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The Economic Impact of Women’s Businesses in Escambia County By Heidi Travis Since the recession of 2007-2009, the United States economy has been making a slow but steady recovery. New data from Womanable and American Express OPEN’s 2016 State of WomenOwned Businesses Report suggests that womenowned businesses are at the forefront of this recovery and play a key role in the overall health and welfare of the national economy.
According to the report, since 2007 there have been 1,072 net new women-owned businesses started each day. Currently, there are approximately 11.3 million women owned businesses in the United States which employ nearly 9 million people and generate 1.6 trillion in revenue. Furthermore, womenowned businesses have grown at a rate that is five times the national average for the past 9 years. While nationally, the total number of businesses has had a meager 9% increase, the number of women-owned businesses is up by 45%. This upward trend is even more plainly seen when comparing gains and losses in the percentage of people these businesses employ. In fact, there has been an 18% increase in employment in womenowned businesses since recession while a 1% decrease in employment has been observed over all.
rate of growth in women owned businesses. Between 2007 and 2016, Florida showed a 67% increase in the number of women owned businesses. When you compare that number to the 45% increase nationally, Florida is exceeding national growth by 10%. Interestingly, a great many of the businesses booming in Florida are quite new. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s inaugural Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, 37% of businesses in Florida have been operative for five years or less. 19.4% of Florida businesses are women-owned businesses and of those 10.8% have been operative for less than two years. This data points to positive conditions for start-up businesses. Florida’s recovery from the recession seems to be accelerating, evidenced by the continued growth of existing businesses and with the creation
Florida is leader among the top 10 states to show the fastest rate of growth in women-owned businesses. This means that employment opportunities in women-owned businesses are steadily on the rise. Just as these trends can be observed nationally, they are even more clearly marked at the state level. Florida is leader among the top 10 states to show the fastest
of new ones in the past two years. This makes it an ideal climate for the emergence of more womenowned businesses. These same trends can be observed in Escambia County. Data from the 2012 Census ‘ Survey of Business Owners — the most cur-
rent data available until next the 2017 numbers come in sometime next year – shows that the percentage of women owned businesses in Pensacola was 38.6% compared to the 35.8% nationally. Likewise, the revenue generated by women-owned businesses in Escambia County is 7.3% compared to the 4.2% nationally. To put it another way, there are 21,327 businesses total in Escambia county and of those businesses, 8,390 are women-owned businesses. The majority of women-owned businesses in Escambia County fall into traditional industry sectors, as they do nationally. According to the 2016 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, the top four sectors are as follows: 1. Other services (home to hair and nail salons and pet care) 2. Health care and social assistance 3. Professional/scientific/technical services 4. Administrative, support, and waste management services In Escambia County, the distribution is similar, with only a few minor changes. 1. Other services 2. Health care and social assistance 3. Administrative, support, and waste management services 4. Retail/Trade So at face value, it appears that Escambia County offers a microcosmic view of the state of
women-owned businesses both nationally and at the state level, at least based on the current available data. Allison Romer, the Economic Development Coordinator at the UWF Haas Center who specializes in economic impact analysis and community development, however, asserts that there are yet other things to take into consideration. “Looking at the historical data between the 2007 and 2012 the number of female owned businesses in the MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) increased by 6.8%, meanwhile the total number of firms regardless of ownership declined 13.9%,” Romer says. “During the same time period maleowned businesses dropped 7.8%. However, the 2007 data is right before the Great Recession and the 2012 data is from the peak of the economic recovery period. Male dominated industries like construction were some of the hardest hit. The percentage of all construction firms dropped 40.7% between 2007 and 2012.” In other words, the growth tracked in this statistical data was pulled from a window of time spanning from a very low point in our economy in 2007 to the peak of its boom and recovery in 2012, making the growth appear more dramatic. All the same, Romer asserts that there are still parallels to be drawn between Escambia County and the larger picture. “With all of that said, the 2012 data on female owned businesses
in the Pensacola MSA does seem to track closely to state and national trends so I imagine that it would continue to follow that trajectory but a more in depth study would need to be conducted to say for sure,” Romer says. Even with this boom, womenowned businesses in Escambia County will continue to face the same pitfalls as its national and state counterparts. According to the 2016 State of Small Business Report presented by Florida’s SBDC, the primary issue with these start-up businesses is access to capital. This problem was cited by 28% of businesses surveyed by the SBDC. A recent article in Forbes reported that the White House proposed a $43.2 million cut from the Small Businesses Administration budget. This would drastically reduce the amount of loan guarantees to small-business owners and have a disproportionate impact on women-owned businesses. That could spell trouble for the future of women-owned businesses on a large scale. For now, it appears that womenowned businesses are starting to thrive and have a real potential for greater economic impact all around. The exact trajectory these businesses will take remains to be seen but the next year’s release of the 2017 Survey of Business Owners data will offer more clarity to that end.
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Baptist Medical Group Welcomes Evan Lewis, M.D., Neurosurgeon Baptist Medical Group is pleased to welcome Evan Lewis, M.D., to its multispecialty physician network. Dr. Lewis is a highly skilled neurosurgeon who specializes in advanced treatment options for complex brain, spine and peripheral nerve conditions or injuries. He works with his patients to offer a comprehensive neurosurgical treatment plan that best meets their conditions and their needs. Dr. Lewis earned his medical degree at
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office is located at 1717 North E St., Suite 422, in Pensacola. To learn more about Dr. Lewis, please visit BaptistMedicalGroup. org or call 850.469.0642.
Blue Morning Gallery’s “Spotlight on Art” Showcase
The current Spotlight on Art Show, Up All Night- in the studio, showcases the art of Laura Wolfersperger, encaustics; Suzette Brooks, glass; Cece Hines, painter; and Valerie Aune, oils. This show runs through August 5. The next Spotlight on Art Show, Live, Love, Art, showcases the art of Carol Loethen- a mixed media artist whose creative art style is edgy and contemporary; Mark Schmitt- a creator of uniquely colorful and functional tile art works; and Melinda Giron, a mixed media artist and jeweler who works in a variety of mediums. The show runs until September 9th, 2017. The artists will be on hand at the next Gallery Night, August 18th at the new temporary location. Due to upcoming construction on the current gallery location, Blue Morning
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For 65 hours, from 7 am on July 11 to midnight on July 13, senior care organizations across the country banded together to give hope to seniors and raise money for their causes. The online event, called GIVE65, was a fundraiser facilitated by Home Instead Senior Care Foundation and was the first and only crowd-fundraising platform exclusively devoted to helping elders in the communities where they live. Council on Aging of West Florida raised money through this platform for its annual Senior Chill Out drive, which seeks to provide air conditioners and fans to those 60 and older who either do not have home air conditioning or who have an inadequate cooling system in their house. A limited number of organizations from a pool of applicants competed for a total of up to $100,000 in matching grants. Council on Aging of West Florida was fortunate to not only be designated a GIVE65 participant, but to also receive matching funds by Home Instead for the first $5,000 raised. With that match, Council on Aging raised $10,740 in all at event close, exceeding the $10,000 goal set by the agency. This will allow for the purchase of approximately 83 window AC units that will go straight to low-income, high-risk seniors in our community struggling to endure the hot Florida summer in a healthy and comfortable manner. These units are especially valuable to older people who have health challenges that inhibit their
body’s ability to regulate temperature and moderate blood pressure. “The summer is an especially difficult time, but with these funds, we can offer relief and hope to those who so desperately need it,” said John Clark, president and CEO of Council on Aging. “Home Instead Senior Care was a fantastic partner as we raised money for our cause and increased awareness of our services in the community.” The local Home Instead Senior Care office, headed up by owner and vice president Stacy Robello, was instrumental in recruiting donors, marketing the event and building excitement for the 65-hour fundraising blitz. “It has been wonderful experience to give back to the people who built the Pensacola community,” said Robello. “And what’s so exciting is knowing that all these funds will come back to the local, grassroots level. This could not have been possible without the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation, the tremendous efforts from Council on Aging and local supporters of this beautiful project, so I thank all of them.” In order to receive an AC unit, interested individuals 60 and up must call the Council on Aging office at (850) 432-1475 and complete an overthe-phone assessment to determine eligibility. If the elder meets certain criteria set by the agency, a case manager will contact the individual to arrange a pickup time.
