BIG CYPRESS STEWARDSHIP DISTRICT
NOTICE OF LANDOWNERS
MEETING; NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER
ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 BUDGET
Notice is hereby given to the public and all landowners within Big Cypress Stewardship District (District) located in Collier County, Florida, advising that a meeting of landowners will be held on June 3, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at 999 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 507, Naples, FL 34108, for the purpose of electing one (1) person to the District Board of Supervisors. Immediately following the landowners meeting there will be a convened meeting of the Board of Supervisors for the purpose of considering certain matters of the Board to include election of certain District officers, and other such business which may properly come before the Board. A public hearing will, also, be held at that time for the purpose of hearing comments and objections on the adoption of the Districts Fiscal Year 2026/2027 budget. A copy of the agenda and budget may be obtained from the District Manager at 3501 Quadrangle Blvd., Suite 270, Orlando, Florida 32817, (407) 723-5900 (District Managers Office), or by visiting the Districts website at http://bigcypressstewardship.
com/.
At the landowners meeting, each landowner may vote in person or by written proxy. Proxy forms may be obtained upon request at the office of the District Manager. At said meeting each landowner or his or her proxy shall be entitled to nominate persons for the position of Supervisor and cast one vote per acre of land, or fractional portion thereof, owned by him or her and located within the District for each person to be elected to the position of Supervisor. A fraction of an acre shall be treated as one acre, entitling the landowner to one vote with respect thereto. Platted lots shall be counted individually and rounded up to the nearest whole acre. The acreage of platted lots shall not be aggregated for determining the number of voting units held by a landowner or a landowners proxy. At the landowners meeting the landowners shall select a person to serve as the meeting chair and who shall conduct the meeting.
The meetings and public hearing are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. One or both of the meetings or the public hearing may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at such meeting. There may be occasions when Board Supervisors or Staff may participate by speaker telephone.
Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Managers Office at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Office.
A person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meetings or public hearing is advised that such person will need a record of the proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
Lynne Mullins
District Manager
5/12, 5/19/26 #12227826
