Notice of eminent domain action for temporary construction easement in Newberry.

NOTICE OF ACTION IN EMINENT DOMAIN AND NOTICE OF HEARING OF CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: 01-2025-CA-3505
Parcel: 1725
State of Florida Department of Transportation,
VS.
Petitioner,
Joy Walton Glanzer, Brett D. Walton, and John Power,
Alachua County Tax Collector,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION IN EMINENT DOMAIN AND NOTICE OF HEARING OF CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS
STATE OF FLORIDA TO:
To the above named Defendants and all said Defendants who are living, and if any or all Defendants are deceased, the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, lienors, or other parties claiming by, through, under or against any such deceased Defendant or Defendants, if alive, and, if dead, their unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, legatees, grantees, creditors, lienors, or other parties claiming by, through, under, or against any such deceased Defendant or Defendants, and all other parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in and to the property described in the Petition, to-wit:
Item # 2078502
Parcel 1725
SR 26 Alachua County
State Road No. 26
Alachua County
Temporary Construction Easement
Section No. 26070
Parcel No. 1725
A temporary construction easement for the purpose of general roadway improvements including clearing, drainage, grading, milling, resurface, asphalt paving, signing, striping, and
"2025 CA 003505" 239060299 Filed at Alachua County Clerk 01/08/2026 11:44:42 AM EST
signalization, tying in, conforming, harmonizing, and/or reconnecting existing grade, slope, pavement, drainage, utility, driveway, walkway, turnout, and/or other features located on or within the real property described below, with the construction undertaken by the Department on adjacent State Road No. 26, as part of the above-referenced financial project (collectively the "Reconnection Work"), together with related incidental purposes necessary to complete the Reconnection Work.
A Part Of The Northeast Quarter Of Section 5, Township 10 South, Range 17 East, City Of Newberry, Alachua County, Florida, More Particularly Described As Follows:
Commence At The 4"x4" Concrete Monument Without Identification At The Northeast Corner Of Section 5, Township 10 South, Range 17 East, City Of Newberry, Alachua County, Florida; Thence South 01 11 '21" East Along The East Line Of The Northwest Quarter Of Said Section 5, A Distance Of 2739.26 Feet To The East Quarter Corner Of Said Section 5; Thence South 0058'38" East Along The East Line Of The Southeast Quarter Of Said Section 5, A Distance Of 182.02 Feet To The Baseline Of Survey Of State Road No. 26 (A Variable Width Right Of Way, As Per Florida Department Of Transportation Right Of Way Map, Section 26070, F.P. No. 2078502); Thence North 8820'15" West, A Distance Of 24.36 Feet; Thence North 0111'21" West, Departing Said Baseline Of Survey, A Distance Of 348.42 Feet To The Westerly Existing Right Of Way Line Of N.W. 266th Street (A 60 Foot Right Of Way) And To The Point Of Beginning; Thence South 0111'21" East Along Said Westerly Existing Right Of Way Line, A Distance Of 167.53 Feet To The Intersection Of Said Westerly Existing Right Of Way Line And The Northerly Existing Right Of Way Line Of The C.S.X. Railroad (A 100 Foot Right Of Way, As Per Florida Department Of Transportation Right Of Way Map, Section 26070, F.P. No. 2078502, Formerly Known As The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, As Per Railroad Valuation Map V. 721 ); Thence North 8822'00" West Along Said Northerly Existing Right Of Way Line, A Distance Of 5.01 Feet; Thence North 01 11 '21" West, A Distance Of 167.53 Feet; Thence South 8822'00" East, A Distance Of 5.01 Feet To The Point Of Beginning.
Containing 838 Square Feet, More Or Less.
THIS EASEMENT shall be for a period of ninety-six (96) months commencing on the date the State of Florida Department of Transportation becomes the owner of this easement.
Being a Part of Tax Parcel No. 02510-001-001
A petition in eminent domain has been filed to acquire certain property interests in Alachua County, Florida.
Each Defendant is required to serve written defenses to the petition on Petitioner's attorney, whose name and address are shown below, on or before February 24, 2026, and to file the original of the defenses with the clerk of this court either before service on Petitioner's 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 fails to do so, a default will be entered against that Defendant 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 Judge Donna M. Keim, one of the Judges of this Court, on Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., (1 hour reserved) at the Alachua County Courthouse, 201 E University Avenue, Hearing Room 416, Gainesville, Florida 32601. All Defendants to this suit may request a hearing at the time and place designated and be heard. Any Defendant failing to file a request for hearing shall waive any right to object to the Order of Taking.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL of this Court on the 8th day of JANUARY 2026.
Wynn S. Vickers
110 North Magnolia Avenue Ocala, Florida 34475 (800) 705-5457 Telephone wynn@dhclawyers.com samantha@dhclawyers.com
J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: Franita Thomas
Deputy Clerk
January 21, 28, 2026