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De Luna Coffee: Going International While Keeping Its Local Roots
A Pensacola coffee company was granted the first ever food & beverage license by the Department of the Navy for Blue Angels® Blend coffee. “We’re very excited,” said Ed Lemox, founder of De Luna Coffee International, a coffee roasting and distribution company. “This will allow us to offer our coffee on Navy bases, including commissaries, exchanges and museums, and will help increase our business and spread the names of Pensacola and the Blue Angels® worldwide.” The Navy will receive a percentage of all Blue Angels®
Blend sales, which, by statute, will go to support Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs. “The Blue Angels® and Pensacola go together, so it seemed like a natural fit,” Lemox said. Other blends also celebrate Pensacola icons – Graffiti Bridge, the Pensacola Beach sign, the Pensacola Beach Ball, Palafox Place and the Five Flags, among others. “We like to share some of Pensacola’s history and unique character with locals and tourists alike.” Blue Angels® Blend is one of the many different coffees that are roasted, packaged and distributed
by Lemox, a Pensacola native who has been in the coffee business for 17 years. Pensacola, Florida is the home of the Blue Angels® flight demonstration squadron and is now also home to the first ever food & beverage product to be officially licensed by the Department of the Navy. Blue Angels® Blend coffee is “our high altitude blend of Costa Rican, Colombian and Sumatran beans. It will keep you flying high with precision all day,” says the package, which bears the flight team’s blue-and-gold insignia and logo.
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Frontier Airlines expands to Pensacola International Airport
Frontier Airlines announced today that Pensacola International Airport will be among the 21 new cities served by the low-fare carrier as part of their nationwide network expansion. Beginning Spring of 2018, Frontier Airlines will offer non-stop service to Denver, Colorado from Pensacola International Airport. Mayor Hayward welcomed today’s announcement and is looking forward to working with
Frontier Airlines. By next spring, Frontier will offer low fares to 90 percent of the U.S. population, which is expected to bring more than $1 billion dollars in savings to consumers through lower airfares. Official details on when the new service will start, the availability or frequency are not yet available. Information will be shared as it becomes available.
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Eden Condominiums salutes wounded U.S. military veterans with free family beach vacations on Perdido Key
Thanks to Eden Condominiums, 25 wounded American military veterans will have the chance to enjoy a weeklong stay in paradise on Perdido Key. It’s the fourth year in a row that Eden has offered luxury waterfront units for deserving heroes and their families. The veterans, some of whom have said they have never taken a real vacation, will begin arriving on Sept. 16. The annual effort all started when one Eden condominium owner offered his unit to a wounded veteran as a token of appreciation back in 2014. When the other owners and Eden management heard of the gesture, they decided to join forces, and together they have provided free vacations to between 2225 veterans each year since. This year Eden will work with two military veteran organizations, Wounded War Heroes and the Wounded Warrior Project to identify veterans and coordinate the week-long event. As word has gotten out, area businesses, the USO and individuals have all chipped in to expand the
impact, providing meals, snacks, goods and gift cards. Eden believes the vacation giveaway will continue to grow as more and more people get involved. “This has been a collaborative effort started by the owners of Eden, which now has spread to include many others,” said April Adams, Eden’s rental manager. Adams says that Eden has been overwhelmed by the support they receive each year, including a proclamation from the Escambia Board of County Commissioners in honor of the effort. WANT TO HELP? Paper towels, paper plates and cups, plastic cutlery, toilet paper, bottles of water, soda, snacks and non-perishable foods are needed and appreciated, as well as donations to help purchase these items for the visiting families. If you or your business or organization would like to contribute, contact Eden by phone or email at 850-492-336 or rental@perdido-key.com.
Hayward reaches agreement with Pensacola Professional Firefighters International Association of Firefighters, Local 707
Beck Partners was recently named one of Florida’s Best Companies To Work For. “We are in this business to connect people together, grow their business and protect their most valuable assets. Our people are fearless innovators in the office and in the community, that continually drive each other to keep growing and evolving. Culture is something we have because of our awesome people that we actively seek when adding to our team of professionals. We are especially honored to be representing Pensacola in this list and the recognition as a great workplace,” says Justin Beck, CEO of Beck Partners. The annual Best Companies list is featured in the August issue of Florida Trend magazine. One-hundred companies are ranked in small, medium and large employer categories. To participate, companies or government entities had to employ at least 15 workers in Florida and have been in operation at least one year. Companies that chose to participate underwent an evaluation of their workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. The process also included a survey to measure employee satisfaction. The combined scores determined the top
companies and the final ranking. “What’s clear from our list is that amenities like free lunch or a game room at the workplace are not the things that make a great workplace. Those amenities are just part of the way companies reflect their cultures — it’s the culture of the company and the company’s ability to hire people who understand and embody the culture that create a great workplace,” says Executive Editor Mark Howard. “The best companies obviously provide strong pay and benefits to their employees, but they also offer fun diversions such as ice cream socials, holiday parties and field days,” says Florida Trend Publisher Andy Corty, “And these top companies encourage employees to participate in the organization’s overall success with training and open communications.” The Best Companies To Work For In Florida program was created by Florida Trend and Best Companies Group and is endorsed by the HR Florida State Council. Best Companies Group managed the registration, survey and analysis and determined the final rankings. For a list of the 100 Best Companies To Work For In Florida, go to www.FloridaTrend.com/ BestCompanies.
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Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced today that he has reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Pensacola Professional Fire Fighters Local 707, representing the City of Pensacola’s Fire Department employees. “Our public safety employees are one of our City’s strongest assets,” said Mayor Hayward. “These men and women
put their lives on the line every day to protect our citizens. We owe it to them to ensure that they are paid fairly for the great work they do each and every day.” The agreement includes an increase in the starting pay for newly hired Firefighters from 30,000 a year to 32,500 a year. In addition, Firefighters will each receive a 3% pay increase each year over the next three year
period. Since taking office, Hayward has continued to reach agreements with the City’s police, fire, and general employee unions while reforming public pensions. The agreement was voted on and ratified by the full union membership. The contract will now be presented to the City Council for final approval.
