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New Bayview Community Center Approaches Construction by Tanner Yea
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ver since the Bayview Community Center was razed in 2015, Bayview Park has been lacking a place where residents can get together, hold events and enjoy the natural beauty of the park. However, plans for the new center are nearing completion, promising a new and exciting space for Pensacola residents.
The concepts and ideas for a new community center have been in place since 2015, when the original Community Center had to be demolished due to flood damage from storms in 2014, as well lingering asbestos problems. In January of last year, city officials selected Caldwell Associates Architects to design the new building. The new facility is proposed to have 19,000 square feet of space, with 5,000 of that being non-air conditioned outside space. It will include outdoor spaces overlooking the water, Wi-Fi availability, meeting rooms, a large exercise room, a 200-seat event space, a catering kitchen and outdoor access restrooms. It will also have a storage facility for rental and
“The facility and its activities will help reinforce the importance of Bayou Texar as a natural asset, and support the continued improvements of and around Bayout Texar,” said Cooper. “It will also provide more accessible uses and waterfront access for seniors, families and children.” Though proposals for the design have been submitted, the final design for the facility will not be completed until some time in February. The beginning of construction is set to take place a few months later in April. The current design features three main buildings. The easternmost will be a boat storage as well as outdoor storage. The middle will feature
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expansion, going from 96 spaces to a proposed 117. The parking will be situated to have a minimal impact on trees and the park area, preserving The proposed layout of the facility, including the expanded parking lot natural beauty to the 2017 hurricane season. W. Crawford, a partner with while also con“Rising costs have forced us Caldwell Associates Archisidering the city’s parking regto minimize the size of the fa- tects, said that with this design ulations. The facility will be con- cility, the scope of the outdoor they hope to create a “vibrant structed mainly on the old and park components, and and exciting new chapter to building pad of the last com- utilize cost effective construc- the park.” “We want to create a buildmunity center. This will mini- tion types and materials,” said ing that embraced the beauty mize environmental impact, Cooper. The original proposed mas- and its uses without replicatallow easier installation of utilities, and turn the com- ter plan puts forth an expand- ing historic forms,” said Crawmunity center into a visual fo- ed playground, an expanded ford. “We were inspired by the cal point – drawing attention parking lot, a relocated dog gracing linearity and curves of park and new pavilions, but boat and rowing scull designs, these are future suggestions and conceived of the build as and not part of the initial equal parts community cenconstruction. The city also ter and park visitor center requested a potential solution like you might find in a state for replacement of the Senior or national park – an active Center, as it requires substan- and highly social building that tial repair – thus the master could speak to and represent plan contains contingency the great city that Pensacola plans to build a new senior is.” Despite these issues, high center in a later phase of the hopes remain for the new project. Another potential change Community Center. Though that may or may not happen ground has yet to be broken, due to construction costs is the facility is expected to be reducing the size of the boat fully complete and available parking area. This would allow for use in April 2019. “It will create a landmark famore boardwalks, pavilions and play areas close to the wa- cility for neighborhood uses, ter, as well as increasing foot enhance existing programs, traffic. This would hopefully and it will provide a home for The new Community Center design features a modern look and an open, view-focused floorpan. help restore the waterfront as non-motorized water based activities and recreation,” said well. Concerns have also been Cooper. use of kayaks, paddleboards the large event space, which from the parking lot. For more information on can be separated via dividers, and rowing sculls. Several obstacles have stood raised about the aesthetic asBrian Cooper is the Director as well as the catering kitchen, in the way of the center’s con- pects of the design. Original the Bayview Community Cenof Pensacola’s Parks and Rec- a balcony and various utilities. struction. The original pro- designs showed a facility that ter and other city projects, reation Department, and he The westernmost building fea- posal for the facility was esti- echoed the former one in visit cityofpensacola.com. For said that multiple community tures a fitness room, the meet- mated around $6 million, but looks, albeit with upgraded more information on Caldwell programs are already slated to ing rooms, a lobby and recep- that has increased to roughly construction and an expand- Associates Architects and operate out of the new facility, tion, a covered deck and also $8.2 million. This is mainly ed size. Current drafts show, their current projects, visit which in turn will help off load staff offices. due to rising construction however, a more modern and caldwell-assoc.com. The parking lot will see an costs throughout the state due stylized architecture. Michael the heavily used Senior Center.
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Pensacola State to receive $1.86M UWF Athletics receives $100,000 in job growth investment grant gift from Pensacola Sports and funds Pensacola Sports Foundation
Pensacola State College has received $1.86 million for workforce training programs from an $85 million Florida Job Growth Grant Fund. The college was among nine entities awarded $35 million of the total funding, Gov. Rick Scott announced on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Jacksonville. The funds will be used to increase the number of students earning industry-recognized credentials and degrees required to enter and advance in the workforce for targeted industries such as advanced manufacturing, aviation maintenance, welding, cybersecurity/information technology, nursing, transportation and construction trades. “Pensacola State College thanks Gov. Scott for his leadership with the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, which will help create new opportunities for our students to receive the workforce training they need for their future careers,” Pensacola State President Ed Meadows said. “We will continue to do all we can to make sure our students have the resources and preparation they need to succeed.” The Florida Job Growth Grant Fund was established by Scott and the state Legislature in 2017 to encourage continued economic growth statewide. “Last year, I worked with the Florida Legislature to establish the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to help continue our state’s incredible economic growth by addressing specific infrastructure and workforce needs in our communities,” Scott said in a prepared statement. “… We have worked to ensure that every awarded project will strengthen Florida’s business climate and bring the best return on investment for Florida taxpayers.” More than 225 grant proposals, requesting more than $821 million in funding, were submitted and reviewed by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Enterprise Florida and chosen by Scott based on their strong return on investment to the state and to meet the demand for a robust workforce or infrastructure needs. The Greater Pensacola Career Pathways initiative with Pensacola State College as lead, will be implemented in partnership with George Stone Technical Center and the Escambia County School District, CareerSource ESCAROSA and FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance. Malcolm Thomas, superintendent of Escambia County School District, said Escambia County Schools, including George Stone Technical Center, are thrilled to be included in the Greater Pensacola Career Pathways initiative.
