Eminent domain petition filed for property acquisition 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.: 2026CA000646
Parcel: 176
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION,
VS.
Petitioner,
The Estate of Orbia Pearce, all Heirs, Beneficiaries, Devisees, Legatees, Spouses, and Creditors of Orbia Pearce, John Power, Alachua County Tax Collector, and any Unknown Occupants in Possession of the Property,
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
Parcels 176
SR 26 Alachua County
Section No. 26070
State Road No. 26
Alachua County
F.P. No. 2078502
Parcel No. 176
"2026 CA 000646" 243473746 Filed at Alachua County Clerk 03/10/2026 03:02:18 PM EDT Fee Simple
A Part Of A 50 Foot Right Of Way, Also Known As Eighth Street Per J.D. Hodge's First Addition To Newberry, A Subdivision, As Per Plat Book A, Page 87 Of The Public Records Of Alachua County, Florida, Lying In The Northwest Quarter Of Section 4, Township 10 South, Range 17 East, City Of Newberry, Alachua County, Florida, More Particularly Described As Follows:
Commence At The Nail And Disk Marked "RLS 2047" Located At The Northeast Corner Of Section 4, Township 10 South, Range 17 East, City Of Newberry, Alachua County, Florida; Thence South 0124'02" East Along The East Line Of The Northeast Quarter Of Said Section 4, A Distance Of 2412.20 Feet To The Baseline Of Survey Of N.W. 1st Avenue (A 50 Foot Right Of Way, As Per Florida Department Of Transportation Right Of Way Map, Section 26070, F.P. No. 2078502, Also Known As C Street, As Per Map Of Newberry, A Subdivision, As Per Plat Book A, Page 129 And Also J.D. Hodge's First Addition To Newberry, A Subdivision, As Per Plat Book A, Page 87 Of The Public Records Of Alachua County, Florida); Thence South 8417'46" West Along Said Baseline Of Survey, A Distance Of 3143.28 Feet; Thence South 0542'05" East, Departing Said Baseline Of Survey, A Distance Of 25.00 Feet To The Intersection Of The Southerly Existing Right Of Way Line Of Said N.W. 1st Avenue (A 50 Foot Right Of Way, Also Known As C Street Per Said J.D. Hodge's First Addition To Newberry) And The Westerly Existing Right Of Way Line Of Eighth Street (A 50 Foot Right Of Way, Per Said J.D. Hodge's First Addition To Newberry), And To The Point Of Beginning; Thence North 8417'46" East Along Said Southerly Existing Right Of Way Line, A Distance Of 50.00 Feet To The Easterly Existing Right Of Way Line Of Said Eighth Street; Thence South 0542'05" East Along Said Easterly Existing Right Of Way Line, A Distance Of 8.55 Feet To A Curve To The Left, Having A Radius Of 2003.00 Feet; Thence Along The Arc Of Said Curve, Through An Angle Of 0125'56", An Arc Distance Of 50.07 Feet And A Chord Bearing And Distance Of South 8117'22" West, 50.07 Feet To Said Westerly Existing Right Of Way Line Of Eighth Street; Thence North 0542'05" West Along Said Westerly Existing Right Of Way Line, A Distance Of 11.18 Feet To The Point Of Beginning.
Containing 488 Square Feet, More Or Less.
Being a Part of Tax Parcel No. 02266-000-000
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 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 Judge Donna M. Keim, one of the Judges of this Court, on Monday, June 29, 2026, a.m., (1 hour reserved) a via Zoom conferencing at 9:30
(https://zoom.us/j/96069729900?pwd=GhkHXGnmlAEFLHfll1 mlb3|DNrH0mb.1, Meeting
ID: 960 6972 9900, Passcode: 248732; Mobile 1-786-635-1003).. 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 11 day of MARCH 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
J.K. "JESS" IRBY, ESQ.
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
CIVIL DIVISION
201 E UNIVERSITY AVE
GAINESVILLE, FL 32601
April 1, 8, 2026