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ARMY CORPS NEEDS MORE TIME ON NEGRON RESERVOIR By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Federal assistance may be on the way for the state’s latest Everglades restoration effort. But the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will need another month to figure out how to join in Senate President Joe Negron’s plan for a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee. Col. Jason Kirk, the Florida commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, advised the South Florida Water Management District this week that a review is underway of options for working together on changes to what is known as the Central Everglades Planning Project. The changes were outlined in a measure (SB 10) that Negron pushed through the Legislature this year. “We are currently working through multiple options for the next steps to address your request,” Kirk wrote. Supporters of the reservoir, a priority of Negron, R-Stuart, anticipate the federal government covering half the cost of the work.
Part of the bill requires the water management district to request the Army Corps participate --- by next Tuesday --- in helping to develop a report on revisions needed to increase water storage south of Lake Okeechobee. District Executive Director Pete Antonacci, who is leaving the district Tuesday to head Enterprise Florida, asked the Army Corps in a letter to participate on the report on June 26. Kirk responded Monday that the Army Corps expects to have a full response by the end of August. District spokesman Randy Smith said Wednesday the “district is working with the Corps to push the plan along as fast as possible.” Katie Betta, a Negron spokeswoman, said the president is pleased the Army Corps provided an update as he continues to “closely monitor the implementation of Senate Bill 10.” The Senate bill allows Florida to bond up to $800 million as a way to speed construction of the reservoir, which is intended to help clean South Florida waterways and potentially reduce
the recurrence of toxic algae outbreaks that have impacted Negron’s Treasure Coast district in past years. Treasure Coast residents blame polluted water releases from Lake Okeechobee for the algae outbreaks. The proposal seeks to accelerate plans for a reservoir --- part of a larger ongoing Everglades project effort called the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, or CERP --- to clean water that can be sent through the Everglades toward Florida Bay. Under the state proposal, the reservoir, initially using 14,460-acres of state-owned land within the Everglades Agriculture Area, will need to be deeper than originally planned. Julie Hill-Gabriel, deputy director of Audubon Florida, called Kirk’s letter a positive sign. “We look forward to the agencies working together to implement Senate Bill 10, reduce discharges to the sensitive coastal estuaries, and send needed freshwater south to the Everglades,” Hill-Gabriel said.
FLORIDA SCHOOLS TO SEE SLIGHT BUMP IN ENROLLMENT By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Florida public schools are expected to grow by 27,000 students in the next year, under an estimate approved by state forecasters on Thursday. The 0.9 percent growth rate for the 2018-19 academic year is in line with an estimate showing the number of students in Florida K-12 classrooms will average less than 1 percent growth over the four subsequent years. K-12 enrollment is projected to rise from 2.83 million students this year to 2.86 million next fall, an increase of 26,764 full-time students in the 67 school districts and the Florida Virtual School, according to Thursday’s forecast. The K-12 population will rise to 2.95 million students by the fall of 2022, averaging an annual increase of 0.85 percent from the fall of 2018, the projection shows. Next year, students enrolled statewide in standard education classes
in grades 4-8 will increase by 1.5 percent, while standard high school enrollment will grow by 1.3 percent, the estimate shows. K-3 enrollment is projected to decline by 1.3 percent. Among the major trends, the estimate shows a 3.4 percent increase in students enrolled in the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program, with 202,033 students projected next fall, an increase of 6,608 students from this year. More students are expected to take advantage of “dual enrollment” programs, where they can earn state college or university credits while still in high school. Dual enrollment students are expected to increase by 11 percent next year, with the projected 26,862 students representing a 23 percent increase since the 2016-17 academic year. Orange County, the state’s fourthlargest district, is expected to have the highest headcount growth next year, gaining 4,668 students over this year.
The growth includes more than 1,400 additional students in the ESOL program and increase of more than 1,100 students in grades 4-8 and 1,300 in high school. Grades K-3 are expected to drop by 379 students. Overall, Orange County is expected to experience a 2.3 percent growth rate next year, more than double a predicted statewide increase of less than 1 percent. Hillsborough County, the thirdlargest district, is expected to gain 3,203 additional students in 2018-19, a 1.5 percent growth rate. The state’s two largest school districts won’t be growing quite as fast. Miami-Dade County will gain 1,466 students --- a 0.4 percent increase --- and Broward County schools will gain 1,910 new students, about a 0.7 percent jump. With a 0.1 percent decline, or 281 students, Monroe County is expected to lose the largest number of pupils next year.
The state’s smallest district, Jefferson County, is projected to have the largest decline, with a 9.5 percent drop. The struggling school district is expected to have an enrollment of 624 students next year. Statewide, the highest annual K-12 enrollment growth since the Great Recession occurred in the 2014-15 academic year, with a 1.4 percent increase. School enrollment dropped during the recession, with three successive declines beginning in the fall of 2006 through the fall of 2008. The enrollment estimating conference, which includes analysts from the House, Senate, Governor’s Office, the Department of Education and the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, will meet again later this year to adjust the K-12 enrollment estimate, based on actual headcounts that will occur as the 201718 academic year begins next month.
STATE GRAPPLES WITH INCREASE IN CARD SKIMMERS By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Credit-card skimming devices at Florida gas stations and stores are on a dramatic rise this year. State figures show 315 skimmers had been discovered at Florida gas pumps through July 18, compared to 120 skimmers discovered through the first seven months of 2016. That represents a 160 percent increase in the illegal devices used to collect consumers’ credit- or debit-card information. This year’s seven-month total already far exceeds the 219 reported devices in all of 2016 and the 169 skimmers found in 2015, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. At a press conference in Orlando this month highlighting the problem, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam noted that his inspectors and lawenforcement officers have documented a continued rise since 2015 in the devices, which are typically placed inside gas-pump cabinets. “Since that time, we have seen a steady trend upward, an increase in the number of skimmers being found around the state on these gas pumps,” Putnam said. If undetected, each skimmer is capable of collecting credit- or debit-card data from 100 consumers, with each losing an average of $1,000 to electronic theft, according to Putnam’s agency., which is responsible for gas-station inspections. Palm Beach County has the most reported skimmer locations this year with 58, followed by Broward
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County with 57, Miami-Dade County with 26 and Pinellas and Volusia counties, each reporting 12 devices. Although there appeared to be a correlation between larger counties, with more cars and gas stations, and the detection of skimmers, that isn’t always the case. Brevard County, with 11 skimmer locations, had more than the combined totals of Duval County, with five, and Hillsborough County, with four. In the majority of cases, one skimmer device was reported at each location. But some had multiple skimmers, including a New Smyrna Beach gas station where four skimmers were found on July 11, records show. Putnam has been working with the Legislature, the Florida Retail Federation and the Florida Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association the past few years to curb the illegal activity. In 2016, the Legislature passed a law that toughened penalties for credit-card fraud and required security devices on gas pumps, including the use of security tape to alert store employees and consumers about pump tampering. This year, the Legislature passed another law making it illegal to possess skimmer-device equipment. “As the third-largest state with 10,000 convenience stores and more than 100 million tourists visiting each year, Florida presents significantly more opportunities for skimming devices to be used,” said Scott Shalley, president of the Florida Retail
Federation, after Gov. Rick Scott signed the latest anti-skimming legislation (HB 343) last month. Putnam said the industry has taken steps to protect gas pumps from tampering, including moving away from a universal key system that allowed access to pumps in different locations. He said the newest stores and gas stations are deploying technology that will shut down pumps if they are opened without authorization. But Putnam said skimmer criminals are growing more sophisticated, with some now using devices where credit-card data can be downloaded remotely, eliminating the need to retrieve skimmers from inside the pumps. “Unfortunately, like many forms of criminal activities, the bad guys continue to evolve just like the laws continue to evolve,” Putnam said. But Putnam also said “there are some very simple things that the traveling public can do during this summer traveling season to protect themselves.” Among the recommendations are using cash to pay for gas; using credit cards, which typically have more consumer protections than debit cards if fraud occurs; using pumps closer to the stores, as skimmer criminals are more likely to target remote pumps; and avoiding pumps if the cabinets are open or if security tape is broken or appears altered. “This is not a crime limited to Florida, but unfortunately it is a crime that we are seeing growth in and an increasing number of these devices are being found,” Putnam said.
