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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Real Estate Today
PLANNING COMMISSION
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
Non-homestead property will have
A public hearing on each petition as described below will be conducted by the Planning
A brief over view of
a 10% assessment cap. What
Commission on Monday, December 3, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter
this means for you renters is
proposed tax relief
may be heard during the course of action. The hearing will be held in Court Room A. The
that if the taxes on your rental
Levy County Courthouse, 355 South Court Street, Bronson, Florida. The Planning Com-
In January the voters throughout
home were to continue to go
mission is not bound to consider the petitions in the order listed in this notice. Any of
Florida will have the opportunity to vote on a
up "to the Moon" your rent will
these petitions may be considered as soon as the meeting commences.
tax relief package which was just approved
have go up also. However, now
SE 9-07 Tarmac America, LLC representing Plum Creek Timberlands, LP, petitioning the
by the powers that be in Tallahassee. This is
that landlords will have a smaller
board for a Special Exception to allow a major mining operation to include blasting, excava-
a brief over view of the potential impact this
jump in their taxes, they will
tion, crushing and processing of limerock, located in all of Sections 9, 10, 11, 12 and N ½ of
package will have. If approved, this bill will
most likely be able to keep your rent from jump-
Section 23, all of Section 15 LESS AND EXCEPT the West 700 feet of the South 1000 feet
provide for the statewide portability of save
ing up too fast, that is as long as insurance
thereof, all of Section 16 LESS AND EXCEPT THE SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 and less the East
our homes differential. If you ever move, this
costs stay stable. If passed this tax package
900 feet of the South 1000 feet of the SE 1/4; and the E ½; the N ½ of the NW 1/4; the S ½
is supposed to have the effect of keeping your
will exempt personal tangible property tax up
of the SW 1/4; the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4; and the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 22, all
taxes low from your present homesteaded
to $25,000. per person per county. Property
being in Township 16S, Range 16E. Said mine plan will contain approximately 4,796.4 acres
home to your new one.
tax cap has language that was deleted from
more less of the 9,400 acres of the project area. Said parcel is located within a Forestry/
Homestead exemption will be in-
the final draft that would have prohibited lo-
Rural Residential "F/RR" zone.
creased from $25,000. to $50,000. on all home-
cal governments from automatically increas-
Copies of said petitions with complete legal descriptions and subsequent staff reports will
steaded primary residences. First time home
ing millage rates to offset tax base reductions
be available for review at the Levy County Development Department. For Information call
buyer relief, none. Not good, young folks
without an "extraordinary vote".
352-486-5203. Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard regarding the pro-
need our help when purchasing their first
Finally, on affordable housing no ad-
posed petitions. Any person requiring reasonable accommodations to participate in this
home, but there are other programs out there.
ditional help will be part of the package. Know
meeting should contact the County Commissioners Administration Office at 352-486-5218.
Special districts will apply tax base reductions
the differences, and be an educated voter
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
with assessment caps also applying. For fis-
before you go to the polls in January. I'll see
A public hearing on each petition as described below will be conducted by the Board of
cally-constrained counties fantastic news,
you around "The Campus". Darryl Diamond
County Commissioners on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter
this legislation will provide for future appro-
and "The Diamond Team" are available 7 days
as the matter may be heard during the course of action. The hearing will be held in the
priation of state funds to offset property tax
a week for all of your professional real estate
County Commissioner's Meeting Room, The Levy County Courthouse, 355 South Court
loss in these counties.
needs. Please call us at 352-447-4442.
Street, Bronson, Florida. The Board of County Commissioners is not bound to consider
the petitions in the order listed in this notice. Any of these petitions may be considered as
soon as the meeting commences.
FP 8-07 Croft Land Surveying representing Southeast Dairy Co., LLC, petitioning the
board for a Final Plat of "Bridle Trace," a subdivision located in the W ½ of Section 7,
Township 14S, Range 18E, in Levy County. Said parcel contains 266.54 acres more less and
is located within an Agriculture/Rural Residential "A/RR" zone. This subdivision will
consist of twenty-six 9.5 acre more or less residential lots.
SEA 1-07 Eddie Hodge (Derby Gold Pine Shavings, LLC), petitioning the board for a
Special Exception Amendment to SE 6-06 to change the days and time of operation of the
Derby Gold shaving mill, located on a parcel of land in the SE 1/4 of Section 29, Township
13S, Range 19E, in Levy County. Said parcel contains 14.9 acres more or less and is located
within an "A/RR" Agriculture/Rural Residential zone.
SE 8-07 Darmindra Ghamandi petitioning the board for a Special Exception to allow a
machine shop metal fabrication of highly technical industrial vaccum equipment, on a
parcel of land located in the N ½ of the NW 1/4 of Section 25, Township 16S, Range 16E,
lying East of US 19/98, in Levy County. Said parcel contains 2.61 acres more or less. This
parcel has a land use designation of "C" Commercial and a zoning district of "C-3" Mod-
erately Intensive Commercial.
Copies of said petitions with complete legal descriptions and subsequent staff reports will
be available for review at the Levy County Development Department. For Information call
352-486-5203. Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard regarding the pro-
posed petitions. Any person requiring reasonable accommodations to participate in this
meeting should contact the County Commissioners Administration Office at 352-486-5218.
SHOULDANYAGENCY OR PERSON DECIDE TOAPPEALANY DECISION MADE BY
THE BOARD WITH RESPECT TOANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT SUCH MEETING, A
RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING,AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE,AVERBATIM RECORD OF
THE PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THETESTIMONYAND
EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
Publish 11-21, 11-28-07