Legals 6-6-25

Posted on June 6, 2025

SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Chapter 373, Florida Statutes, the following application for permit was received on May 6, 2025:
Brandon Moody, 1150 E Tennessee St, Tallahassee, FL 32308-6912 has submitted an Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) application number ERP-123-248926-2. The project is located in Taylor County, Section 36, Township 4 South, Range 7 East, and includes a total project area of 4.23 acres.
Interested persons may comment upon the application or submit a written request for a staff report containing proposed agency action regarding the application by writing to the Suwannee River Water Management District, Attn: Resource Management, 9225 C.R. 49, Live Oak, Florida 32060. Such comments or requests must be received by 5:00 PM within 14 days from the date of publication.
No further public notice will be provided regarding this application. A copy of the staff report must be requested in order to remain advised of further proceedings. Substantially affected persons are entitled to request an administrative hearing, pursuant to Title 28, Florida Administrative Code, regarding the proposed agency action by submitting a written request after reviewing the staff report.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING-STAKEHOLDER MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT THE TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF COUNT COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING/STAKEHOLDER MEETING JUNE 17, 2025 AT 6:00 PM OR AS SOON THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS AND RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT FOR THE KEATON BEACH BOAT RAMP AND STEINHATCHEE BOAT RAMP BY-PASS FEASIBILITY STUDY. AVCON, INC., THE CONSULTING FIRM SELECTED TO PREPARE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WILL BE PRESENT TO RECEIVE INPUT AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. THE FEASIBILITY STUDY IS BEING 100% GRANT FUNDED WITH A RESTORE ACT POT 3 GRANT.
ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. NOTICE IS FURTHER HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 286.0105, THAT ANY PERSON OR PERSONS DECIDING TO APPEAL ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE HEARING AND 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.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD IN THE TAYLOR COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM LOCATED AT 201 E. GREEN STREET, PERRY, FLORIDA 32347
A CONFERENCE LINE HAS BEEN SET UP TO ACCOMMODATE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE MEETING. THE CONFERENCE LINE IS: 1-917-900-1022 ACCESS CODE: 32347#. THIS IS NOT A TOLL-FREE NUMBER.
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER SHOULD BE GOVERNED BY THIS PUBLIC NOTICE. PERSONS REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS SHOULD CONTACT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS OFFICE AT 850-838- 3500 EXT. 107 NO LATER THAN THREE (3) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: MELODY COX, GRANTS WRITER AT melody.cox@taylorcountygov.com OR AT 850-371-0377.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NEW SOFTBALL FIELD (DESIGN-BUILD) at TAYLOR COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
Notice is hereby given that Taylor County will receive sealed bids (Please submit one original and two copies) at the Taylor County Courthouse, Attn: Gary Knowles, Clerk of the Court, 108 North Jefferson Street, Perry, Florida 32347 (850-838-3506) until 4:00 P.M. local time on July 18, 2025, for the New Softball Field (Design-Build) project at the Taylor County Sports Complex. Bids must be submitted in a sealed enveloped clearly marked “BID ENCLOSED: New Softball Field (Design Build).” Bids will be opened at the Taylor County Board of County Commissioners meeting to be held at the Taylor County Administration Complex, 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida on July 22, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The project consists of providing all planning, design, permitting, labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment, and other means of construction necessary and incidental to the completion of the work described in the performance criteria package, but not necessarily limited to the following:
Design, permitting, and construction of a new softball field, to include but not limited to fencing, netting, bleachers, shade structures, sidewalks, high mast lights, irrigation, grading, dug outs, and other incidentals needed to provide a complete softball field.
The contract time for substantial completion shall be 180 calendar days from the date of the “Notice to Proceed (NTP).” The final project completion shall be 210 calendar days from the date of the “Notice to Proceed (NTP)”. Additional days will be awarded if additional alternates are awarded.
Beginning on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the project documents may be obtained at www.taylorcountygov.com, or from Ms. Melody Cox at 850-371-0377 or melody.cox@taylorcountygov.com.
Bid security in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the total quote must be submitted with the quote. The quote security may be either a certified check or a proposal guaranty bond executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Florida. Quote security shall be made payable to Taylor County. The successful contractor must be able to furnish proof of required insurance, a 100% Performance Bond, and a 100% Labor and Materials Payment Bond, and shall begin execution of this contract within five (5) calendar days following the date of the Notice to Proceed.
A portion of the funding for this project is being provided by the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and will be subject to all applicable grant assurances.
The successful contractor will be required to comply with all provisions of the Federal Government Equal Employment Opportunity clauses issued by the Secretary of Labor on May 21, 1968 and published in the Federal Register (41CFR Part 60-1, 33 F.2 7804). Wages paid to employees must comply with the minimum established by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination. The successful contractor must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act, Copeland Act (Anti-Kickback Act), the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Executive Order 11246.
A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted at the Taylor County Sports Complex at 1685 U.S. 19, Perry, Florida 32347 on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 11 a.m. eastern. Questions relating to the Project Documents will be answered at that time. Attendance by prospective prime contractors is strongly recommended.
The Taylor County Board of County Commissioners reserves the right, it its sole and absolute discretion, to reject, to cancel, or withdraw this bid at any time and waive any irregularities in the bid process. The County reserves the right to award any contract to the respondent which it deems to offer the best overall service; therefore, the County is not bound to award any contract based on the lowest quoted price. The County, in its sole and absolute discretion, also reserves the right to waive any minor defects in the process and to accept the bid deemed to be in the County’s best interest. No faxed Proposals will be accepted.
OWNER’S CONTACT:
Ms. LaWanda Pemberton
County Administrator
Taylor County Board of County Commissioners
201 East Green Street
Perry, Florida 32347
Tel: 850-838-3500
All bids should be addressed as follows:
BID ENCLOSED: NEW SOFTBALL FIELD (DESIGN-BUILD)
TAYLOR COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX
Taylor County Board of County Commissioners
Attention: Gary Knowles
Clerk of the Court
108 North Jefferson Street
Perry, Florida 32347
By: Taylor County Board of County Commissioners
Name: Jamie English Date: June 2, 2025
Title: Chairman
*WMB, DBE, MBE, and veteran owned businesses are strongly encouraged to participate.