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MILLIGAN, FORMER GOP LAWMAKERS AMONG PSC HOPEFULS By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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Former Florida Comptroller Bob Milligan, state Rep. Tom Goodson, a handful of former state legislators and an administrative law judge are among the 23 applicants seeking to replace Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on the state’s utility regulatory board. The vacancy was created last month when Gov. Rick Scott tapped Patronis to succeed former CFO Jeff Atwater, who left the Cabinet post to take a job with Florida Atlantic University. Scott will also make the final selection for the open Public Service Commission position. Joining Goodson, R-Rockledge, seeking to replace Patronis as a Florida utility regulator are a number of onetime House members --- all Republicans --- including Richard Glorioso, of Plant City; David Murzin, of Pensacola; Ritch Workman, of Melbourne; and Ken Littlefield, of Wesley Chapel, who briefly served on the utility commission before former Gov. Charlie Crist replaced him in
2007. Former state Sen. Greg Evers, a Republican from Baker who also served in the House, also has applied for the post. The Public Service Commission oversees rates and service for electric utilities, natural-gas utilities, and water and wastewater utilities. Milligan, 84, served as comptroller from 1995 to 2002, when the Cabinet position merged with the insurance commissioner, treasurer and fire marshal to become chief financial officer. Milligan also briefly served as Scott’s interim Veterans Affairs director in 2011. Other commission hopefuls include John Glen Van Laningham, a Tallahassee administrative law judge; Steven Petty, a former chief economist for business-backed Florida TaxWatch; and David Clark, the Department of Environmental Protection’s deputy secretary of land and recreation, who oversees the state’s 174 parks. The deadline to apply with the Public Service Commission Nominating Council for the $131,036-a-year post was 5 p.m. Friday. The nominating council, chaired by
state Rep. Mike La Rosa, R-St. Cloud, will interview candidates for the jobs and submit recommendations to Scott. The term for the individual eventually selected to replace Patronis, a restaurateur from Panama City and former state House member, ends on Jan. 1, 2019. Other applicants include: - John R. Coleman of New Port Richey, a retired New York State Department of Public Service supervisor; - William Conrad, a former mayor of Newberry who owns Conrad Construction Company and serves as chairman of the Florida Municipal Power Agency’s board of directors; - Norman “Bruce” Doueck, a Realtor from Yulee; - David Johnson, a general magistrate in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit; - Clayton Lindstrom, director of the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority; - Pauley Morgan, chief technical advisor to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; - Jody Newman, a former assistant director with the Orange County School District; - Former Duval County Property
Appraiser Jim Overton; - Kathryn Pappas, a former bank vice president from Agawam, Mass; - Erik Sayler, a former senior attorney with the commission who now works for the state Office of Public Counsel; - Ted Schrader, president of the Winter Haven Citrus Growers Association; - Anibal Taboas an appointee to the Governors State University Board of Trustees from Woodridge, Ill.; and - Bill Veach, deputy county manager for Lake County, who previously served as director of the Division of Hotels and Restaurants at the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Many of the applicants have also applied to replace veteran commissioners Ronald Brise and Art Graham. Brise and Graham --initially appointed in 2010 by Crist and reappointed four years later by Scott --- have filed to be reappointed to their seats, but were not among those applying for the post vacated by Patronis.
REGULATORS TO GRAPPLE WITH FPL NUCLEAR PLANS
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
With Florida Power & Light saying it expects to “pause” the project, state regulators next month will wade into a dispute about how to handle the utility’s long-discussed plans to add two nuclear reactors in Miami-Dade County. The dispute, detailed in documents filed last week at the Florida Public Service Commission, pits FPL against consumer representatives, the city of Miami and business and environmental groups. At least in part, it involves an FPL strategy to continue pursuing a crucial license for the reactors and then pausing for what could be years before making decisions about whether to move forward with the project. The utility is asking the Public Service Commission to allow it to recoup costs from customers in the future for the licensing and other expenses. But opponents of the request argue FPL has not submitted a needed study that would show whether the nuclear project is feasible. They say the utility should not be given approval to continue adding millions of dollars in costs and billing customers later. In a document filed last week with the Public Service Commission, FPL said its request would effectively suspend costs that customers might otherwise have to pay next year and would temporarily eliminate the need for annual regulatory hearings on the project. FPL also is watching nuclear projects in Georgia and South Carolina as it prepares to make decisions about the planned reactors at the Turkey Point complex in Miami-Dade. “FPL’s proposal is particularly appropriate given the stage of the project: FPL is completing its licensing activities and entering a period of reduced spending while FPL `pauses’ to maintain the
approvals it has received and observe the progress being made, and issues being faced, at other new nuclear construction projects,” the filing said. But opponents question whether FPL will ever build the reactors and say customers should not face the prospect of added costs. “FPL’ s position begs a basic policy question: If FPL cannot produce a feasibility analysis showing that pursuing the reactors makes economic sense for customers, why would the (Public Service) Commission saddle customers with more risk and costs?” said a document filed last week by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, one of the opposition groups. The issue is rooted in a 2006 state law that was designed to encourage the development of nuclear power in Florida. That controversial law allowed utilities to incrementally collect money from customers for costly nuclear projects, rather than recouping project costs after reactors start operating. The Public Service Commission holds hearings each year that typically involve reviewing the amounts that utilities plan to bill customers for nuclear projects and determining whether the expenses are “prudent.” The commission is scheduled Aug. 15 to start a hearing that will include FPL’s request to defer recovery of costs incurred after Dec. 31, 2016. Much of the utility’s activity on the project involves trying to obtain federal approval of what is known as a “combined operating license,” a crucial step for being able to move forward with reactors. Steven Scroggs, a senior director of project development for FPL, said in testimony filed in May with the Public Service Commission that the utility had spent $260 million through 2016 pursing the combined operating license and other needed approvals. Scroggs said in the testimony that FPL expects to incur about $25 million in expenses for the project in 2017. FPL told regulators that it thinks it will receive
a combined license in late 2017 or early 2018. If new reactors would start operating in 2031 and 2032, the overall cost of the project is estimated to range from $14.96 billion to $21.87 billion, the utility said in the filing last week. In its request to the Public Service Commission, FPL said completing the licensing for the reactors is “eminently reasonable.” “Possession of a valid COL (combined operating license) and associated approvals will enable FPL to move forward with preconstruction work at the right time,” the filing said. “The license may be acted upon for a period of at least 20 years once issued, providing a significant window of time during which factors influencing a decision to move to construction may change. The alternative --- halting licensing work at this time --- could permanently preclude FPL’s customers from ever attaining value from the licensing investment made thus far.” But opponents of the request, including the state Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers, object to the utility incurring more costs. Other opponents include the Florida Retail Federation and Florida Industrial Power Users Group, along with the city of Miami and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. “FPL has not satisfied, and almost certainly cannot satisfy, the statutory requirement that it prove that it has committed sufficient resources to enable its Turkey Point project to be completed, and that its alleged intent to do so is realistic or practical,” the Florida Retail Federation said in a filing last week. “FPL has not filed a realistic feasibility study for its project for more than two years, and in those intervening years, significant developments have occurred that cast serious doubt on the viability value of pursuing the COL for (the Turkey Point reactors).”