“Anyone who has explored the variety of career and technical education academies the Escambia School District offers to middle school and high school students would know, we are dedicated to preparing students for life after graduation whether that requires college, taking additional career classes at George Stone, or having earned professional certifications that allow entry directly into the local workforce,” the superintendent said. “Working together with all of our partners in this initiative helps ensure educational programs offered today will match the employment needs of our community tomorrow.” Gulf Power Co., GBSI, VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Skanska, Baptist Hospital, AppRiver, Techsoft, Home Builders Association of West Florida, Northwest Florida Manufacturers Council and IT Gulf Coast and Innovation Coast, also collaborated on the proposal. “FloridaWest thanks the Governor and the FLDEO for this grant which will enable area students to take advantage of great career opportunities in high wage growth areas and diversify our workforce for future projects,” said Scott Luth, CEO of FloridaWest. The governor made the announcement in Jacksonville which was awarded $6 million for the construction of a new 1.5-mile access roadway to the city-owned Cecil Commerce Center Mega Site to provide access for the manufacturing industry. The other entities awarded funding include: § Liberty County Board of County Commissioners: $1.44 million § Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners: $3.12 million § Canaveral Port Authority: $8.24 million. § Columbia County: $3.13 million § City of Alachua: $6.75 million § City of Port St. Lucie: $3 million § Washington County Board of County Commissioners: $1.82 million The governor’s recommended 201819 budget includes an additional $85 million in continuation funding for the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund. “Florida is competing in a global economy, and we must do everything we can to ensure our state remains the top destination for families and job creators to succeed,” Scott said in the release. “We will continue to work with the Legislature to invest $85 million in the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, and I look forward to seeing the successful completion of these projects.”
Blue Morning Gallery Spotlight on Art The Spotlight on Art this month is the Adorn Jewelry Show January 28th - February 24th. The artists in the show are, Christine Chandler, Dave Williams, Delia Stone, Diane Rennie, Jan Kurtz, Joy Oxley, Karyn Spirson, Mara Viksnins, Martha Desposito, & Melinda Giron. A variety of styles and materials will make this a jewelry show for everyone. Blue Morning Gallery has moved back to its new and former location located at 21 S. Palafox. The gallery moved from what was formerly the Dollarhide Music location.
Blue Morning Gallery will have extended hours until midnight, live entertainment and refreshments during Gallery Night, February 16. Blue Morning Gallery has new Sunday hours. The gallery will now be open 11-6 every Sunday. Blue Morning Gallery is located at 21 Palafox Place, downtown Pensacola. Hours are Monday-Wednesday 10am-5pm; Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:00 am-8:30 pm; and Sunday 11:00-6:00. For information, call 850429-9100 or visit the website at www. bluemorninggallery.com.
The University of West Florida Intercollegiate Athletics announced a $100,000 gift commitment from Pensacola Sports and the Pensacola Sports Foundation during the UWF football National Signing Day event this evening. The gift will assist with the expansion and renovation of the UWF Athletic Training Center on the Pensacola campus. “We are very grateful for the support of partners like Pensacola Sports and the Pensacola Sports Foundation,” said UWF President Martha D. Saunders. “The health and wellness of our student-athletes are very important, and this gift will allow us to improve the healthcare services we provide.” The UWF Athletic Training Center provides comprehensive healthcare services for all 15 athletic teams and more than 350 student-athletes, including prevention, assessment, management, treatment and rehabilitation of sports-related injuries. Services also include routine checkups for the maintenance of overall health and welfare of student-athletes. This gift will address the program’s critical need for additional space, as UWF added both women’s swimming and diving and football as varsity sports over the last five years. “This gift improves the area where all our student-athletes receive care and treatments to recover from injuries,” said Dave Scott, UWF athletic director. “We want to thank Pensacola Sports and the Pensacola Sports Foundation for their contribution in providing the best for our student-athletes.” Pensacola Sports, Florida’s first and oldest sports commission, man-
ages events, activities and initiatives in a variety of sports in the community. Pensacola Sports has a long history of supporting the UWF athletic department, including three $10,000 gifts in the 1980s to help restart the men’s golf team and donations in support of the athletic program, football and cross country scholarship endowments. UWF and Pensacola Sports have partnered to bring collegiate national championships to Pensacola in 10 different sports. “We are happy to be making this historic contribution to an institution that values and supports our mission in the Pensacola community,” said Bill Hamilton, Pensacola Sports Foundation board chair. The gift commitment directly relates to Pensacola Sports’ mission of enhancing the quality of life, health, well-being and economic development of Pensacola and its surrounding regions through education, inspiration and participation. “We are happy to support an organization like UWF that aligns so well with our beliefs and mission,” said Jehan Clark, Pensacola Sports board chair. “UWF has been a great community partner of ours for many years. We are excited to be able to make this historic gift which helps to support them financially, but especially in an area like the athletic training center, which benefits all student-athletes.” For more information about Pensacola Sports, visit pensacolasports.org. For more information about UWF Intercollegiate Athletics, visit goargos. com.
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Studer Foundation Launches Essay Contest for Middle School Students to Win a Scholarship to Attend the National Flight Academy The Studer Foundation is sponsoring an essay contest for 80 middle school students in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. The essay contest winners will get the experience of a lifetime during a dynamic six-day program at the National Flight Academy (NFA) from July 29 through August 3, 2018. The essays will be reviewed through a blind selection process by a group of volunteers and local educators. Students interested in being considered for the Studer Foundation Scholarship offer must electronically submit their essay through the NFA’s online portal on or before 11:59 p.m. on March 1, 2018. Winners will be notified by email no later than March 31, 2018. The Studer Foundation is investing in the future of the community by giving students a chance to participate in a unique educational experience designed to inspire the pursuit of educational and career opportunities within the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. The National Flight Academy brings the latest in multisensory media and simulation technologies to create an immersive naval aviator experience aboard the world’s only virtual land-
locked aircraft carrier, AMBITION CVT-11. This is a six-day overnight camp. Parents and guardians will be responsible for coordinating and funding travel to and from the National Flight Academy camp. Program requirements: Student must be enrolled in middle school as a rising 7th -9th grader. Applicants must write a 500-word essay on one of the following prompts. The essay should represent their own work. Describe what being a leader means to you and share an example of leadership you have experienced or witnessed. In the future, but during your lifetime, what do you think will be the biggest advancement in one of the following areas: Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics? Why do you think that advancement will be so significant? To apply for the essay contest, go to https://tinyurl.com/ya8zkuzf For more information to learn more about the program, visit www.NationalFlightAcademy.com or call (850) 4587836.
UWF names Howard Reddy as vice president for university advancement
University of West Florida President Martha D. Saunders has appointed Howard J. Reddy as vice president for university advancement and president of the UWF Foundation, Inc., effective immediately. Reddy, who was named interim vice president for the Division of University Advancement and interim president for UWF Foundation, Inc. in August 2017, previously served as assistant vice president for university advancement and director of the office of community engagement. During his time as interim vice president, Reddy led the advancement team in closing the University’s 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign, which raised more than $64.7 million and included a number of historic gifts. “Howard has done a great job of stepping up to complete our wildly successful capital campaign,” Saunders said. “He has secured major gifts and is developing strategies for our next campaign. He’s a team player who has won the support and respect of the campus and community.” As vice president, Reddy provides executive leadership to the Division of University Advancement, overseeing development, alumni relations, the UWF Foundation, UWF Historic Trust and WUWF Media. As president of the UWF Foundation, Inc., he oversees the foundation’s current endowment investment pool,
which exceeds $91 million, and serves as the institution’s chief philanthropic officer.HowardReddy He also leads the efforts of UWF Historic Trust, which is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Northwest Florida and includes management of properties in the Pensacola Historic District, the Pensacola Museum of Art and Arcadia Mill in Milton. Additionally, Reddy oversees WUWF Public Media, which creates, acquires and distributes audio and video content through broadcast, web and community outreach. “It’s a privilege to serve in this important role,” Reddy said. “I work with a great team that is committed to delivering excellence every day to help move UWF forward. UWF plays a critical role in our region, and can only achieve great things with the support of our donors, alumni, friends, community and industry stakeholders.” Reddy served as a faculty member in both the music and theatre departments at UWF from 2012 to 2015. A former Fulbright Scholar, he holds a degree in law and business from University College Dublin in Ireland and is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. For more information about Reddy and the Division of University Advancement, visit uwf.edu/advancement.
