THE BILL ITSELF
HB 4011
St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District, St. Lucie County
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An act relating to the St. Lucie County Mosquito
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Control District, St. Lucie County; amending chapter
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2003-365, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2013-
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255, Laws of Florida; revising district boundaries;
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requiring a referendum; providing effective dates.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Section 1 of section 3 of chapter 2003-365,
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Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2013-255, Laws of
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Florida, is amended to read:
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Section 1. District boundaries.—A special taxing district,
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lying wholly in St. Lucie County, to be known as the St. Lucie
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County Mosquito Control District, is described as follows:
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SECTIONS 1 THROUGH 4, 9 THROUGH 12, 13 THROUGH 16, 21
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THROUGH 24, 25 THROUGH 28, 33 THROUGH 36, TOWNSHIP 34
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SOUTH, RANGE 38 EAST;
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AND
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ALL OF THE SECTIONS OF TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 39
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EAST;
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AND
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ALL OF THE SECTIONS OF TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 40
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EAST;
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AND
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SECTIONS 1 THROUGH 4, 9 THROUGH 12, 13 THROUGH 16, 21
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THROUGH 24, 25 THROUGH 28, 33 THROUGH 36, TOWNSHIP 35
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SOUTH, RANGE 38 EAST;
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AND
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ALL OF THE SECTIONS OF TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 39
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EAST;
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AND
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ALL OF THE SECTIONS OF TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 40
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EAST;
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AND
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ALL OF THE GOVERNMENT LOTS AND FRACTIONAL SECTIONS OF
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TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 41 EAST,
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AND
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ALL OF THE SECTIONS OF TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 38
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EAST,
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LESS AND EXCEPT THE NORTHERLY PART OF SECTIONS 5 AND 6
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BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE CENTERLINE OF THE
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OKEECHOBEE ROAD, ALSO KNOWN AS STATE ROAD 70;
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AND
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ALL OF THE SECTIONS OF TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 39
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EAST;
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AND
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ALL OF THE SECTIONS OF TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 40
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EAST;
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AND
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ALL OF THE GOVERNMENT LOTS AND FRACTIONAL SECTIONS OF
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TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 41 EAST;
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AND
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ALL OF THE SECTIONS OF TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 38
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EAST;
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AND
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ALL OF THE SECTIONS OF TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 39
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EAST;
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AND
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ALL OF THE SECTIONS OF TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 40
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EAST
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LESS AND EXCEPT THE LANDS UNDER MARTIN COUNTY
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JURISDICTION;
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AND
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SECTIONS 2 THROUGH 6, 7 THROUGH 12, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH,
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RANGE 41 EAST.
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ALL AREAS BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY WATERS OF THE
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ATLANTIC OCEAN WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE ST.
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LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
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THE TOTAL AREA CONTAINS 287,827.904 ACRES, MORE OR
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LESS.
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Beginning at the Northeast corner of Section 3,
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Township 34 South, Range 40 East; thence West to the
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Northwest corner of Section 3, Township 34 South,
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Range 38 East; thence South to the Southwest corner of
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Section 34, Township 34 South, Range 38 East; thence
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East to the Southwest corner of Section 36, Township
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34 South, Range 38 East; thence South to the Southeast
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corner of Northeast 1/4 of Section 11, Township 36
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South, Range 38 East; thence West to the Northwest
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corner of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 11, Township 36
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South, Range 38 East; thence South to the Southwest
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corner of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 11, Township 36
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South, Range 38 East; thence East to the Southwest
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corner of Section 10, Township 36 South, Range 39
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East; thence South to the Southwest corner of Section
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34, Township 37 South, Range 39 East; thence East to
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the Southeast corner of Section 36, Township 37 South,
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Range 40 East; thence North on the east line of said
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Section 36 and Section 25, Township 37 South, Range 40
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East, 6,459 feet to a point lying within the water
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body of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River; thence
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departing said line within the North Fork of the St.
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Lucie River a bearing direction (State Plane
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Coordinate System, Florida East Zone) of N 41° 04′ W,
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a distance of 6,155 feet, more or less, to a point
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lying within the water body of the North Fork of the
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St. Lucie River; thence departing said point a bearing
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direction (State Plane Coordinate System, Florida East
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Zone) N 45° 16′ East, a distance of 2,355 feet, more
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or less, to a point intersecting with the north shore
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of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River and the west
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edge of the Howard Creek as concurrent with the City
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of Port St. Lucie municipal boundary limits; thence
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departing said intersecting shore and edge lines
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following along the City of Port St. Lucie municipal
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boundary line north along the west edge of Howard
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Creek to the south line of the northeast quarter of
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Section 24, Township 37 South, Range 40 East; thence
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East along said south line of the northeast quarter to
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the intersection of the east 924.15 feet of Section
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24, Township 37 South, Range 40 East; thence North
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along said east 924.15-foot line of Section 24,
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Township 37 South, Range 40 East, to the intersection
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of the north line of the south 508.15 feet of the
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northeast quarter of Section 24, Township 37 South,
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Range 40 East; thence East along said south 508.15-
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foot line of the northeast quarter of said Section 24,
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Township 37 South, Range forty East, to an
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intersection with the East line of Township thirty-
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seven South, Range 40 East; thence North along the
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east line of Sections 24 and 13, Township 37 South,
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Range 41 East to the southwest corner of Section 7,
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Township 37 South, Range 41 East; thence East
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following the Section lines to the water's edge of the
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Atlantic Ocean; thence meandering said water's edge
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Northwesterly to the point of beginning.