PEREZ TOPS MALLEA IN HOUSE GOP PRIMARY By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Political newcomer Daniel Perez handily won a Republican primary Tuesday for a Miami-Dade County state House seat, overcoming an opponent who had support from top-flight GOP names including former Gov. Jeb Bush. With 45 of 47 precincts reporting, Perez had 54.8 percent of the vote in the special primary in House District 116, to 45.2 percent for Jose Mallea. The difference between the two was a little more than 600 votes, but it was virtually certain that the outstanding ballots would not put Mallea over the top. Perez will face Gabriela Mayaudon, a Democrat and former Venezuelan legislator, in the Sept. 26 special general election. House Republicans leaders were already lining up behind Perez, whose win was something of an upset given Mallea’s endorsements and fundraising advantage. “Congrats Daniel Perez on your hard fought
victory tonight,” tweeted Rep. Chris Sprowls, a Palm Harbor Republican slated to become House speaker after the 2020 elections. “FL House Republicans stand ready to see you across the finish line. On to victory.” Mallea raised nearly $265,000 in the race, compared to $168,000 for Perez. Mallea also had the endorsements of Bush, former House Speaker Will Weatherford and some business groups. Perez, for his part, won the backing of the Florida Medical Association Political Action Committee. His website touts his support for President Donald Trump --- a divisive figure in Miami-Dade --- and Perez accused Mallea of disloyalty to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, whose first Senate campaign Mallea managed. Mallea’s campaign was also tough, attacking Perez for photographs featuring the candidate and his fiancee in Cuba and filing a lawsuit alleging Perez had been misleading about his residency in campaign filings. Perez enters the general election as the favorite;
former Rep. Jose Felix Diaz, a Republican, carried District 116 by almost 24 points in November. Diaz resigned from the seat to try to succeed former Sen. Frank Artiles, a Miami Republican who resigned in April after directing a racially charged outburst at a fellow senator in a members-only club near the Capitol. Diaz won the Republican primary Tuesday in the Senate District 40 race. Democrats said they will fight for the House seat. Rep. Kionne McGhee, a Miami Democrat in line to become the party’s House leader after the 2018 elections, issued a statement Tuesday backing Mayaudon, who was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. “We stand with our candidate in House District 116 as we work every day towards progress for working families in the Florida House,” McGhee said. “The path to taking back the House runs through MiamiDade County. We also stand firmly with Gabriela and Venezuelan-Americans all across Florida against the cruel deprivation of the people of Venezuela and the erosion of democratic rights there.”
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PUBLIC NOTICES Legals Notice of Sale IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA FRANCES LOUISE PIERCE, a/k/a LOUISE PIERCE, a/k/a FRANCE LOUISE PIERCE, a/k/a FRANCES L.PIERCE Plaintiff, vs. JAMES GULLETTE, JOSEPH SINGLETON, BARBARA SINGLETON AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MARTHA ALENE SINGLETON, And ANY UNKNOWN PARTIES WHO MAY CLAIM INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS Defendants. Case No.: 2014-CA-002303 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER F.S. CHAPTER 45 NOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on July 26, 2017 in the above-styled cause, to the highest and best bidder for cash, by electronic sale at www.escambia.realforeclosure.com at 11:00 o’clock A.M. C.S.T. on September 26, 2017, 2017, the following described property will be sold: Lots 15, 16,17,18,19, and 20, Block 11 Britton Place, The Pensacola Realty Company’s Subdivision of Lot 7 and parts of Lots1,2,6,and 8, Section 17, Township 2 South, Range 30 West, Escambia County Florida. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Dated: July 27, 2017. Mark A. Bednar, Esquire MARK A. BEDNAR, P.A. 11 E. Zaragoza Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 E-Mail: mab@markbednarlaw.com Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR8/2-8/9NOS NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that Donald C. Spencer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County, Florida, will on August 29, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time via online bid at www.santarosa.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes offer for sale, and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder, the following described real and personal property situated in Santa Rosa County: PARCEL “A”: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 28 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE GO SOUTH 03 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE AFORESAID SECTION 31 A DISTANCE OF 165.13 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 30 (U.S. HIGHWAY # 98, 160’ R/W) AND BEING IN A CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 5629.65 FEET; THENCE GO ALONG THE SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AN ARC DISTANCE OF 338.00 FEET (CHORD DISTANCE = 337.95 FEET, CHORD BEARING = NORTH 73 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST); THENCE DEPARTING THE AFORESAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY #98 GO SOUTH 03 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 300.00 FEET; THENCE GO SOUTH 73 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 338.19 FEET TO THE AFORESAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 31, THENCE GO NORTH 03 DEGREES; 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 300.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND IS SITUATED IN SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 28 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA. PARCEL “B”: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 28 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE GO SOUTH 03 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE AFORESAID SECTION 31 A DISTANCE OF 165.13 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 30 (U.S. HIGHWAY #98, 160’ R/W); THENCE CONTINUE ALONG THE AFORESAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 31 SOUTH 03 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 300.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE GO NORTH 73 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 338.19 FEET; THENCE GO SOUTH 03 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 978.28 FEET; THENCE GO SOUTH 84 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE FO 330.00 FEET TO THE AFORESAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 31; THENCE GO NORTH 03 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 910.77 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND IS SITUATED IN SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 28 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH A PERPETUAL EASEMENT FOR INGRESS, EGRESS AND UTILITY PURPOSES OVER AND ACROSS THAT PORTION OF PARCEL C, CRANE COVE, A SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 29 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK G, AT PAGE 21 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, LYING IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CONER OF LOT 4, SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 28 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND THEN RUN EAST THREE AND ONE-HALF DEGREES NORTH A DISTANCE OF 330 FEET, THENCE SOUTH THREE AND ONE-HALF DEGREES A DISTANCE OF 1320 FEET; THENCE WEST THREE AND ONE-HALF DEGREES SOUTH 330 FEET; THENCE NORTH THREE AND ONE-HALF DEGREES WEST A DISTANCE OF 1320 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; LESS AND EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION THEREOF LYING WITHIN UNITED STATES HIGHWAY # 98 (160’ R/W). (SAID PROPERTY BEING OTHERWISE DESCRIBED AS THE WEST 330 FEET OF THE NORTH 1320 FEET OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 28 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, LESS THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN U.S. HIGHWAY #98).