NOTICE OF PROCEDURES FOR THE CLOSING OF STREETS, THOROUGHFARES AND ALLEYS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: You will take notice that the Board of County Commissioners of Taylor County, Florida, upon the petition of certain of the adjacent landowners to hereinafter described property, will at 6:15 p.m. on the 17th day of June, 2025 at the Taylor County Administrative Complex, 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida, 32347, consider and determine whether the County will vacate, abandon, close and will renounce and disclaim any and all right of the County and public in and to all streets, thoroughfares and alleys which run over, upon or through the following described lots, blocks, pieces or parcels of land, lying and being in Taylor County, Florida, and described as follows:
DESCRIPTION:
A portion of an existing public alley in Section 25, Township 9 South, Range 9 East and located in Block 61 as shown on the plat of the Town of Steinhatchee, Plat Book 1, Page 26, on record in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Taylor County Florida and more particularly described as follows:
Commence at the Northeast corner of Block 61, of the Town of Steinhatchee, a plat thereof being on record in Plat Book 1, page 26 in the Public Records of Taylor County, Florida. Thence run in a southerly direction along the easterly boundary of said Block 61, 200.0 feet to the intersection of the northerly boundary of a public alley way and the westerly right-of-way of Eighth Street East for a Point of Beginning. Thence continue in a southerly direction along said westerly right-of-way 20.0 feet, thence run westerly along the southerly boundary of said public alley way 250.0 feet to the northwest corner of Lot 13; thence run northerly 20.0 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 4, thence run easterly along the northerly boundary of said public alley way 250.0 feet back to the Point of Beginning. Containing 0.11 acres more or less.
A copy of the petition is available to the public at the Planning Department of Taylor County during regular business hours.
Notice is also given pursuant to Florida Statute 286.105, that any persons deciding to appeal any matter considered at this pubic hearing will need a record of the meeting and 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.
This hearing may be continued from time to time as may be necessary.
This Notice shall be mailed to property owners within 500 feet of the property directly affected and whose address is known by reference to the latest approved ad valorem tax roll.
Dated this 3rd day of June, 2025.

PUBLIC NOTICE
INVITATION TO BID
Housing Rehabilitation/Replacement
Hurricane Housing Recovery Program
Taylor County Board of County Commissioners invites interested residential contractors to submit bids for one (1) rehabilitation and two (2) demolition/reconstruction residential properties for the HHRP program.
SEALED Bids (Please submit one original and two copies) are to be submitted on or before July 18th, 2025, at 4:00 PM to Gary Knowles, Clerk of the Court (850) 838-3506. Bid envelopes are to be identified as HHRP 2025 ITB-002.
Hand Delivery: Fed – X or UPS
Gary Knowles
Clerk of the Court
108 North Jefferson Street, Suite 102, Perry, FL. 32347
Mail Delivery: Gary Knowles
Clerk of the Court
108 North Jefferson Street, Suite 102, Perry, FL. 32347
A Public Opening of the Bids is scheduled for July 22nd, 2025, at 6:05 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, at 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida, 32347. Bids will be opened during a regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners meeting.
A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE MEETING to provide contractor orientation materials and visit the scheduled projects will be held on July 1st, 2025, at 10:00 am, located at 481 Industrial Park Drive, Perry, Florida 32348. The meeting will take place in the airport terminal conference room. You must attend this meeting to receive the bid documents and attend the review of the projects. The visit to the projects will immediately follow the orientation meeting.
For contractors that have not been pre-approved, you may obtain a contractor application package by calling Tara Reynolds, Accenture at (850) 681-3717. Please bring your completed application package to the mandatory meeting on July 1st, 2025.
WBE/MBE/DBE/VBE Firms are encouraged to participate. Taylor County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports and abides by fair housing acts and statutes.
The Taylor County Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids in the best interest of Taylor County.
TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Jamie English, Chair