Bar Association Executive Director The Escambia – Santa Rosa Bar Association (ESRBA), a Florida nonprofit incorporated association based in Pensacola, is seeking applicants for its Executive Director position. The Executive Director serves a bench and bar population of approximately 725 members, and reports to the ESRBA’s Executive Council and to the Board for the ESRBA’s supporting Foundation. Primary responsibilities include providing leadership and support to the Council and Board, overseeing the management of member meetings and events, managing a staff of two persons, ensuring accurate and timely financial statements and budgeting, maintaining executive oversight to the ESRBA’s activities and assets, and serving as the ESRBA’s ambassador to the membership and public at large. A Bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree in business, law, public administration, marketing, or related field is highly preferred. Salary range of $45,000-$60,000 based on experience and ability. EEO employer and drug-free workplace. For more information, please see the complete position profile at:
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Clarity Pointe™ Pensacola to Host Professor and Researcher from University of West Florida Clarity Pointe™ Pensacola, a memory care assisted living community located at 8601 N. Davis Highway in Pensacola, will host Dr. Rodney Guttmann for an educational presentation on Alzheimer’s research on Thursday, Feb. 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. The presentation will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Pensacola Airport at 1144 Airport Blvd. in Pensacola. Thanks to advances in the medical field, we know more about Alzheimer’s disease than ever before. The public is invited to join Clarity Pointe™ Pensacola as Dr. Guttmann delivers a scientific overview of Alzheimer’s research,
including his own studies in disease biomarkers. Dr. Guttmann will also discuss the vital role clinical trials play in the process of finding new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Guests will learn about the recent breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s research, as well as how they or a loved one could participate in future trials. Guttmann, PhD, is a Professor of Biology and Director of Clinical Trials at the University of West Florida. For more information or to RSVP, call Clarity Pointe Pensacola by Tuesday, February 20 at 850-367-7758.
Escambia County Program Installing an Additional 517 Street Lights
Several local neighborhoods are about to get a little brighter, thanks to Escambia County’s Safe Neighborhood Street Light Program installing an additional 517 lights across five Community Redevelopment Areas and Safe Neighborhoods. The latest phase of the program is expected to be completed by mid-February, bringing more LED street lights to the Avondale, Cantonment, Creekside Oaks, Lincoln Park and Wedgewood/ Rolling Hills neighborhoods. Creekside Oaks resident and Homeowner Association President Michael Zacko said he and his neighbors are thrilled to have 34 street lights installed on their streets, which they hope will not only improve safety for pedestrians, but also discourage crime. “Everybody thinks this is a positive thing that will help our neighborhood in many ways,” Zacko said. Escambia County Safe Neighborhood Coordinator Nick Jordan said the lighting projects align with the Safe Neighborhood Program’s goal of keeping local neighborhoods clean and safe. The lighting projects focus on strategically placing street lights in neighborhoods where the need was present, Jordan said. “Street lights can deter crime and improve pedestrian and traffic safety,” Jordan said. “It makes the neighborhood more unified. When you cross into one of these areas, you’re going to be able to see a difference – it increases awareness and visibility in the neighborhood.” Zacko said Creekside Oaks is a nice subdivision, but the many trees in the area tend to block the light and the view of the street, contributing to some crime in the area. He said his vehicle has been broken into several times in the three years that he’s lived in the neighborhood. “The lights are a very good deterrent, because now you’ll be able to see when it’s all said and done,” Zacko said.
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners approved the five lighting projects on Sept. 21, 2017, which will include funding for the recurring energy costs for the street lights. During fiscal year 2016-17, 1,401 LED roadway streetlights were installed throughout the Myrtle Grove Safe Neighborhood, Atwood CRA/ Safe Neighborhood, Ensley CRA/Safe Neighborhood and the Warrington CRA District to help eliminate crime and increase driver and pedestrian safety. Wedgewood resident Rev. Carrie Brown, an associate minister at Allen Chapel AME Church in Pensacola, said only time will tell how helpful the streetlights are at deterring crime, but she and her neighbors are definitely hopeful. “The neighbors I’ve talked to are glad that we’re getting the lights out here…,” Brown said. “I was happy to come home one night and see part of my street was lit up. I was very happy to see it, because I thought it would cut down on some of the activity out here.” Jordan said the streetlight projects are part of the board of county commissioners’ focus on improving neighborhood safety by making dark areas brighter. The county’s Safe Neighborhood Program works with residents to take control of their neighborhoods and reduce crime and blight in designated areas, also giving citizens an opportunity provide input on improvements they feel their neighborhood needs. “These neighborhoods were identified based on the needs of the community,” Jordan said. “We work a lot with neighborhood groups, and they gave their input on what their needs were. We evaluated how we could address those, and street lights were one of the big topics everybody brought up.” For more information about Escambia County’s Safe Neighborhood Program, visit myescambia.com/safeneighborhoods.
