Eminent domain petition filed for property acquisition in Bay County.

IN THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT
IN AND FOR BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA
Civil Action No.: 26-CA-000290
Parcel No.: 161R, 162R [2179107]
STATE OF FLORIDADEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
Petitioner,
v.
VAN HORN'S AUTO SALES, LLC, a Florida limited liability company,JAMES ANDERSON PUTNAM,INNOVATIONS FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION f/k/a INNOVATIONS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION,RPMP HOLDINGS, LLC,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 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 Escambia County, 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 April 24, 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 Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 10:45 a.m. CDT/11:45 a.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 March 23, 2026.
Bill Kinsaul
As Clerk of Court
By: Abrial Johnson
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
RPMP HOLDINGS, LLC
Business Filings Incorporated, Registered Agent
108 W. 13th Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801-1145
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Schedule B
ITEM NO. 2179107 S.R. 75 (US 231) BAY COUNTY DESCRIPTION
FEE SIMPLE
RIGHT OF WAY
Parcel 161R
Lots 1 through 10, inclusive, Block 1, Washington Heights, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat book 4, Page 30, of the Public Records of Bay County, Florida;
Containing 0.727 acres, more or less.
OWNED BY: VAN HORNS AUTO SALES, LLC, a Florida limited liability company
SUBJECT TO: Mortgage, if any, recorded in OR 3788 PG 807 in favor of RPMP Holdings, LLC
Business Interest, if any, in favor of Van Horns Auto Sales, LLC, a Florida limited liability company
ITEM NO. 2179107 S.R. 75 (US 231) BAY COUNTY DESCRIPTION
FEE SIMPLE
RIGHT OF WAY
Parcel 162R
A portion of Lots 11 and 12, Block 1, Washington Heights, according to plat on file in Plat Book 4, Page 30, of the Public Records of Bay County, Florida, and being in the Northeast  of Section 5, Township 4 South, Range 14 West, Bay County, Florida, described as follows: Commence at a nail and disk (BAY CO. PCP PSM 4966) marking the southeast corner of Northeast  of said Section 5; thence North 005804 East 2,610.96 feet along the east line of said Northeast  to the existing southerly right of way line of State Road 30A (U.S. 98) (15th Street), 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); thence North 885446 West 115.96 feet along said southerly right of way line to the existing easterly right of way line of Luverne Avenue as shown on said Right of Way Map; thence South 011733 West 239.36 feet along said easterly right of way line to the southerly line of that certain property as described in Official Records Book 3788, Page 806 of said Public Records, and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 885414 East 132.46 feet along said southerly property line to the existing westerly right of way line of Magnola Avenue, as shown on said Right of Way Map; thence South 011400 West 29.54 feet along said westerly right of way line; thence departing said right of way line, run North 882809 West 132.49 feet to said existing easterly right of line of Luverne Avenue; thence North 011733 East 28.54 feet along said easterly right of way line to POINT OF BEGINNING;
Containing 3,847 square feet, more or less.
OWNED BY: JAMES ANDERSON PUTNAM
SUBJECT TO: Mortgage, if any, Recorded in OR 4317 PG 1129 in favor of, Innovations Financial Credit Union f/k/a Innovations Federal Credit Union
(03/29/26 04/05/26 #12192559)