Court Notice — 218 South Second Street, Fort Pierce, FL (2026-CA-000181)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.:
2026-CA-000181
451858-1/Parcel 111
STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Petitioner, vs. CHRISTINA M. MAYO, as Successor Trustee of the John A. Mayo Revocable Living Trust dated March 27, 1986, As Amended and ST. LUCIE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR, Defendants./
NOTICE OF ACTION IN EMINENT DOMAIN AND NOTICE OF HEARING FOR CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS
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 any right, title, or interest in and to the property described in Schedule B attached. A Petition in Eminent Domain has been filed to acquire certain property interests in St. Lucie County, Florida. Each Defendant is required to serve written defenses to the Petition on Petitioner's attorney, whose name and address are as follows: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION c/o Rovena Andoni, Senior Attorney Turnpike Mile Post 263, Building 5315, Post Office Box 613069 Ocoee, FL 34761 (407) 264-3174 (407) 822-6443 (fax) rovena.andoni@dot.state.fl.us jacqueline.kinker@ dot.state.fl.us on or before April 17, 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 Lillian Ewen, one of the Judges of this Court on April 21, 2026, 1:30 PM, at the St. Lucie County Courthouse, 218 South Second Street, Courtroom 4A, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 and/or Via Zoom with link*.
All Defendants in this action may request a hearing at the same 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. If you qualify under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and need assistance, please contact the 19th Judicial Circuit Court Administration  Coordinator at the address or phone number below at least seven days before your scheduled court appearance or immediately upon receiving an official notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven days. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. Court Administration 250 N.W. Country Club Drive, Suite 217 Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986 Phone: 772-807-4370 Email:ada@circuit19.org WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL of this Court on the 27th day of February, 2026. MICHELLE R. MILLER CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER By: Mary K Fee, Deputy Clerk
*To attend a scheduled hearing, at your designated hearing time, you will appear through Zoom teleconferencing (without charge) 
via video by clicking https://zoom.us/j/3984050002 or phone by calling 1- 786-635-1003; Meeting ID: 398 405 0002. You do not have to have a ZOOM account to participate in a ZOOM hearing, though downloading the app in advance will be helpful 
SCHEDULE "A" CHRISTINA M. MAYO, as SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE JOHN A. MAYO REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST DATED MARCH 27, 1986, AS AMENDED 16025 Emerald Estates DR Apt 110 Weston, FL 33331-6132
SCHEDULE "B" PARCEL NO. 111 DATE: 02/25/2025 F.P. ID 451858-1-32-01 STATE ROAD NO. 91 FLORIDA'S TURNPIKE COUNTY: SAINT LUCIE ACCESS RIGHTS ONLY LINE All rights of ingress, egress, light, air, and view between Lot 1, MIDWAY INDUSTRIAL PARK  PHASE II, as recorded in Plat Book 39, Page 8, Public Records of Saint Lucie County, Florida, and being those lands described in Official Records Book 1727, Page 2952 of the Public Records of Saint Lucie County, Florida, lying in Section 6, Township 36 South, Range 40 East, Saint Lucie County, Florida, and the following described line: Commence at a 5/8 inch rod and cap stamped "WGI LB 7055" marking the Southwest Corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 6, Township 36 South, Range 40 East, Saint Lucie County, Florida; thence North 00°05'42" West, along the west line of Section 6, Township 36 South, Range 40 East, Saint Lucie County, Florida, a distance of 174.06 feet to a point on the northerly right of way line of Midway Road as shown on Sunshine State Parkway right of way map Contract 6.3; thence South 85°08'45" East, along said northerly right of way line, a distance of 540.69 feet; thence South 00°05'13" East, along said northerly right of way line, a distance of 19.22 feet; thence North 89°54'47" East, along said northerly right of way line, a distance of 59.29 feet to the Southwest corner of Lot 2, MIDWAY INDUSTRIAL PARK  PHASE II, as recorded in Plat Book 39, Page 8, Public Records of Saint Lucie County, Florida; thence North 00°08'54" East, along said northerly right of way line and the west line of said Lot 2, a distance of 40.00 feet to a point on the existing northerly right of way line of Midway Road per Official Record Book 1324, Page 914, Public Records of Saint Lucie County, Florida; thence North 89°54'47" East, along said existing northerly right of way line, a distance of 351.72 feet to the west line of Lot 1, MIDWAY INDUSTRIAL PARK  PHASE II, being the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 89°54'47" East, along said existing northerly right of way line, a distance of 270.09 feet to the East line of said Lot 1, and the west right of way of South Jenkins Road per said MIDWAY INDUSTRIAL PARK  PHASE II, being the POINT OF TERMINUS. Pub Dates: 3/6/26 & 3/13/26