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TRUMP BUDGET SEEKS STATE MONEY FOR DIKE REPAIRS By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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State dollars will be needed to speed federal repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee, under President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. Gov. Rick Scott was quick Monday to praise direction given in the proposed budget as solidifying Trump’s commitment to complete the federal dike repairs ahead of schedule. “Last year, after my meeting with President Trump, he directed the White House Office of Management and Budget to accelerate this funding process, and I have had many followup meetings with (office) Director Mick Mulvaney,” Scott said in a prepared statement. “At the state level, we have already dedicated $50 million in state funding to repairs for the dike and this session, I have recommended another $50 million in state funding to continue this important work.” When pushing for the state to advance money for the dike work, Scott has previously said the federal government would repay the funds, as state lawmakers expressed concerns about
putting up money for federal work. Asked about federal reimbursement, Scott’s spokeswoman Lauren Schenone noted Monday that Congress has failed to pay for the dike repairs. “(Scott) will continue to work with the federal government and will stop at nothing to protect the communities and our environment surrounding Lake Okeechobee,” Schenone said. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has estimated the $1.6 billion project still needs about $776 million and had requested $212.4 million next year to put the work on schedule for a 2022 completion. That would be three years ahead of the current timeline. Trump’s fiscal package --- an outline to congressional budget writers --would put up $96 million from the federal government, and the Army Corps would get another $66 million if the Florida Legislature approves $50 million for the work in the state budget now being put together. The state would also be expected to put up an additional “$100 million or more by September 30, 2019,” according to the civil works portion of the president’s budget. Trump’s $4.4 billion fiscal blueprint
includes direction for the Army Corps to complete ongoing construction projects before undertaking new work. “By proposing to not start any new construction projects, the budget enables the Corps to focus on completing these ongoing priority projects faster for less cost,” the 160-page proposal said. The proposal also “recognizes” that future construction relies less on federal dollars. “For example, the budget proposes to accelerate repairs of the Herbert Hoover Dike through an innovative partnership between the federal government and the state of Florida using a combination of appropriations from the federal government and the state of Florida,” the proposed budget said. Trump’s proposal is an initial step in the federal process and is likely to undergo major changes in Congress. The Army Corps since 2001 has spent more than $870 million on projects designed to reduce the risk of “catastrophic failure” to the aging 143-mile earthen dam that also features levees, hurricane gates and other watercontrol structures, according to the Army Corps. The Florida Senate’s proposed 2018-
2019 budget (SB 2500) includes $50 million for the dike repairs, with the money contingent on the state Division of Emergency Management receiving at least $135 million in reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for states of emergencies, including Hurricane Irma, in 2017. In October, Trump directed Mulvaney to accelerate the dike work, but his order didn’t include funding or timelines. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Miami, has said that to hit the advanced completion date, the Army Corps would require $212.4 million in fiscal year 2019; $242.1 million in fiscal year 2020; $203.9 million in fiscal year 2021; and $118.2 million in fiscal year 2022. As part of a spending bill Trump signed Friday, the Army Corps would receive $17.39 billion that, in part, would be used to repair damage caused by natural disasters, construct flood and storm damage-reduction projects and potentially to speed repairs to the dike. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., Scott and other officials highlighted their efforts and the potential for the dike repairs to accelerate with signing of the spending plan.
CHANGES DEBATED IN UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE MONEY A major Senate higher-education By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER the bottom three improved their performance-funding formula. academic performance and moved “What we’re saying is we want you to bill (SB 4) would retain the current THE NEWS SERVICE OF up in the rankings. The University of go out there and improve your retention performance-funding system. FLORIDA
The House is taking another look at performance standards for state universities, after supporters of some schools, including Florida A&M University, say they are being shortchanged in a system that denies extra funding to the “bottom three” universities. Currently, universities compete annually for a pot of state performance money that is awarded after the schools are ranked by the system’s Board of Governors on 10 measurements, including a six-year graduation rate, salaries of recent graduates, retention of students and student costs. The funds totaled $245 million this academic year. And the money can provide a significant boost to schools that qualify. The University of Florida, which topped the rankings, earned $55 million. The top schools split the money based on a formula, but the bottom three do not receive any state performance funds. Florida Polytechnic University, the state’s newest school, does not yet participate. Finishing in the bottom three meant FAMU, which earned $11.5 million in 2016-2017, and Florida Gulf Coast University, which earned $8 million, as well as the University of North Florida, did not receive any state performance funds this year. On the other hand, several schools that previously had finished in
West Florida made one of the mostsignificant moves, earning $21 million in performance funding. New College of Florida, the smallest institution in the system, also qualified for the first time, earning $2.5 million. But Rep. Ramon Alexander, a Tallahassee Democrat and former FAMU student body president, said the ranking system is unfair, pitting vastly different institutions, like the University of Florida, a major research university, against New College, a small liberal arts school. “The state university system and how we determine and how we pick winners and losers is a very flawed system,” Alexander said, as the House Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee approved a major highereducation bill (HB 423) last week. Alexander said there has been $719 million in state performance funding available over the past four years, but some schools have only received a small share of those funds: FAMU, $17 million; Florida Gulf Coast, $16 million; the University of North Florida, $11 million; and New College, $2.5 million. “We’re picking winners and losers and it’s creating a larger and larger and larger gap,” Alexander said. He also said it was unfair to withhold money from the bottom three if they were improving academically yet still trailed the top schools in the
rates, your progression rates, your job placement rates, but then if you’re in the bottom three, regardless if you have improved, we’re going to penalize you,” Alexander said. Alexander’s argument has found support in the House, with leaders backing a provision in the highereducation bill that calls for the Board of Governors to create a performancefunding system based on individual school performance, rather than comparing the schools across the system. “The bill eliminates unnecessary competition between universities for the state investment in performance funding because each university will compete against its own past performance,” a bill analysis says. “All universities will have the opportunity to meet eligibility requirements for performance funding if they meet their own individual improvement benchmarks.” However, the schools will have to show “continuous improvement” in their individual standards to qualify for the state funding and could risk losing a portion of their “base” funding if they regress. The House bill also calls for the Board of Governors to look at making all state funding for the 12 universities “performance based,” rather than just for a portion of the funds. The bill calls for the plan to be submitted to the Legislature by Jan. 1.
Senate Higher Education Appropriations Chairman Bill Galvano, a Bradenton Republican who is sponsoring the Senate bill, said he would not object to studying changes but would prefer to stick with the current system. “The way we’ve laid it out and the way the formula has existed since the beginning, being tied to base funding, is at this point in week five (of the session) where I would like to see us continue to be,” he said last week. Galvano also said schools have moved up and down on the performancefunding list. “It is a bonus program, so to speak,” he said. “It is competitive and so it’s made to motivate and have that competitive nature.” Galvano also said the Senate would look to be “very fair” in its support for all universities across the entire budget, saying lawmakers would “look at where institutions are being impacted and find ways to help them along.” The Senate is also supporting a $100 million increase in university performance funding in the 201819 academic year. The House budget maintains the current $245 million level. The House higher-education bill, with the performance-funding changes, next heads to the Education Committee. The Senate has passed its bill, which is awaiting action in the House.
