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    Posted on August 22, 2025

    IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
    IN AND FOR TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
    CASE NO: 2025-CA-000039
    IN RE: FORFEITURE OF: EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-SEVEN CENTS ($8,154.77) FGCC Case No.: 25ON0000025 IN U.S. CURRENCY
    NOTICE OF FORFEITURE COMPLAINT
    TO: PERRY FAST MART, INC, LILY WENG, HUA CHEN; and, All parties having or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in the property herein described.
    YOU ARE NOTIFIED that on March 27, 2025, the Florida Gaming Control Commission filed the above styled forfeiture action against the above-described property in the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit of Florida, in and for Taylor County, which was seized on February 11, 2025, pursuant to a criminal investigation for offenses occurring in Taylor County, Florida. An order finding probable cause was issued by the Court on March 25, 2025. A copy of the aforementioned Complaint and Order are on file at the Office of the Clerk of the Courts for Taylor County, Florida, and are available for examination during regular business hours.
    YOU ARE REQUIRED to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the Complaint and Order finding Probable Cause upon Marc Daniel Taupier, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Gaming Enforcement Legal Advisor for the Florida Gaming Control Commission, whose address is 4070 Esplanade Way, Suite 250, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, and file the Original with the Clerk of Court, Taylor County, Florida. Failure to file and serve such pleadings may result in the entry of a Default pursuant to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.550, and a Final Order of Forfeiture.

    TAYLOR COUNTY
    PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
    The Florida Department of Commerce is making available $400 million in CDBG-DR funding to communities impacted by Hurricanes Idalia, Debby, Helene, Milton and/or North Florida Tornados. Taylor County Taylor plans to apply to the Rebuild Florida Infrastructure Repair Project for the following projects:

    1. Taylor County Jody Morgan Road Paving Project
    2. Taylor County Fire Stations at Keaton Beach and Shady Grove
    3. Taylor County Canal Dredging Project to include: Keaton Beach, Steinhatchee, Cedar Island, Dark Island, Dekle Beach, and Spring Warrior.
    4. Taylor County Emergency Shelter Project
    5. Taylor County Keaton Beach Road Paving Projects which may/will include Beach Road , Dark Island Road, Marina Drive, Cedar Island Road, Ezell Beach Road, and Dekle Beach Road.
    6. Taylor County Turner Road Stormwater and Road Project
    7. Steinhatchee Road(s) Paving Project
    8. Taylor County Kelly Grade Road Paving Project
    9. Henry Gibson Road Paving Project
      The public hearing to provide citizens an opportunity to comment on the applications will be held September 2, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the Taylor County Administrative Complex, 201 E. Green Street, Perry, Florida 32347. All agenda materials including Project Summaries will be available at www.taylorcountygov.com. Citizens will also be able to call in to the meeting for comment at 917-900-1022. The meeting access code is #32347. Please note this is not a toll free number. Persons wanting to submit written comments on the application and project should send them to LaWanda Pemberton, County Administrator by email at LPemberton@taylorcountygov.com or by mail to 201 E. Green Street, Perry, Florida 32347 by September 12, 2025 at 5:00p.m.
      A copy of the final applications will be available for review during normal business hours at the County Administrator’s office, 201 E. Green Street, Perry, Florida from September 12, 2025 to September 19, 2025. The final applications will also be posted on the County’s website at www.taylorcountygov.com. The applications will be submitted to Florida Commerce on or before September 29, 2025. For additional information on the applications and the public hearing, please contact Melody Cox at 850-371-0377 or at melody.cox@taylorcountygov.com.
      Taylor County does not expect that anyone will be displaced as a result of CDBG-DR funded projects. If any persons are displaced as a result of the planned activities, Taylor County will assist them as described in the County’s anti-displacement and relocation policy which is available for review at the Taylor County Administrative Complex, 201 E. Green Street, Perry, Florida 32347.
      The public hearing is being conducted in a handicapped accessible location. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in the public hearing should contact the County Administrators office at 850-838-3500 at least seven days prior to the meeting. Individuals requiring an interpreter for the hearing impaired or the visually impaired should contact the County Administrator’s office at least seven days prior to the meeting and an interpreter will be provided. Any non-English speaking person wishing to attend the public hearing should contact County Administrator’s office at 850-838-3500 at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting and a language interpreter will be provided. To access a Telecommunication Device for Deaf Persons (TDD) please call (800) 955-8771.
      Cualquier persona que no hable ingles y dess asistir a la audiencia pulica debe comunicarse con Taylor County al 850-838-3500 o www.taylorcountygov.com al menos cinco dias antes de la audiencia para que se le proporcione un interprete. Para servicios de interpretacion de espanol a ingles, utilice los servicios proporcionados a traves de Florida Relay llamando primero al (800) 955-8771.

    IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
    IN AND FOR TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
    Case No.: 2025 CA 000006
    CITIBANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE ASSETS TRUST 2006-4, MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-4, Plaintiff, VS.
    GERALD D. GREGER A/K/A GARALD D. GREGER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GERALD D. GREGER A/K/A GARALD D. GREGER; THE STEINHATCHEE PLACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s).
    NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sale will be made pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment. Final Judgment was awarded on August 15, 2025 in Civil Case No. 2025 CA 000006, of the Circuit Court of the THIRD Judicial Circuit in and for Taylor County, Florida, wherein, CITIBANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE ASSETS TRUST 2006-4, MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-4 is the Plaintiff, and GERALD D. GREGER A/K/A GARALD D. GREGER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF GERALD D. GREGER A/K/A GARALD D. GREGER; THE STEINHATCHEE PLACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS are Defendants.
    The Clerk of the Court, Gary Knowles will sell to the highest bidder for cash at 108 North Jefferson Street, Perry, FL 32347 East Steps on September 16, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. EST the following described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:
    CONDOMINIUM PARCEL #304, THE STEINHATCHEE PLACE, A CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 560 PAGE 283 PUBLIC RECORDS OF TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA.
    ALSO; STORAGE GARAGE UNIT #107, THE STEINHATCHEE PLACE, A CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 560 PAGE 283 PUBLIC RECORDS OF 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 before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed.
    WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court on August 19, 2025.
    CLERK OF THE COURT
    Gary Knowles
    Kathryn Lago
    Deputy Clerk
    ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP
    Attorney for Plaintiff
    401 W. Linton Blvd.
    Suite 202-B
    Delray Beach, FL 33444
    Telephone: 561-392-6391
    Facsimile: 561-392-6965
    Primary E-Mail: ServiceMail@aldridgepite.com

    Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in the
    100-Year Floodplain and Wetland
    Date of Publication: August 22, 2025
    City of Perry, Florida
    224 S. Jefferson Street
    Perry, FL 32347
    850-584-7161
    To: All Interested Agencies, Groups, and Individuals
    This is to give notice that the City of Perry, Florida has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Orders 11988 and 11990 in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management to determine the potential effects that the activity in the floodplain will have on the environment. The activity is funded by the Florida Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program under Grant No. 25DB-E04.
    The proposed activity will repave approximately 6,256 LF of roadways in Perry’s downtown business district. The project will resurface approximately 6,256 LF of Main Street and Green Street along with sidewalk and signage repairs as needed to direct potential shoppers to Perry’s downtown commercial area. The City will also repave up to an additional 9,041 LF on the following streets: Washington Street from Ellis Street to Lafayette Street; Faulkner Street from Drew Street to Leon Street; Orange Street from Ellis Street to Lafayette Street; and Quincy Street from Ellis Street to Lafayette Street. In addition, the project will include the resurfacing of four parking lots that provide parking for the general public. A final proposed project activity will be facade improvements to approximately thirty-five buildings in the commercial downtown area. This area is bounded by Wilcox, Faulkner, Center, and Ellis streets. Portions of the roadways and parking areas to be repaved, along with the building facade improvement area, are mapped by FEMA as being affected by the 100-year floodplain. The maximum total area that could be affected by these proposed activities is 6.01 acres. The proposed project is intended to benefit the downtown commercial district of the City of Perry which is located in Taylor County, Florida.
    The City has carefully evaluated project alternatives and mitigation strategies to minimize adverse impacts to the floodplain and to preserve its natural and beneficial functions. Due to the linear nature of the paving work, excluding flood-prone segments would result in fragmented, inconsistent pavement coverage. Such an approach would neither serve the public interest nor prevent further deterioration of the aging roadway system. Prolonged neglect of these sections may accelerate subgrade erosion, pothole formation, and eventual road failure. Considered alternatives included omitting resurfacing on blocks intersecting the mapped floodplain, removing floodplain-impacted streets from the work scope, or forgoing resurfacing altogether. The first would produce only marginal benefit over the patchwork scenario and still leave key downtown corridors vulnerable to degradation. The latter two options would undermine the project’s principal goal of enhancing the visual character and economic viability of Perry’s commercial district. To offset any loss of floodplain storage in resurfaced areas, milling operations are proposed as a compensatory mitigation measure. That is, several roadways within the project impact area have been overlain with multiple layers of asphalt over time, which has diminished both floodplain storage capacity and the ability of roadside curbs to convey stormwater effectively. To address this, milling will be performed to restore the pavement elevation to its original design gradient, allowing new asphalt to be placed without further disrupting hydrologic function. This approach is expected to improve both stormwater conveyance and floodplain volume. Standard erosion control measures typical of urban repaving and resurfacing operations will be incorporated into the project’s detailed specifications. Regarding the proposed storefront façade improvements, no impact on the flood zone is anticipated because the improvements will be limited to repainting or resurfacing the vertical surfaces of storefronts.
    A description of the proposed project has been forwarded to the Suwannee River Water Management District, the pertinent Indian Tribes of Florida, the Taylor County Historical Society, the Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation, and other interested agencies for review. Comments from these agencies and organizations will be considered and included in the project’s environmental review record
    The City of Perry has re-evaluated the alternatives to building in the floodplain and has determined that it has no practicable alternative due to the scope of the project. The City has also determined that the project is vital to the nourishment of the City’s downtown commercial area. The elimination of paving certain areas by the patchwork method described above or the elimination of certain blocks will defeat the intent of creating an inviting and updated commercial district. Milling previously over paved areas will have the desired mitigating effect of restoring damaged pavement and restoring floodplain capacity to Perry’s downtown area. Environmental files that document compliance with steps 3 through 6 of Executive Order 11988 are available for public inspection, review and copying upon request at the times and location delineated in the last paragraph of this notice.
    There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information and request for public comments about floodplains can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.
    Written comments must be received by Mr. John Hart III, City Manager at 224 S. Jefferson Street, Perry, FL 32347, (850) 584 7161 by September 10, 2025 [The minimum 15 calendar day comment period begins the day after publication and ends on the 16th day after publication. Comment periods that end on a weekend or holiday are to be extended to the next business day]. A full description of the project may be reviewed from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Perry City Hall at 224 S. Jefferson Street. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Mr. John Hart III, City Manager at 224 S. Jefferson Street, Perry, FL 32347, (850) 584 7161 Comments may also be submitted by email at jhart@cityofperry.net.
    Ward Ketring, Mayor
    Environmental Certifying Official