Eminent domain petition filed for property acquisition in Bay County.

2179107
IN THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT COURT
IN AND FORBAY COUNTY, FLORIDA
Civil Action No: 26-CA-291
Parcel No: 180
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
Petitioner,
V.
TCA Investments, LLC, a Florida Limited LiabilityCorporation,
Bay County Healthcare Services, LLC, a GeorgiaLimited Liability Corporation d/b/aTreatment Center of Panama City,
Treatment Centers of America Group, LLC,
Alapaha, LLC,
Dan Sowell, CFA, Bay County Property Appraiser,
Chuck Perdue, Bay County Tax Collector, and
City of Panama City, Florida,
Respondents.
NOTICE OF ACTIONIN EMINENT DOMAIN
AND NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: All Respondents named in Schedule A, attached; all parties claiming interests by,through, under, or against any named Respondents; and all parties having or claiming tohave any right, title, or interest in and to the property described in Schedule B.
A petition in eminent domain has been filed to acquire certain property interests in BayCounty, Florida.
Each Respondent and any and all parties claiming any interest are required to servewritten defenses to the petition on petitioners attorney, whose name and address are shownbelow, on or before May 1, 2026, and to file the original of the defenses with the clerk of thiscourt either before service on the petitioners attorney or immediately thereafter, showing whatright, title, interest, or lien Respondent has in or to the property described in the petition, and toshow cause why that property should not be taken for the uses and purposes set forth in thepetition. If any Respondent or any party claiming any interest fails to do so, a default will beentered against them for the relief demanded in the petition.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Declaration of Taking has been filed in this cause and that Petitioner will apply for an Order of Taking and any other order the court deems proper before Honorable Devin D. Collier, one of the judges of this court, on Wednesday May 27, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time, at the Bay County Courthouse, 300 E. 4th Street, Panama City, Florida 32401.
All Respondents and any and all parties claiming any interest in this action may request a hearing at the time and place designated and be heard. Any Respondent or party claiming any interest failing to file a request for hearing shall waive any right to object to the Order of Taking.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this court on 3/24/2026
Bill Kinsaul
As Clerk of the Court
By: /s/Stephen Nagy
As Deputy Clerk
Erin Oliver
Florida Bar No: 0021177
Assistant General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
Florida Department of Transportation - District 3
1074 Highway 90 East
Chipley, Florida 32428-2162
Telephone (850) 330-1293
Facsimile (850) 330-1758
Erin.Oliver@dot.state.fl.us
Sheila.Hall@dot.state.fl.us
D3.Litigation@dot.state.fl.us
Schedule A
SERVICE LIST
Chuck Perdue, Bay County Tax Collector
SERVE Chuck Perdue, Bay County Tax Collector
850 W. 11th Street
Panama City, Florida 32401
As to interest in and to any parcel included herein.
Dan Sowell, CFA, Bay County Property Appraiser
SERVE Dan Sowell, CFA, Bay County Property Appraiser 860 W. 11th Street
Panama City, Florida 32401
As to interest in and to any parcel included herein.
City of Panama City, Florida
SERVE Allan Branch, Mayor
501 Harrison Ave.
Panama City, Florida 32402
As to interest in and to any parcel included herein.
TCA Investments, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Corporation
SERVE Charles S. Stratton and Joshua S. Stratton, Esquires
Stratton Eminent Domain Law, PLLC
851 East Park Ave.
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Parcel No: 180
Bay County Healthcare Services, LLC, a Georgia Limited Liability Corporation, d/b/a Treatment Center of Panama City
SERVE Charles S. Stratton and Joshua S. Stratton, Esquires
Stratton Eminent Domain Law, PLLC
851 East Park Ave.
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Parcel No: 180
Treatment Centers of America Group, LLC,
Parcel No: 180
Alapaha, LLC
Parcel No: 180
Schedule B
ITEM NO. 2179107    S.R. 75 (US 231)    BAY COUNTY    DESCRIPTION
FEE SIMPLE
RIGHT OF WAY
Parcel 180
POND 200A-1
A parcel of land lying northwesterly of State Road 75 (US 231) and being in Lots 6, 7, 8 and 9, Block 3 of Brenner Park as per plat recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 69 of the Public Records of Bay County, Florida, and being in the Southeast  of Section 32, Township 3 South, Range 14 West, Bay County, Florida, described as follows: Commence at a nail and disk (SSMC LB 2108) marking the northeast corner of the Southeast  of said Section 32; thence South 014726 West 1,948.89 feet along the east line of said Southeast  to the existing northwesterly right of way line of State Road 75 (US 231) as shown on Florida Department of Transportation (F.D.O.T.) Right of Way Map F. P. No. 2179107 (said map being on file at F.D.O.T. District 3 Office, Chipley, Florida), and POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 512331 West 161.34 feet along said northwesterly right of way line to the southwesterly line of said Lot 6; thence North 385353 West 73.36 feet along said lot line to the northwesterly line of said Lot 6; thence North 511609 East 34.53 feet along the northwesterly line of said Lots 6 and 7 to the north line of said Brenner Park; thence North 885241 West 280.19 feet along said north line of Brenner Park subdivision to the existing easterly right of way line of Harrison Avenue as shown on said Right of Way Map; thence North 010210 East 473.01 feet along said easterly right of way line; thence departing said right of way line, South 894053 East 35.85 feet; thence North 321927 East 141.50 feet; thence South 894053 East 66.00 feet; thence South 085950 West 132.51 feet; thence South 894053 East 53.80 feet to the easterly line of that certain property described as Parcel 2 in Official Records Book 3566, Page 1206 of said Public Records; thence South 014732 West 139.98 feet along said property line to the northerly line of that certain property described as Parcel 1 in said Official Records Book 3566, Page 1206; thence South 885035 East 220.00 feet along said property line to the east line of said Section 32; thence South 014726 West 300.06 feet along said section line to POINT OF BEGINNING;
Containing 4.275 acres, more or less.
OWNED BY: TCA Investments, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Corporation
SUBJECT TO: Unrecorded Lease, if any, in favor of, Bay County Healthcare Services,LLC, a Georgia Limited Liability Corporation, d/b/a Treatment Centerof Panama City
Unrecorded Lease, if any, in favor of, Treatment Centers of America Group,LLC
Unrecorded Lease, if any, in favor of, Alapaha, LLC
Pub: April 1 & 8, 2026; #12197875