Run Estates of Taylor County Homeowner’s Association, Inc. f/k/A Quail Run Estates of Taylor County Inc. f/k/a Sugar Hill Estates of Taylor County Property Owners Association, Inc, Florida corporations, Jane Doe n/k/a Precious McClellan, John Doe n/k/a Joel McClellan, Unknown Parties/Tenants in Possession, and any and all persons whether living or dead, all unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and/or trustees are Defendants.
Gary Knowles, Jr. Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest bidder for cash, on the East Steps of the Taylor County Courthouse, 108 North Jefferson Street, Peny, FL 32347 at 11:00 AM, on April 8th, 2025, the following described real property as set forth in said Judgment. to wit:
Lot (s) 19 and 20, Sugar Hill Estates, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, Page(s) 161, of the Public Records of Taylor County, Florida.
Also known as Property address: 1205 Sweetgum Lane Northeast Steinhatchee, FL 32359.
NOTICE:
If you are a person claiming a right to funds remaining after the sale, you must file a claim with the clerk before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. If you fail to file a timely claim you will not be entitled to any remaining funds. After the finds are reported as unclaimed, only the owner of record as of the date of the Lis Pendens may claim the surplus.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT NOTICE
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 Carrina Cooper, 386-758- 2163, 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, Florida 32055 or complete the ADA Request form found at https://thirdcircuitfl.org/ada­ accommodation-request/ 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 bearing or voice impaired, can 711.

NOTICE OF ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCE
BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ordinance, which title hereinafter appears, will be considered for enactment by the Board of County Commissioners of Taylor County, Florida, at a public hearing on April 7, 2025 at 6:10 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, Administrative Complex located at 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida. Copies of the amendment and the ordinance adopting the amendment are available for public inspection at the Building and Planning Department, Administrative Complex, located at 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida, during regular business hours. On the date, time and place first above mentioned, all interested persons may appear and be heard with respect to the amendment and the ordinance adopting the amendment. The title of said ordinance reads, as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN MAP OF THE TAYLOR COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT OF LESS THAN 50 ACRES OF LAND, PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION, CPA 25-01, BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OF SAID ACREAGE, UNDER THE AMENDMENT PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN SECTIONS 163.3161 THROUGH 163.3248, FLORIDA STATUTES, AS AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR CHANGING THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL/RURAL RESIDENTIAL (LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1 DWELLING UNIT PER 5 ACRES) TO MIXED USE RURAL RESIDENTIAL (LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO
1 DWELLING UNIT PER 2 ACRES) OF CERTAIN LANDS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
All persons are advised that if they decide to appeal any decision made at the above referenced public hearings, they will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Persons with disabilities requesting reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact the Marsha Durden, Assistant County Administrator, at least 48 hours prior to the public hearing via telephone at 850.838.3500 Extension 7. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 800.955.8770 (voice) or 800.955.8771 (TTY).

IN THE COUNTY COURT OF
THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2024-145-CC
LLEWELLYN F. FORTNER and
EDITH D. FORTNER, Plaintiffs, v.
JAMES LITTLEHAWK BELL and
VANESSA LYNN WHITT, Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated March 20, 2025, and entered in 24000145CC of the County Court of the THIRD Judicial Circuit in and for Taylor County, Florida, wherein LLEWELLYN F. FORTNER and EDITH D. FORTNER, are the Plaintiffs and JAMES LITTLEHAWK BELL and VANESSA LYNN WHITT, are the Defendants. Gary Knowles, Jr., as the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the East Door, Taylor County Courthouse, 108 North Jefferson Street, Perry, Florida, 32347, at 11:00 AM, on April 24, 2025, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:
LOT 7 AND LOT 12 OF BLOCK “C” OF THE FORTNER SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 178, PUBLIC RECORDS, TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 45.031.
Dated this 21st day of March, 2025.
Gary Knowles, Jr.
As Clerk of the Court
By: Kathryn Lago
As Deputy Clerk
IMPORTANT
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who requires accommodations in order to participate in court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Carrina Cooper, Court Administration, 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, Florida, 32055.
Phone: 386-758-2163. Contact Court Administration at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the schedule appearance is less than 7 days, if you are hearing impaired call 711.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
The Taylor County Planning Board will hold a public meeting April 3, 2025, at 5:00 pm, or soon after as possible, at the Taylor County Administration Complex located at 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida 32347, to consider petitions for variances.
Variance petition V03-2025 by John and Seaborn Griggs (owners) located at 21068 Keaton Beach Road, Perry, Florida, parcel ID # 06879-500. The parcel is located in a Mixed Use-Urban Development land use category. The variance request is to reduce front yard setbacks from thirty feet to twenty-two feet, reduce side yard setbacks from ten feet to seven feet and rear yard setbacks from fifteen feet to ten feet.
Variance petition V04-2025 by John and Seaborn Griggs (owners) located at 20921 Marina Road, Perry, Florida, parcel ID # 06926-000. The parcel is located in a Mixed Use-Urban Development land use category. The variance request is to reduce front yard setbacks from thirty feet to twenty-four feet and reduce side yard setbacks from ten feet to seven feet.
Variance petition V05-2025 by James and Lori A Newman (owners) located at lot 10184-225 Rivers Bend Crossing NE, Steinhatchee, Florida, parcel ID # 10184-255. The parcel is located in a Mixed Use-Urban Development land use category. The variance request is to reduce side yard setbacks from ten feet to seven and half feet.
Variance petition V06-2025 by Jerry and Mary Harvin (owners) located at Lot 10184-250 Rivers Bend Crossing NE, Steinhatchee, Perry, Florida, parcel ID # 10184-250. The parcel is located in a Mixed Use-Urban Development land use category. The variance request is to reduce side yard setbacks from ten feet to seven and a half feet.
Variance petition V07-2025 by James Bassett, Jr. (owner) located at 19050 Mexico Road, Perry, Florida, parcel ID # 06716-000. The parcel is located in a Mixed Use-Urban Development land use category. The variance request is to reduce front yard setbacks from thirty feet to sixteen feet and rear yard setbacks from fifteen feet to five feet.
The public hearing maybe continued to one or more future dates. Any interested party shall be advised that the date, time and place of any continuation of the public hearing shall be announced during the public hearing and that no further notice concerning the matter will be published unless said continuation exceeds six calendar weeks from the above referenced public hearing.
Copies of associated documents are available for inspection at the Planning Administration Complex, located at 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida 32347.
All persons are advised that if they decide to appeal any decision made at the above referenced public hearing, they will need a record of the proceeding, and that, for such purpose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes their testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.