LAWMAKERS GET REVENUE BOOST AHEAD OF BUDGET TALKS By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER all the issues associated with that. It’s of $189 million, with about two-thirds replaces a system where the tribe paid of that related to recovery activities. a fixed monthly amount and then made THE NEWS SERVICE OF good news.” But she also said “it doesn’t really The sales tax estimate increased by a one-time adjustment in the subsequent FLORIDA A surge in hurricane-recovery building and a change in the way the state collects gambling payments from the Seminole Tribe will give lawmakers a little fiscal wiggle room as they negotiate a new $87 billion state budget. State analysts on Friday adjusted estimates for revenue collections upward by about $462 million, including $181 million this year and $280.5 million for the fiscal year that will start July 1. The bulk of the increase is onetime, non-recurring money, which will limit its use in the state budget. But it can be a positive factor as Senate and House members work out differences in their budget bills, which were passed Thursday. “It was money they weren’t expecting,” said Amy Baker, coordinator of the Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research. “It’s going to be nonrecurring, which comes with
alter the shape” of the longer-term financial challenges facing the state. A major factor in the increase is explained by the economic cycle Florida goes through when it is hit by a major hurricane like Irma, a powerful storm that impacted the majority of the state in September. In the immediate aftermath of such a storm, state spending increases and sales-tax collections drop. But then recovery begins and residents, aided by insurance payments, rebuild and repair their property. That increases sales taxes, the state’s single-largest revenue source. “Hurricane Irma suppressed collections during the initial emergency in September while boosting collections in the recovery months as rebuilding began in earnest,” according to the new estimate. The adjusted forecast shows an increase in sales tax collections this year
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$171 million in 2018-19, with 69 percent attributed to recovery. The recovery activity is projected to end next year, and an analysis done by Baker and other state economists in 2017 showed the long-term financial effects of a major hurricane or a hurricane season are likely to be negative for the state budget. The report showed after the 2005 hurricane season, the state spent $626 million, while reaping only $422 million in increased revenue. Baker said she anticipates a similar result from Irma where “the state ends up spending more money than it brings in, by a good bit.” Another positive in the new forecast is an adjustment in the way the Seminole Tribe of Florida makes payments from its casino operations. Starting next year, the tribe will make monthly payments based on its annual estimate of gambling activity. That
year. The net effect will be an increase of more than $100 million in state revenue from the casinos next year, most of which will be a one-time increase. The new forecast noted a major negative factor in that corporate income tax collections were $113 million below the estimate this year through December. It was likely caused by the state decision to let businesses impacted by Irma hold off on tax payments until Feb. 15. The report predicts the shortfall will be negated once the delayed collections begin coming in next month. After passing their proposed 20182019 budgets on Thursday, the House and Senate will begin negotiating their differences in the next few weeks. The legislative session is scheduled to end March 9, with a new budget taking effect July 1.
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FARM AID ON THE WAY AFTER IRMA’S DEVASTATION By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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State lawmakers continue to craft tax relief for Florida’s storm-battered citrus industry, as President Donald Trump signed off Friday on billions of dollars in much-anticipated federal disaster relief. A spending bill approved by Congress and Trump includes nearly $90 billion for disaster relief, with $2.36 billion aimed at assisting the agriculture industry for losses from Hurricane Irma in Florida, Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. “The passage of this spending bill is a critical first step to finally getting Florida’s farmers, ranchers and growers long-awaited and desperately needed relief,” state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said in a prepared statement. “Without this emergency assistance, Florida agriculture cannot fully recover from the unprecedented damage caused by Hurricane Irma.” The federal funding --- a state breakdown wasn’t immediately available --- comes as Florida Senate President Joe Negron, Senate
Agriculture Chairwoman Denise Grimsley, R-Sebring, and incoming President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, work on tax-relief measures for the citrus industry. The package could also help other parts of the agriculture industry impacted by Irma. “I think it’s appropriate for the state to help mitigate some of those losses,” Negron said Thursday. The state House Ways & Means Committee, which is putting together its own tax package, has reviewed a proposal that would offer one-time tax refunds on fencing and building materials for non-residential farm buildings. Also, a proposal would offer refunds on state and local taxes applied to fuel used to transport agriculture products from farms to processing and packaging facilities. The Senate proposal, still being drafted, will be part of a broader taxcut package, Negron said. Gov. Rick Scott has requested $180 million in tax and fee cuts as lawmakers work on a budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, which starts July 1. Negron said the overall Senate package could feature a reduction in a business-rent tax and include aspects
of Scott’s proposal. Scott is seeking reductions in driver’s license fees and to provide tax “holidays” on back-toschool items and hurricane supplies. Putnam’s department has estimated that Irma inflicted $2.5 billion in agriculture losses, ranging from $761 million in damages in the citrus industry to $624 million in the nursery industry and $237.5 million in the cattle industry. Scott, Putnam and members of Florida’s congressional delegation have called for months for federal help for the state’s farmers. Irma hit the state Sept. 10 and caused heavy damage in areas such as citrus-growing regions of Southwest Florida. Florida Department of Citrus Executive Director Shannon Shepp said the newly approved federal money will help growers “reinvest in their groves and look forward to new seasons ahead knowing that help is, indeed, on the way.” The approval of the federal money came shortly after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday lowered its projection for the current season’s Florida orange crop by 2 percent from a January estimate. That would put
the harvest 34.5 percent below the last season’s five-decade low yield. The industry also has battled deadly citrus-greening disease for a decade. But before Irma, Shepp said the industry was counting on growers increasing their orange output by nearly 10 percent. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., called the federal relief package “a big win for all those who are still struggling to recover from last summer’s devastating storms.” Scott, expected to challenge Nelson for the U.S. Senate seat in November, said that in addition to helping with recovery of the citrus industry, the federal funding will “better prepare our communities as they continue to welcome families displaced by Hurricane Maria and aid in Puerto Rico’s recovery.” Among other things, the federal funding also provides $17.39 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including funding to repair damage caused by natural disasters, construct flood and storm damage-reduction projects and potentially to speed repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike around Lake Okeechobee.
STATE SAYS IT SHOULD CONTROL RIGHTS RESTORATION By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE FLORIDA
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Florida could permanently do away with the restoration of civil rights --including the right to vote --- for exfelons in response to a federal judge’s ruling that the voting-restoration process is unconstitutional, the state’s attorneys argued in court documents filed Monday. Siding with the voting-rights group Fair Elections Legal Network this month, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker found that the state’s clemency system is arbitrary and violated First Amendment rights and equal-protection rights under the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment. Under the current system, felons must wait a minimum of five to seven years after completing their sentences, fulfilling probation and paying restitution, before they can apply to have their rights restored. Gov. Rick Scott pushed the mandatory wait periods, adopted by the Board of Executive Clemency --- comprised of Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, and then-Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater --- shortly after the newly elected governor took office in 2011. Since the policy went into effect, just a fraction of the 100,000 former felons who have applied have had their rights restored. In his Feb. 1 ruling, Walker did not decide how the rights-restoration process should change and gave the plaintiffs and the state until Monday to file briefs on the issue. In the state’s brief filed Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi’s lawyers argued it “would be inappropriate” for the court to create a new restorationof-rights procedure. The state also laid out a variety of options the clemency board could pursue while the case is being appealed. The board could stop restoring