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AND
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Aero Acres Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 27 at
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pages 14 thru 14D of the public records of St. Lucie
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County, Florida.
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AND
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A parcel of land of land lying in Sections 4, 5, 8, 9,
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10, 16 and 17, Township 37 South, Range 39 East, and
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Section 33, Township 36 South, Range 39 East, St.
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Lucie County, Florida, said parcel being more
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particularly described as follows:
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Begin at the intersection of the centerline of Gatlin
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Boulevard (also being the north line of Section 15)
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and the westerly limits of Gatlin Boulevard Right-of-
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Way and the westerly limits of those lands described
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in an Order of Taking dated July 24, 1979 and recorded
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in Official Record Book 311 at Pages 2946 through
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2952, inclusive, Public Records of St. Lucie County,
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Florida, and as shown on the Florida Department of
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Transportation Right-of-Way maps for State Road #9.
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(I-95), Section 94001-2412, dated 6/2/77, with last
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revision of 9/11/79; thence South 89 degrees 57
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minutes 05 seconds West, a distance of 7702.12 feet;
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thence South 00 degrees 05 minutes 46 seconds West, a
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distance of 757.53 feet; thence South 89 degrees 57
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minutes 43 seconds West, a distance of 1159.20 feet;
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thence North 00 degrees 40 minutes 03 seconds East, a
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distance of 152.60 feet; thence North 54 degrees 52
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minutes 19 seconds East, a distance of 153.89 feet;
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thence North 11 degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds East, a
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distance of 156.51 feet; thence North 14 degrees 02
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minutes 38 seconds West, a distance of 439.20 feet; to
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the beginning of a curve concave southerly, having a
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radius of 200.00 feet and a central angle of 130
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degrees 29 minutes 58 seconds, thence northerly,
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westerly and finally southerly along the arc of said
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curve to the left, a distance of 455.53 feet to the
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curves end; thence South 35 degrees 27 minutes 24
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seconds West, a distance of 161.00 feet; thence South
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89 degrees 57 minutes 05 seconds West, a distance of
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1118.66 feet; thence North 43 degrees 15 minutes 34
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seconds West, a distance of 1.86 feet; thence North 09
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degrees 54 minutes 33 seconds East, a distance of
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528.17 feet; thence North 62 degrees 56 minutes 57
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seconds East, a distance of 710.69 feet; thence North
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39 degrees 35 minutes 38 seconds West, a distance of
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373.81 feet; thence South 80 degrees 50 minutes 18
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seconds West, a distance of 92.33 feet; thence North
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00 degrees 09 minutes 21 seconds East, A distance of
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4587.82 feet; to the southeasterly line of Grove No.
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3, as recorded in O.R. Book 383, at Page 1059, St.
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Lucie County Public Records (Special Warranty Deed
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from A. Duda & Sons, Inc. to D & M Indian River
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Groves) thence along said southerly and easterly line
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of Grove No. 3 the following courses and distances:
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North 74 degrees 07 minutes 42 seconds East, a
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distance of 3624.15 feet; thence North 02 degrees 40
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minutes 30 seconds West; a distance of 853.63 feet;
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thence North 03 degrees 34 minutes 36 seconds East, a
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distance of 264.67 feet; thence North 11 degrees 39
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minutes 14 seconds East, a distance of 299.59 feet;
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thence North 05 degrees 52 minutes 55 seconds East, a
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distance of 655.21 feet; thence North 13 degrees 31
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minutes 07 seconds East, a distance of 422.94 feet;
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thence departing said Grove No. 3, continue North 13
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degrees 31 minutes 07 seconds East, a distance of
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51.88 feet; thence North 74 degrees 14 minutes 30
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seconds East; a distance of 2525.46 feet; thence North
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76 degrees 04 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of
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1244.50 feet; thence North 65 degrees 11 minutes 40
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seconds East, a distance of 178.59 feet; thence North
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59 degrees 06 minutes 39 seconds East, a distance of
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424.13 feet; thence North 73 degrees 43 minutes 15
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seconds East, a distance of 14.12 feet; thence South
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50 degrees 55 minutes 52 seconds East, a distance of
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7.43 feet; thence North 56 degrees 01 minutes 38
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seconds East, a distance of 31.64 feet; thence North
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33 degrees 56 minutes 01 seconds East, a distance of
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30.15 feet; thence North 54 degrees 34 minutes 18
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seconds East, a distance of 298.73 feet; thence North
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85 degrees 53 minutes 58 seconds East, a distance of
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132.02 feet; thence North 70 degrees 54 minutes 26
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seconds East, a distance of 143.67 feet; thence North
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56 degrees 25 minutes 29 seconds East, a distance of
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121.35 feet; thence North 66 degrees 21 minutes 07
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seconds East, a distance of 557.84 feet; thence South