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 28 WEST, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE GO SOUTH 03 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION A DISTANCE OF 165.13 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT BEING ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD #30 (U.S. HIGHWAY #98, 160 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY) AND BEING IN A CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 5629.65 FEET; THENCE GO ALONG SAID CURVE TO THE RIGHT IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AN ARC DISTANCE OF 338.01 FEET (CHORD DISTANCE = 337.956 FEET, CHORD BEARING = NORTH 73 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST); THENCE DEPARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE GO SOUTH 03 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 1278.28 FEET; THENCE GO SOUTH 84 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 330.00 FEET; THENCE GO NORTH 03 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 1210.77 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. (the “Property”) TOGETHER WITH all oil, gas and mineral rights, royalties, gas rights, water, water rights, water stock, flowers, shrubs, lawn plants, crops, trees, timber and other emblements now or hereafter located on, under or above all or any part of the Property; TOGETHER WITH all and singular, the tenements, hereditaments, strips and gores, rights-of-way, easements, privileges and other appurtenances now or hereafter belonging or in any way appertaining to the Property, including, without limitation, all right, title and interest in any after-acquired right, title, interest, remainder or reversion in and to the beds of any ways, streets, avenues, roads, alleys, passages and public places, open or proposed, in front of, running through, adjoining or adjacent to said Property (the “Appurtenances”); TOGETHER WITH all buildings, structures and other improvements of any kind, nature or description now or hereafter erected, constructed, placed, located, or situated upon the Property (the “Improvements”), including, without limitation, any and all additions to, substitutions for and replacements of such Improvements; TOGETHER WITH all the right, title and interest in and to all fixtures, goods, inventory, chattels, construction supplies and materials, fittings, furniture, furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appliances, and other items of personal property, whether tangible or intangible, of any kind, nature or description, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, all signs and displays; all heating, air conditioning, water, gas, lighting, incinerating, and power equipment; all engines, compressors, pipes, pumps, tanks, motors, conduits, wiring, and switchboards; all plumbing, lifting, cleaning, fire prevention, fire extinguishing, sprinkling, refrigerating, ventilating, waste removal and communications equipment and apparatus; all boilers, furnaces, oil burners, vacuum cleaning systems, elevators, and escalators; all stoves, ovens, ranges, disposal units, dishwashers, water heaters, exhaust systems, refrigerators, cabinets and partitions; all rugs, attached floor coverings, curtains, rods, draperies, and carpets; all building materials, tools, shades, awnings, blinds, screens, storm doors and windows; and all general intangibles, inventory, contract rights, accounts receivable, chattel paper, documents and business records, of every kind, including, without limitation, any and all licenses, permits, franchises, trademarks, trade names, service marks, or logos; all other agreements, such as construction contracts, architects’ agreements, engineers’ contracts, utility contracts, maintenance agreements, management agreements, service contracts, listing agreements, and guaranties, and all warranties, certificates and entitlements, and all choses in action; any of which is, are or shall hereafter be located upon, attached to, affixed to or used or useful, either directly or indirectly, in connection with the construction, use, occupancy, operation, maintenance, enjoyment or ownership of the Property, Improvements and Appurtenances (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Fixtures and Personal Property”, which term expressly excludes any toxic wastes or substances deemed hazardous under federal, regional, state or local laws); TOGETHER WITH any and all present or future leases, licenses, concessions, occupancy agreements, contracts, contract rights, rents, royalties, issues, revenues, income, profits, proceeds, accounts. deposits, reserves, security deposits, escrows, impounds, income and other benefits, including accounts receivable, of, accruing to or derived from the Property, Improvements and Appurtenances and any business or enterprise presently situated or hereafter operated thereon and therewith (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Rents”); TOGETHER WITH any and all property tax refunds; and all insurance policies, unearned premiums therefore and proceeds from such policies covering any of the above property now owned or hereafter acquired; TOGETHER WITH any and all awards, payments or settlements, including interest thereon, and the right to receive the same, as a result of (a) the exercise of the right to eminent domain, (b) the alteration of the grade of any street, (c) any other injury, damage or casualty to, taking of, or decrease in the value of, the Property or (d) proceeds of insurance and condemnation awards; TOGETHER WITH all accessions, replacements and substitutions for any of the foregoing and all proceeds thereof. pursuant to the Summary Final Judgment entered in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is BEACH COMMUNITY BANK, Plaintiff, vs. CLUB 2, LLC, a Florida limited liability company; CAN CAPITAL MERCHANT SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants and the docket number of which is 2016 CA 000089. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim with the clerk of the court within 60 days after the sale. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison Santa Rosa County 6865 Caroline Street Milton, FL 32570 Tele: 850.623.3159 Fax: 850.982.0602 ADA.SantaRosa@flcourts1.gov at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving
this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. Issued in accordance with Administrative Directive SRCAD 2014-02 and pursuant to that certain Summary Final Judgment entered in this action, on this 19th day of July 2017. CLARK PARTINGTON ROBERT J. POWELL FL Bar. No. 070318 Clark Partington P.O. Box 13010 (32591-3010) 125 West Romana Street, Suite 800 Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 434-9200 phone (850) 432-7340 fax rpowell@clarkpartington.com ldunlap@clarkpartington.com jknudsen@clarkpartington.com Counsel for Plaintiff 2WR7/26-8/2NOS
Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Lamar Wayne Steele Deceased. File No. 2017-CP-279 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Lamar Wayne Steele, deceased, whose date of death was December 24, 2016, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570-0472. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is August 2, 2017. Personal Representatives: Kimberly G. Thompson 48 Choctaw Circle Elgin, South Carolina 29045 Russell W. Steele 269 Tice Road Moyock, North Carolina 27958 Attorney for Personal Representatives: Angela J. Jones E-Mail Address: ajjones@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR8/2-8/9NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF RONNIE C. STONE Deceased. File No.2017 CP 531 Division E NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Ronnie C. Stone, deceased, whose date of death was February 24, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The dated of first publication of this notice is July 28, 2017. Personal Representative: Laura Pollit 502 Clairmont Drive Pensacola, Florida 32506 Attorney for Personal Representative: Jason A. Waddell Attorney Florida Bar Number: 529362 1108-A North 12th Avenue Pensacola, FL 32501 Telephone: (850) 434-7871 Fax: (850) 434-0971 E-Mail: jaw@ourfamilyattorney.com Secondary E-mail: jawpara@ourfamilyattorney.com 2WR8/2-8/9NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS AND TRUSTEES OF DAVID W. GRISSINGER, DECEASED, JOSEPH F. GRISSINGER, III A/KA JOSEPH GRISSINGER, KNOWN HEIR OF DAVID W. GRISSINGER, DECEASED, et al. Defendants. Case No. 2017 CA 000785 Division WF NOTICE OF ACTION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS AND TRUSTEES OF DAVID W. GRISSINGER, DECEASED LAST KNOWN ADDRESS 333 S 61ST AVE, APT. 3 PENSACOLA, FL 32506
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is July 26, 2017.