any convicted felons’ ability to vote, “either permanently or as an interim measure” until the board changes its rules to comply with Walker’s order, Bondi’s lawyers argued. Or the clemency rules could be changed to permanently strip voting rights from people convicted of “certain serious felonies” and create new standards that include a “definite timeline for decisions for those convicted of other categories of felonies.” The clemency rules could also be amended “to provide for discretionary or non-discretionary” voting restoration “for all categories of felonies.” Another option would be changing the provisions imposing the waiting periods before felons can apply to have their rights restored, according to Monday’s brief. “Nothing in the federal Constitution requires Florida to choose one of these options --- or an entirely different system of executive clemency --- over any other,” the state’s lawyers argued. Florida law permits the restoration of a felon’s voting rights, but “does not require the state’s policymakers to institute any particular kind of remedy in the event that an existing vote-restoration scheme is declared invalid,” the state argued. The state also relied in part on Walker’s ruling, in which the judge wrote that he could not strike down Florida’s disenfranchisement statutes as unconstitutional “because states have an ‘affirmative sanction in the Constitution to disenfranchise felons.’ “ Doing away with the votingrestoration system entirely while the case continues to work its way through the courts would “fully comport” with Walker’s ruling and “fully remedy the federal constitutional issues” the judge identified, the lawyers wrote in the 27page brief. But attorneys representing the
plaintiffs suggested that Walker do away with the clemency board’s discretion and instead require “automatic” restoration of rights for felons who have met the requirements, including the waiting period, laid out in the current system. “Plaintiffs propose that this court order the restoration of the right to vote to all persons with felony convictions immediately following the completion of any waiting period of a specified duration of time set forth in Florida state law or the rules of executive clemency,” attorneys with the Fair Elections Network and the Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll law firm wrote in a 23-page brief. “Currently, the rules require a felon to wait five or seven years after sentence completion before he or she is eligible for restoration of civil rights. Such an order will effectively eliminate the requirement for ex-felons to affirmatively apply for restoration and eliminate the state’s obligation to investigate each ex-felon in the state of Florida prior to making what this court has found must be an objective determination made in a timely fashion.” The state agency that processes restoration-of-rights applications has long faced complaints about backlogs. The agency, now called the Commission on Offender Review, currently has a backlog of more than 10,000 applications, according to the agency. In his Feb. 1 ruling, Walker scalded the state’s system, saying it “strips the right to vote from every man and woman who commits a felony” and leaves ex-felons at the mercy of the clemency board’s whims. “To vote again, disenfranchised citizens must kowtow before a panel of high-level government officials over which Florida’s governor has absolute veto authority. No standards guide the panel. Its members alone must be satisfied that these citizens deserve restoration. Until that moment
(if it ever comes), these citizens cannot legally vote for presidents, governors, senators, representatives, mayors, or school-board members,” the judge wrote. The remedy proposed by the plaintiffs would “fix the unconstitutional arbitrariness in the current restoration system and save the state money by eliminating the need to process and investigate individual applications for restoration of the right to vote,” Fair Elections Legal Network said in a press release Monday evening. But the state’s lawyers argued that the judge should not impose a new system but should instead trust the clemency board to do the right thing. “Nothing in the record suggests that defendants would, in the face of a judgment declaring the state’s vote-restoration procedures of the Clemency Board unconstitutional, continue to implement and apply those procedures in contravention of this court’s decision,” the state’s lawyers wrote. Scott spokesman John Tupps said the court should leave the clemency process in the hands of state officials. “This is outlined in Florida’s Constitution and has been in place for more than a century and under multiple gubernatorial administrations,” Tupps said in a statement. “The governor continues to stand with victims of crime. He believes that people who have been convicted of felony offenses including crimes like murder, violence against children and domestic violence, should demonstrate that they can live a life free of crime while being accountable to our communities. The legal wrangling over restoration of rights comes months before voters will weigh in on a proposed constitutional amendment in November that would automatically restore the right to vote for felons who have fulfilled their sentences and paid restitution. Murderers and sex offenders would be excluded.
PROPOSAL WOULD LEAD TO MORE KIDS ON SCHOOL BUSES By NSF STAFF THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Despite concerns from school districts and lawmakers about the projected costs, a Senate committee Monday approved a bill that would lead to more students being able to take school buses. The bill (SB 188), filed by Sen. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, would require that buses be available for students
who live more than 1.5 miles from school --- down from the current standard of two miles. It also would make other changes, such as ensuring that buses would be available to all students who encounter “hazardous walking conditions” going back and forth to school. The Senate Education Committee voted 8-1 to approve the bill, which Steube said was aimed at helping keep children safe. But some lawmakers
said they had heard from school districts worried about the potential costs of such an expansion of busing. A staff analysis said the changes would lead to the transportation of an estimated 61,765 additional students, at a cost of nearly $58.5 million. Also, it said an estimated 908 additional buses would be needed, at a cost of more than $97.1 million.
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Legals Notice of Sale NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, will on March 2, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. CT, via online bid at www.escambia.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 Escambia County, Florida: A portion of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, in Block 18, Hazlehurst Subdivision, a subdivision of a portion of Section 17, Township 2 South, Range 30 West, Escambia County, Florida, according to the plat recorded in Deed Book 55, Page 262, of the Public Records of said County, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the N.W. corner of Lot 1, Block 18, Hazlehurst Subdivision, a subdivision of a portion of Section 17, Township 2 South, Range 30 West, Escambia County, Florida, according to plat recorded in Deed Book 55, at page 262, of the Public Records of said County; thence S 00°00’16” E along the West line of said Block 18, also being the East right-of-way line of “S” Street (50.0’ right-of-way) for 34.13’ to an Iron Rod and Cap marked #3578; thence N 89°40’59” E for 119.71’ to an Iron Rod and Cap marked #3578 located on the East line of Lot 4, of said Block 18; thence N 00°02’18 E along said East line for 34.13’ to an Iron Rod and Cap marked #3578 located at the N.E. corner of said Lot 4, also being on the South right-of-way line of Mallory Street (56’ right-ofway); thence S 89°40’59” W along said South right-of-way line and also being the North lines of Lots 1 -4, of said Block 18 for 119.74’ to the Point of Beginning. TOGETHER with all revenues thereof and all rights (including riparian right), privileges, easements, tenements, interests, improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anyway appertaining, including any after-acquired title and easements and all rights, title and interest now or hereafter owned by Borrower in and to all building and improvements, storm and screen windows and doors, gas, steam, electric, solar and other heating, lighting, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigerating and cooking apparatus, plumbing, sprinkling, smoke, fire, and intrusion detection devices, and other equipment and fixtures now or hereafter attached or appertaining to said premises of any kind or character and whether permanently or temporarily on the property. pursuant to the Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure In Rem Only in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC., Plaintiff, vs. MICHELLE RHODEN; STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY FOR WORKFORCE INNOVATION, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SERVICES, Defendants, and the docket number of which is 2017 CA 001302. 