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00 degrees 35 minutes 12 seconds West along the
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northerly prolongation of the East line of the
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northeast quarter of said Section 4, a distance of
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271.44 feet to the northeast corner of Section 4;
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thence continue South 00 degrees 35 minutes 12 seconds
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West, along the East line of said Section 4, a
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distance of 2833.04 feet to the East quarter corner of
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said Section 4; thence South 00 degrees 36 minutes 27
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seconds West, a distance of 2651.97 feet to the
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northwest corner of Section 10; thence North 89
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degrees 54 minutes 10 seconds East along the North
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line of said Section 10, a distance of 1793.84 feet;
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to a point of intersection with the westerly Right-of-
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Way line of said I-95 and the said westerly line of
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the lands described in the Order of Taking dated July
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24, 1979 and recorded in Official Record Book 311 at
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Pages 2946 through 2952, inclusive, and with a non-
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tangent curve, concave easterly, having a radius of
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5983.58 feet and central angle of 23 degrees 41
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minutes 41 seconds, thence along the westerly line of
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said I-95 Right-of-Way and along the said westerly
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line of the lands described in the Order of Taking,
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dated July 24, 1979, the following courses and
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distance: thence southerly along the arc of said curve
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to the left, a distance of 2474.52 feet, said arc
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subtended by a chord which bears South 06 degrees 56
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minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 2456.92 feet to
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the curves end; thence South 18 degrees 47 minutes 19
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seconds East, a distance of 714.03 feet; thence South
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14 degrees 47 minutes 19 seconds East, a distance of
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510.88 feet; thence South 07 degrees 32 minutes 07
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seconds East, a distance of 374.37 feet; thence South
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06 degrees 58 minutes 16 seconds West, a distance of
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373.49 feet; thence South 15 degrees 33 minutes 28
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seconds West, a distance of 491.49 feet; thence South
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34 degrees 39 minutes 50 seconds West, a distance of
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207.78 feet; thence South 70 degrees 02 minutes 50
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seconds West, a distance of 289.50 feet; thence South
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00 degrees 01 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of
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64.09 feet; thence South 82 degrees 24 minutes 53
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seconds West, a distance of 317.56 feet; thence North
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89 degrees 58 minutes 15 seconds West, a distance of
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372.63 feet; thence North 89 degrees 58 minutes 15
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seconds West, a distance of 262.61 feet; thence South
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00 degrees 01 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of
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100.00 feet, to the Point of Beginning.
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A parcel of land of land lying in Section 16, 20, 21,
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28, 29 and 33, Township 36 South, Range 39 East, St.
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Lucie County, Florida, said parcel being more
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particularly described as follows:
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Begin at the intersection of the Southeasterly right
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of way line of the FEC Railroad and the Northeasterly
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right of way line of the SFWMD Canal C-24; thence
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Southeasterly along said Northeasterly right of way
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line of the C-24 to the intersection of the East Line
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of Section 33, Township 36 South, Range 39 East;
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thence North along the East line of Sections 33, 28,
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21 AND 16, Township 36 South, Range 39 East to the
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intersection of the Southeasterly right of way line of
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the FEC Railroad; thence Southwesterly along said
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Southeasterly right of way line to the Point of
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Beginning.
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Sections 19, 20, 21, 28 and 33, Township 37 south,
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Range 39 East.
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All that part of Sections 16, 17, and 18, Township 37
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South, Range 39 East lying 23 feet south of the North
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line of lands described in Orb 477, Page 560 of the
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Public Records of St. Lucie County, Florida.
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Section 2. Referendum.—The Supervisor of Elections for St.
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Lucie County shall conduct a referendum on November 3, 2026, at
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the 2026 General Election of those qualified electors within the
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areas proposed to be added to the St. Lucie County Mosquito
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Control District as described in section 1 of this act, in
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accordance with the Florida Election Code, on the question of
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whether the St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District is
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authorized to provide all services and exercise all powers and
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authority as provided under its charter within the areas
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described in section 1 of this act.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its approval by
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a majority vote of those qualified electors within the areas
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proposed to be added to the St. Lucie County Mosquito Control
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District as described in section 1 of this act voting in a
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referendum held pursuant to this act on the referendum question
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in section 2, except that this section and section 2 of this act
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shall take effect upon becoming a law.