Notice of action in eminent domain for property acquisition in Bay County.

IN THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL 
CIRCUIT COURTIN AND FOR 
BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA
Civil Action No.:26-CA-000344
Parcel No.:163R2179107
STATE OF FLORIDADEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
Petitioner,
v.
UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, SPOUSES, and CREDITORS if any of FRANCES BONDY,JAM-ROCK AUTO SALES of PANAMA CITY, INC.,RENATE MARSHALL,Allan Branch, Mayor, City of Panama City,Chuck Perdue, Bay County Tax Collector,
and
Dan Sowell, CFA, Bay County Property Appraiser
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION IN 
EMINENT DOMAIN
AND NOTICE OF HEARING
TO:All defendants named in Schedule A, attached; all parties claiming interests by, through,under, or against the named defendants; and all parties having or claiming to have anyright, 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 defendant and any and all parties claiming any interest are required to serve written defenses to the petition on petitioners attorney, whose name and address are shown below, on or before May 28, 2026, and to file the original of the defenses with the clerk of this court either before service on the petitioners attorney or immediately thereafter, showing what right, title, interest, or lien defendant has in or to the property described in the petition, and to show cause why that property should not be taken for the uses and purposes set forth in the petition. If any defendant or any party claiming any interest fails to do so, a default will be entered 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 the Honorable William Henry, one of the judges of this court, on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CDT/3:00 p.m. EDT in Judge Henrys Chambers at the Bay County Courthouse, 300 E. 4th Street, Panama City, Florida 32401-3004. All defendants in this action and any and all parties claiming any interest may request a hearing at the time and place designated and heard. Any defendant or any and all parties claiming any interest in this action who fail 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 4/7/2026.
Bill Kinsaul
As Clerk of Court
By: /s/Stephen Nagy
As Deputy Clerk
Jodie M. Buckentin
Florida Bar No.: 99757
Florida Department of Transportation
Assistant General Counsel
Post Office Box 607
Chipley, FL 32428-0607
Telephone: (850) 330-1289
Facsimile: (850) 330-1758
Attorney for Petitioner
Jodie.Buckentin@dot.state.fl.us
Amy.Rehberg@dot.state.fl.us
D3.Litigation@dot.state.fl.us
Schedule A
UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, SPOUSES, and CREDITORS if any ofFRANCES BONDY?
Schedule B
ITEM NO. 2179107 S.R. 75 (US 231) BAY COUNTY        DESCRIPTION
FEE SIMPLE
RIGHT OF WAY
Parcel 163R
A parcel of land lying northerly of State Road 30A (U.S. 98)(15th Street) and being in theSouthwest  of Section 33, Township 3 South, Range 14 West, Bay County, Florida, describedas follows: Commence at a nail and disk (SSMC LB 2108) marking the northwest corner of saidSouthwest ; thence South 014726 West 2,631.61 feet along the west line of said Southwest to the centerline of survey of State Road 30A (U.S. 98) (15th Street) being the south line ofsaid Section 33 (north line of Section 4, Township 4 South, Range 14 West) as shown on FloridaDepartment of Transportation (F.D.O.T.) Right of Way Map F.P. No. 2179107 (said map beingon file at F.D.O.T. District 3 Office, Chipley, Florida); thence South 885849 East 268.93 feetalong said survey line and said section line; thence departing said centerline of survey, North 010111 East 40.00 feet to the intersection of the existing northerly right of way line of StateRoad 30A (U.S. 98) (15th Street) with the westerly line of that certain property as described inOfficial Records Book 3473, Page 2012 of the Public Records of Bay County, Florida andPOINT OF BEGINNING; thence departing said right of way line, North 014428 East 60.82feet along said westerly property line to a point of non-angent curve to the left (concavesoutherly); thence departing said westerly property line, from a tangent bearing of North872444 West, run westerly along said curve, having a radius of 11,500.16 feet, for a distanceof 268.32 feet, through a central angle of 012013 to said west line of said Southwest  andend of curve; thence South 014726 West 65.03 feet to said existing northerly right of way lineof State Road 30A (U.S. 98) (15th Street); thence South 885849 East 268.39 feet along saidright of way line to POINT OF BEGINNING;
Containing 17,025 square feet, more or less.
OWNED BY:UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, SPOUSES, andCREDITORS if any of FRANCES BONDY
SUBJECT TO:Interest, if any, recorded in OR 4520 Page 1836 in favor of RenateMarshall
Interest, if any, in favor of Jam-Rock Auto Sales of Panama City, Inc.
(04/15/26 04/22/26 #12239118)