Public hearing on budget and special assessments for Sunbridge Stewardship District.

SUNBRIDGE STEWARDSHIP DISTRICT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF A BUILD OUT BUDGET; NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE IMPOSITION OF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, ADOPTION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL, AND THE LEVY, COLLECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE SAME; AND NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.  

	The Board of Supervisors (Board) for the Sunbridge Stewardship District (District) will hold the following public hearings and a regular meeting: 

DATE:
TIME:

May 7, 2026
11:00 a.m.
LOCATION:
6900 Tavistock Lakes Boulevard, Suite 200
Orlando, Florida 32817

The first public hearing is being held pursuant to Chapters 2017-220 and 2025-245, Laws of Florida and Chapter 189, Florida Statutes, to receive public comment and objections on the Districts proposed Build Out Budget (Build Out Budget).  The second public hearing is being held pursuant to Chapters 2017-20 and 2025-245, Laws of Florida, and Chapters 189 and 197, Florida Statutes, to consider the imposition of operations and maintenance special assessments (O&M Assessments) upon certain lands located within the District to fund the Build Out Budget; to consider the adoption of an assessment roll; and, to provide for the levy, collection, and enforcement of assessments. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board will, by resolution, levy O&M Assessments as finally approved by the Board. A Board meeting of the District will also be held where the Board may consider any other District business.

Description of Assessments
The District imposes O&M Assessments on benefitted property within the District for the purpose of funding the Districts general administrative, operations, and maintenance budget.  A geographic depiction of the property potentially subject to the proposed O&M Assessments is identified in the map attached hereto.  The schedule of the proposed O&M Assessments based on the proposed Build Out Budget, which are subject to change at the hearing, is not to exceed $3,000 per equivalent residential unit (ERU) on each certain property within the District, per year.  Please note that assessments in any year prior to final build out will be less.

The proposed O&M Assessments as stated include collection costs and/or early payment discounts, which the County may impose on assessments that are collected on the County tax bill.  Moreover, pursuant to Section 197.3632(4), Florida Statutes, the lien amount shall serve as the maximum rate authorized by law for O&M Assessments, such that no assessment hearing shall be held or notice provided in future years unless the assessments are proposed to be increased or another criterion within Section 197.3632(4), Florida Statutes, is met.  Note that the O&M Assessments do not include any debt service assessments previously levied by the District.

The District intends to have the County tax collector collect the assessments imposed on certain developed property, and will directly collect the assessments imposed on the remaining benefitted property by sending out a bill prior to, or during, November in any given year.  It is important to pay your assessment because failure to pay will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the property which may result in loss of title, or for direct billed assessments, may result in a foreclosure action, which also may result in a loss of title.  The Districts decision to collect assessments on the tax roll or by direct billing does not preclude the District from later electing to collect those or other assessments in a different manner at a future time.  

Additional Provisions
The public hearing and meeting are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law.  A copy of the Build Out Budget, proposed assessment roll, and the agenda for the hearings and meeting may be obtained at the offices of the District Manager, located at 3501 Quadrangle Boulevard, Suite 270, Orlando, Florida 32817, Ph: (407) 723-5900 (District Managers Office), during normal business hours or on the Districts website at https://sunbridgesd.com.  The publics hearing and meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the hearing or meeting.  There may be occasions when staff or board members may participate by speaker telephone.  

	Any person requiring special accommodations at the public hearings and 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 Managers Office.

Please note that all affected property owners have the right to appear at the public hearings and meeting and may also file written objections with the District Managers Office within twenty days of publication of this notice.  Each person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public hearings or meeting is advised that person will need a record of 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 such appeal is to be based.
							
							District Manager
							Lynne Mullins