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: Sheila Sims, 190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL (850) 595-4400 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. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of this Honorable Court this 1st day of February 2018. STEPHEN A. PITRE Florida Bar No. 150400 Clark Partington 125 East Intendencia St., Ste. 800 (32502) P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010 (850) 434-9200 / Fax (850) 432-7340 Primary email: spitre@clarkpartington.com Secondary emails: ldunlap@clarkpartington.com tcourtney@clarkpartington.com Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/7-2/14NOS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ROBERT E. DALE, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN CROUSE, et al, Defendants. CASE NO: 2014 CA 000646 DIVISION: D
THOMAS D. KING, Plaintiff, v. GFD CONSTRUCTION, INC., a/k/a GFD CONSTRUCTION, INC., a Dissolved Corporation; ESCAMBIA COUNTY, DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT and ERNIE LEE MAGAHA, CLERK OF COURT, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, Defendants. Case No.: 2008-CA-003385 SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE UNDER F.S. CHAPTER 45 NOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the Final Judgment of Reformation and Foreclosure dated November 20, 2015, in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, Pam Childers, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Escambia County, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, at www.escambia.realforeclose.com at 11:00 a.m. on April 3, 2018, the following described property: Parcel 1: Begin at the northeast corner of Government lot 5, Section 41, Township 1 South, Range 30 West, Escambia County, Florida; thence go south 00*00’00” east along the east line of Government lot 5 for 481.69 feet to the southeast corner of Government lot 5; thence go south 79*12’42” west along the south line of Government lot 5 for 1343.75 feet; thence go north 00*06’41” west for 723.87 feet to the north line of Government lot 5; thence go north 90*00’00” east long said north line for 1328.60 feet to the point of beginning, All lying in Section 41, Township 1 South Range 30 West, Escambia County, Florida and continuing 18.14 acres more of less. Parcel2: Commence at the northeast corner of Government lot 5, Section 41, Township 1 South, Range 30 West, Escambia County, Florida; thence go south 90*00’00” west along the north line of Government lot 5 for 1328.60 feet to the southeast corner of Government lot 2 for the Point of Beginning; thence go south 00*06’41” east along the southerly projection of the east line of Government lot 2 for 723.87 feet to the south line of Government lot 5, thence go south 79*12’41” west along the south line of lot 5 for 266.80 feet to the centerline of a creek; thence go along the centerline of said creek the following courses(N 43*57’39” W for 196.47 feet; N 59*18’53” W for 265.50 feet; N 00*18’05” W for 145.38 feet; N 25*54’17” W for 142.94 feet; N 87*41’58” W for 131.22 feet; N 36*24’30” E for 95.05 feet; N 29*19’50” W for 60.12 feet; N 54*29’48” W for 88.35 feet; N 61*44’58” W for 98.88 feet) to the north line of Government lot 5; thence go north 08*07’48” west for 35.36 feet; thence go south 90*00’00” west for 409.00 feet to the west line of Government lot 2; thence go north 00*01’46 west along the west line of Government lot 2 for 821.45 feet; thence go south 89*58’14” East for 420.00 feet; thence go north 00*01’46” east for 105.40 feet; thence south 89*58’14 east for 936.24 feet to the east line of Government lot 2, thence go south 00*06’41” east along the east line of Government lot 2 for 961.15 feet to the point of beginning. All lying in Section 41, Township 1 South, Range 30 West, Escambia County, Florida and containing 39.41 acres more or less. 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. 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, Florida 32502 at (850) 595-4400 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. Dated: February 8, 2018. MARK A. BEDNAR, P.A. Florida Bar No.: 397733 11 E. Zaragoza Street Post Office Box 13146 Pensacola, Florida 32591 Tel No.: (850) 435-1025 Fax No.: (850) 434-7844 E-Mail: mab@markbednarlaw.com bednarlaw@aol.com Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/14-2/21NOS
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, will on February 27, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. CT, via online bid at www.escambia.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 Escambia County, Florida: LOT 5, BLOCK E, CAMSHIRE MEADOWS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 19, PAGE 15, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Lot 18, Block E, Legend Creek Estates, a recorded subdivision as recorded in Plat Book E at Page 49, of the Public Records of Santa Rosa County, Florida.
TOGETHER with all rights (including riparian rights), privileges, easements, tenements, interests, improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anyway appertaining, including any after-acquired title and easements and all rights, title and interest now or hereafter owned by Borrower in and to all buildings and improvements, storm and screen windows and doors, gas, steam, electric, solar and other heating, lighting, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigerating and cooking apparatus, plumbing, sprinkling, smoke, fire and intrusion detection devices, and other equipment and fixture now or hereafter attached or appertaining to said premises, of any kind or character and whether permanently or temporarily on the property.
Together with 1990 Bell Mobile Home ID #GBHMD12437A Title #62862613 and ID#GHMD12437B Title #63491528
pursuant to the Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is
pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in a case pending in said court, the style of which is
PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC.,
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Clerk of the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa County, Florida, will on the 2nd day of March, 2018, at 11:00 o’clock a.m., at www.santarosa.realforeclose.com, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Santa Rosa County, Florida, to wit:
ROBERT E. DALE vs. CAROLYN CROUSE, UNKNOWN TENANT #1 AND UNKNOWN TENANT #2 and the docket number of which is 2014 CA 000646 Division D. Edsel F. Matthews, Jr., of Edsel F. Matthews, Jr., P.A. 308 South Jefferson Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/7-2/14NOS
Plaintiff, vs. KHALA WILLIAMS; PAM CHILDERS, as Clerk of the Court for Escambia County, Florida; STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; and CAMSHIRE MEADOWS HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendants, and the docket number of which is 2017 CA 001348.
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: Sheila Sims, 190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL (850) 595-4400 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. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of this Honorable Court this 1st day of February 2018. STEPHEN A. PITRE Florida Bar No. 150400 Clark Partington 125 East Intendencia St., Ste. 800 (32502) P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010 (850) 434-9200 / Fax (850) 432-7340 Primary email: spitre@clarkpartington.com Secondary emails: ldunlap@clarkpartington.com tcourtney@clarkpartington.com Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/7-2/14NOS
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of CAROL L. PHILLIPS, deceased, Case Number 2018-CP46, 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, Florida 32502. The name and mailing address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent, or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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 Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent, or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this Court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is February 7, 2018.
IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUITOF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK Plaintiff, vs. GERALD D. JACQUES, VIVIAN JACQUES, BLUE ANGEL LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS, Defendants.