You are notified that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Escambia County, Florida:
Personal Representative: Mary Ellen Wexler 9096 Ashville Drive Pensacola, FL 32514
UNIT 3, OF 333, 61ST LAKE CHARLENE, A CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM, RECORDED ON JULY 1, 1983 AND RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 1782, AT PAGE 29, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, TOGETHER WITH ALL APPURTENANCES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS) ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION.
Attorney for Personal Representative: Charles P. Hoskin, Esq. Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon Fla. Bar No.: 364401 30 South Spring Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-7163 E-mail: cph@esclaw.com adk@esclaw.com
commonly known as 333 S 61ST AVE, APT. 3, PENSACOLA, FL 32506 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Jennifer M. Scott of Kass Shuler, P,A., plaintiffs attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 800, Tampa, Florida 33601, (813) 229-0900, on or before August 7, 2017, (or 30 days from the first date of publication, whichever is later) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Dated: July 5, 2017. CLERK OF THE COURT Honorable Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, Escambia County 190 Governmental Center Pensacola , Florida 32502 By: Tempest Williams AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Court Administration, ADA Liaison, Escambia County, 190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL 32502, Phone (850) 595-4400, Fax (850) 595-0360, ADA.Escambia@flcourtsl.gov, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. 4WR7/12-8/2NOA IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Michael Patrick Owen Deceased. File No. 2017-CP-809 Division J NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Michael Patrick Owen, deceased, whose date of death was April 26, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is July 26, 2017. Personal Representative: Patrick Owen 17503 La Cantera, Suite 104-462 San Antonio, Texas 78257 Attorney for Personal Representative: Angela J. Jones E-Mail Address: ajjones@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR7/26-8/2NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF: ANNE JEANETTE HARVEY Deceased. File No.: 2017-CP-625 Division: F NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ANNE JEANETTE HARVEY, deceased, whose date of death was May 12, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
2WR7/26-8/2NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Orlando N. Serrano Deceased. File No. 2017-CP-736 Division A NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Orlando N. Serrano, deceased, whose date of death was July 6, 2016, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is July 26, 2017. Personal Representative: Consuelo Serrano 505 Quigley Road Pensacola, Florida 32506 Attorney for Personal Representative: Oscar J. Locklin E-Mail Address: olocklin@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 15455 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR7/26-8/2-NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: Estate of HARRY ALEXANDER SENOPOULOS, III, Deceased. Case No. 2016-CP-225 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Harry Alexander Senopoulos, III, deceased, whose date of death was May 13, 2016, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Santa Rosa County Courthouse, Attn: Probate Division, 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is August 2, 2017. Personal Representative: HARRY C. SENOPOULOS, II 5 Somerset Street Plainsboro, NJ 08536
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PUBLIC NOTICES Attorney for Personal Representative: JAMES R. GREEN, JR. Florida Bar No. 0047326 jgreen@clarkpartington.com CAMERON C. TOWNES Florida Bar No. 118460 ctownes@clarkpartington.com CLARK PARTINGTON 125 West Romana Street, Suite 800 Pensacola, FL 32502 P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, FL 32591-3010 (850)434-9200
and all other persons claiming by, through, under, or against any of the unknown parties; the unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, and creditors of GARY LISTER, and all other persons claiming by, through, under, or against any of the unknown parties; EMERALD COAST UTILITIES AUTHORITY; CITY OF PENSACOLA; and ATLANTIC CREDIT & FINANCE SPECIAL FINANCE UNIT, LLC, Defendants.
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____________________________________ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Ellen T. Gantt Deceased. File No. 2017-CP-301 Division NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Ellen T. Gantt, deceased, whose date of death was May 25, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida 32570-0472. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is August 2, 2017. Personal Representative: Doris E. Russell 4334 Del Prado Circle Pace, Florida 32571 Attorney for Personal Representative: Angela J. Jones E-Mail Address: ajjones@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 2WR8/2-8/9NTC
Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA BILCO, INC, Plaintiff, vs. MARCO M. SAFAKHOO, DRABAN PROPERTIES, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, MADHUSUDHAN REDDY KODURU, Defendants Case No. 2017 CA Division NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Marco M. Safakhoo, Draban Properties, LLC, and Madhusudhan Reddy Koduru Defendants, and to all parties claiming interest by, through, under or against Defendants, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property herein described. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that you have been designated as defendant in a legal proceeding filed against you for Quiet Title Action. The action involves real property in Escambia County, Florida, more fully described as follows: LT 15 BLK A MAZUREK PLANTATION PB 16 P 22 OR 7586 P 415 The action was instituted in the First Judicial Circuit Court, Escambia County, Florida, and is styled BILCO, INC., vs. MARCO M. SAFAKHOO, DRABAN PROPERTIES, LLC, a Limited Liability Company, MADHUSUDHAN REDDY KODURU. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the action on William A. Brightwell IV, Plaintiffs’ attorney, whose address is 21 South Tarragona Street, Suite 103, Pensacola, FL 32502, on or before August 25, 2017, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on William A. Brightwell IV or immediately after service; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. The Notice Of Action will be published with The Summation Weekly. The Court has authority in this suit to enter a judgment or decree in the Plaintiffs’ interest which will be binding upon you. DATED: July 25, 2017 Pam Childers Clerk of the First Judicial Circuit Court Escambia County, Florida By: Tempest Williams Deputy Clerk 4WR7/26-8/16NOA IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA WHITNEY BANK, a Mississippi state chartered bank, f/k/a HANCOCK BANK, a Mississippi state chartered bank, as assignee of the FDIC as receiver for PEOPLES FIRST COMMUNITY BANK, a Florida corporation, Plaintiff, vs. MELANIE FLANINGAM; DANIEL LISTER; CANDY KORZINSKI; STEVEN LISTER; the unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, and creditors of LOLA JOY FRENCH
NOTICE OF ACTION TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, AND CREDITORS OF LOLA JOY FRENCH, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, AND CREDITORS OF GARY LISTER, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST ANY OF THE UNKNOWN PARTIES: YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage lien on real property and a security interest lien on personal property all located in Escambia County, Florida described as follows: Real Property Lot 3, Block 6, SANTA MONICA, a subdivision of a portion of Section 10, Township 2 South, Range 31 West, Escambia County, Florida, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 8, page 40, of the Public Records of said County. Personal Property All right, title, and interest in and to the above described real property, together with all affixed buildings, improvements and fixtures; all easements, rights of way, and appurtenances; all water, water rights, watercourses and ditch rights (including stock in utilities with ditch or irrigation rights); and all other rights, royalties, and profits relating to the real property, including without limitation all minerals, oil, gas, geothermal and similar matters. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Melissa H. Painter, Esquire, the plaintiffs attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 13010, Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010 on or before August 28, 2017, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. DATED this 24th day of July 2017. PAM CHILDERS CLERK OF THE COURT ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA 2WR7/26-8/2NOA ____________________________________ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA MARIAM R. ZAKI, Plaintiff, v. LARRY CARTER and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., Defendants. CASE NO. 2017-CA-000892 NOTICE OF ACTION FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO: LARRY CARTER ADDRESS UNKNOWN YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action seeking to quiet title on the following described property in Escambia County, Florida, to-wit: The North 87 feet of Lots 11 and 12, Block 6, WELLES SUBDIVISION, being a portion of Section 33, Township 2 South, Range 30 West, Escambia County, Florida, according to plat recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 71 of the Public Records of Escambia County, Florida. Parcel ID Number 33-2S-30-1600-011-006 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on the plaintiff’s attorney, Louis E. Harper III, of Borowski & Traylor, P.A., whose address is 25 West Cedar Street, Suite 525 (32502), Post Office Box 12651, Pensacola, Florida 32591-2651, (850) 429-2027, on or before thirty (30) days of the date of first publication, and file the original with this Clerk of the above named court before service on Plaintiff’s attorneys or immediately thereafter, otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Witness my hand and the seal of this Court, on this 26th day of July, 2017. PAM CHILDERS, Clerk By: Tempest Williams Deputy Clerk 4WR8/2-8/23NOA
Notice of Action for Dissolution of Marriage IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RE: The Marriage of IPINDER KAUR, Petitioner/Wife, and HERDEYPAL SINGH BHATTI, Respondent/Husband. Case No. 2017 DR 2844 Division L NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE WITH CHILDREN TO: Herdeypal Singh Bhatti 3725 Mobile Highway Pensacola, Florida 32505 (last known address)
to the addresses on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: July 21, 2017 PAM CHILDERS, CLERK & COMPTROLLER Clerk of the Circuit Court , By: SueAnn Phillips Deputy Clerk 4WR7/26-8/16DOM ______________________________ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA, COUNTY, FLORIDA HOLLY CARTER, Petitioner, and JACOB CARTER, Respondent, NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) TO: Jacob Todd Carter, 1028 W. 9th Avenue., Denver, CO 80204 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Holly Suzanne Carter, whose address is 912 1/2 E. Moreno Street, Pensacola, FL 32503, on or before August 31, 2017, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. The action is asking the court to decide how the following real or personal property should be divided: None Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed to the address(es) on record at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: July 25, 2017 PAM CHILDERS, CLERK AND COMPTROLLER CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Sue Ann Phillips Deputy Clerk 4WR7/26-8/16DOM
Notice of Forfeiture IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION IN RE: FORFEITURE OF: FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY NINE DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($5,999.00) UNITED STATES CURRENCY CASE NO: 2017 CA 001116 DIVISION: J NOTICE OF ACTION Notice is hereby given that the Escambia Sheriff’s Office has filed a petition for forfeiture of the above-described property. The E.C.S.O. seized the property in Escambia County, Florida on June 14, 2017, and is holding it. A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on July 24, 2017, and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of the Court on or before August 30, 2017, and send a copy to the undersigned attorney. Debra D. Little, Esquire Escambia County Sheriff’s Office 1700 West Leonard Street Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 436-9515 FL Bar #0010556 2WR8/2-8/9NOF
Notice Under Fictitious Name Statute NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of AVANZA, located in Escambia County, with the address of 4700 Bayou Boulevard, Suite 4, Pensacola, Florida 32503, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL. PENSACOLA RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, INC. Owner 1WR8/2FIC NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for dissolution of marriage (with children) has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on the Petitioner’s attorney, Kenneth M. Jayne, Esquire, whose address is 3203 Olde Barrancas Avenue, Pensacola, Florida 32507 on or before August 24, 2017 and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 190 W government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.
NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that the undersigned intend(s) to register with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporation, pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes, the fictitious name of Sandersville County Store, under which the undersigned is engaged in business. The present principal place of business is located at 4519 Woodbine Road, Pace, Florida 32571.
Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.
Wheat Enterprises Sandersville, Inc.
You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed or e-mailed
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The are no persons interested in said business other than the undersigned and the interest of the undersigned in said business is as stated below. By: Timothy D. Wheat President
NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of BY THE YARD ROBERT STROMAS III, located in Escambia County, with the address of 7006 Lanier Drive, Apartment 2, Pensacola, Florida 32504, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL.
All meetings scheduled during the identified month will be held in the DIB Public Meeting Room Bowden Building 120 Church Street Room #1, Pensacola, FL 32502 unless otherwise indicated. If you need accommodations for any of these meetings, please contact Elizabeth Sloman via email elizabeths@ downtownpensacola.com with your request to allow us to plan accordingly.
Robert Stromas Owner 1WR8/2FIC NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS UNDER A FICTITIOUS NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Baptist Medical Group, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, whose Federal Identification Number is 264800380 and Florida registration number is L09000042980, desires to engage in business under the fictitious name of “Baptist Medical Group — Endocrinology” at 1717 North “E” Street, Pensacola, Florida 32501, Escambia County, Florida and intends to register such name with the Division of Corporations of the Department of State, pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes.
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BAPTIST MEDICAL GROUP, LLC a limited liability company BY: Elizabeth C. Callahan General Counsel Baptist Health Care 1WR8/2FIC NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of SOULWATER CHARTERS, located in Escambia County, with the address of 603 N 78th Avenue, Pensacola, Florida 32506, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL. Matthew Bruce Miller Owner 1WR8/2FIC NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, located in Escambia County, with the address of 3300 North Pace Boulevard Pensacola, Florida 32526, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL. Carol Sutton Owner
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1WR8/2FIC NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of AVANZA MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER, located in Escambia County, with the address of 4700 Bayou Boulevard, Suite 4, Pensacola, Florida 32503, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL. PENSACOLA RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, INC. Owner 1WR8/2FIC NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of THOMPSONGAS - SOUTHEAST, located in Santa Rosa County, with the address of 3425 Highway 4 West, Jay, Florida 32565, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL. SUBURBAN GAS PROPANE PARTNERS, LLC Owner 1WR8/2FIC
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NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that the undersigned intend(s) to register with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporation, pursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes, the fictitious name of Southern Oaks Homes, under which the undersigned is engaged in business. The present principal place of business is located at 120 E. Main Street, Suite D, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The are no persons interested in said business other than the undersigned and the interest of the undersigned in said business is as stated below. 18th Avenue Properties, LLC By: Eric J. Nickelsen Managing Member 1WR8/2FIC
Meeting Notices DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT BOARD NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR August 2017 Please mark your calendars for the following dates and times during the above noted month when meetings are scheduled to be held. **Please notice any changes in red if applicable** Downtown Improvement Board Regular Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of every month Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. Parking & Traffic Committee Regular Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Special Events Committee Regular Meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of every month No Meeting in August Finance Committee Regular Meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday following the DIB Board Meeting each Quarter No Meeting in August
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