MARGRETT A. HUNT Personal Representative 608 Lost Key Drive, Unit 303C Pensacola, Florida 32507 LOIS B. LEPP (FBN 855634) lois@lbl-law.com Secondary Email: eservice@lbl-law.com Lois B. Lepp, P.A. 902 East Gadsden Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 435-1090 Attorney for Personal Representative 2WR2/7-2/15NTC
Case No. 2016 CA 001254 Division WE NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on January 23, 2018, in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, Escambia County, Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell the property situated in Escambia County, Florida described as: LOT 2, BLOCK A, BLUE ANGEL LAKE, ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16 AT PAGES 21 & 21A, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. and commonly known as: 9615 WESTIN COURT , PENSACOLA, FL 32507; including the building, appurtenances, and fixtures located therein, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, online at www.escambia. realforeclose.com, on February 22, 2018 at 11:00 A.M.. Any persons 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 this 30th day of January, 2018. By: Jennifer M. Scott Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/7-2/14NOS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA BELAIR REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC a Florida Limited Liability Company Plaintiff, vs. KIM NGOC LE, KERA MARAN LE, UNKNOWN TENANT #1 and UNKNOWN TENANT #2 Defendants, CASE NO.: 2017 CA 001395 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER F.S. CHAPTER 45 Notice is hereby given that on March 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. CST/12:00p.m. EST, at www.escambiarealforeclose.com , I will offer for sale and sell at public outcry, one by one, to the highest bidder for cash, the property located in Escambia County, Florida, as follows: Lot 17, Block 1, Montclair Unit No. 6, according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 7, Pages(s) 28, of the Public Records of Escambia County, Florida pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on January 22, 2018, in Case Number 2017 CA 001395 of the Circuit Court in and for Escambia County, Florida in which BELAIR REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC are Plaintiffs and KIM NGOC LE, KERA MARAN LE, UNKNOWN TENANT#1 and UNKNOWN TENANT #2 are the Defendants, pending in said Court. 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: January 30, 2018. MICHAEL D. TIDWELL, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 0899887 mtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com DOUGLAS D. TIDWELL, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 115624 dtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com BENJAMIN L. ALEXANDER, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 61632 balexander@emeraldcoasttitle.com Michael D. Tidwell, P.A. 811 N. Spring Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 434-3223 – Phone (850) 434-3822 – Fax Attorney for Plaintiff Publication of this Notice was made on February 7, 2018 and February 14, 2018 in the Summation Weekly. 2WR2/7-2/14NOS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: Estate of EDWARD LEE WILLIAMSON Deceased. CASE NO. 2018 CP 82 DIVISION: T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Administration estate of EDWARD LEE WILLIAMSON, deceased, File Number 2018 CP 82 is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida. Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL 32501 The names and addresses of the Personal Representative 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE Of 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is February 14, 2018. Personal Representative: REBECCA BALLESTEROS 2000 Downing Drive Pensacola, FL 32505 (407) 443-1144 Attorney for Personal Representative: KARL W. BOYLES, JR., ESQUIRE Attorney at Law 212 W. Cervantes Street (32501) P.O. Box 13464 Pensacola, FL 32591-3464 (850) 433-9225 FLORIDA BAR #145909 Attorney for Personal Representative kwb@boylesandboyleslaw.com debbire@boylesandboyleslaw.com 2WR2/14-2/21NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF CHIPLEY A. CLOPTON, Deceased. Case No.: 2018-CP-152 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of CHIPLEY A. CLOPTON, deceased, File Number 2018CP-152, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The estate is testate and the date of the decedent’s Will and any Codicils is December 12, 2017. The name and address of the Personal Representative and their attorney is set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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 decedents estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
Notice to Creditors
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
The date of first publication of this Notice is February 7, 2018.
IN RE: Estate of CAROL L. PHILLIPS, Deceased.
Personal Representative: JOYCE EDGAR 10 Edgewater Drive Pensacola, Florida 32507
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOE E. BARNES, Deceased. File No. Division
2018 CP 14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of JOE E. BARNES, deceased, whose date of death was December 21, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, FL 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 February 7, 2018. Personal Representative Jerry T. Kirkland 4001 Lambert Bridge Road Walnut Hill, FL 32568 Attorney for Personal Representative Charles P. Hoskin, Esq. Florida Bar No. 364401 EMMANUEL SHEPPARD AND CONDON 30 South Spring Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-7163 E-Mail: choskin@esclaw.com adk@esclaw.com 2WR2/7-2/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSIE BEE ROLOPH, Deceased. CASE NUMBER: 2018-CP-40 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of JOSIE BEE ROLOPH, deceased, whose date of death was September 12, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is PO BOX 472, MILTON, FL 32572. 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 the 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 the 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 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 February 7, 2018. Personal Representative: BELINDA FITZPATRICK 8074 Tidwell Road Pace, FL 32571 Attorney for Personal Representative: Dan Stewart - Atty for Belinda Fitzpatrick Florida Bar Number 319392 4519 Hwy. 90,Pace, FL 32571-2043 Telephone: (850) 994-4887 Fax: (850) 994-4541 2WR2/7-2/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Malcolm Stuart Nicoll Deceased. File No. 2018-CP-27 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Malcolm Stuart Nicoll, deceased, whose date of death was December 1, 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
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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 February 7, 2018. Personal Representative: Frances Laird 12305 11th Street Santa Fe, Texas 77510 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 2WR2/7-2/14NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ESTELLE TYMES CONNOR Deceased. File No. 2017-CP- 1538 Division: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ESTELLE TYMES CONNOR, deceased, whose date of death was November 14, 2017, and with case number indicated above pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The name and address 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 the decedent’s estate of 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 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 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 February 14, 2018. BARRY CHRISTOPHER CONNOR Petitioner 708 N “E” Street Pensacola, FL 32501 H. Frank Winn, Jr., Attorney for Petitioner Florida Bar# 0113430 P O Box 150 322 S. Alcaniz Street Pensacola, FL 32591-0150 Office 850-434-6214 Fax 850-434-6290 h.frankwinn@att.net 2WR2/14-2/21NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ANTHONY THEODORE TAMPARY Deceased. File No. 2017-CP-1535 Division K NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ANTHONY THEODORE TAMPARY, deceased, whose date of death was October 26, 2017, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. 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 date of first publication of this notice is February 7, 2018. Personal Representative: Dorothy G. Tampary 4004 Turquoise Drive Pensacola, Florida 32507 Attorney for Personal Representative: Alan B. Bookman, Esq. of EMMANUEL, SHEPPARD & CONDON Florida Bar No. 154770 30 South Spring Street Post Office Drawer 1271 Pensacola, Florida 32591-1271 Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-7163 E-mail: abb@esclaw.com 2WR2/7-2/14NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ALBERT GWENELL ADAMS, Deceased. Case No.: 2018-CP-046 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the Estate of ALBERT GWENELL ADAMS, deceased, File Number 2018-CP-046, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 472, Milton, FL 32572. The estate is testate and the date of the decedent’s Will and any Codicils is December 12, 2003. The name and address of the Personal Representative and their attorney is set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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 decedents estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is February 14, 2018. Personal Representative: JOHN DAVID ELLIOTT 5235 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 Attorney for Personal Representative: HEATHER F. LINDSAY Lindsay & Lindsay, P.A 5218 Willing Street Pensacola, Florida 32570 (850) 623-3200 Florida Bar No. 073441 2WR2/14-2/21NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF FRANCIS MARION HALEY, JR. Deceased. File No. Division
172017CP000614 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of FRANCIS MARION HALEY, JR., deceased, whose date of death was 10/26/2015, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government Street, Pensacola, FL 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.
Personal Representative: DONNA SNEAD
HATTIE COOKS PLAINTIFF,
Attorney for Personal Representative: HEATHER F. LINDSAY Lindsay & Lindsay, P.A. 5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 (850) 623-3200 Florida Bar No. 073441 Attorney for Petitioner
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Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA SEWELL REIT, LLC Plaintiff VS. D.R. OSWALD and KEITH D. OSWALD, if alive, And if dead, their unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, Grantees, judgment creditors, and all other parties Claiming by, through, under, or against either of them; Defendants. Case No.: 2017-CA-000558 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: D.R. OSWALD, together with any unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, judgment creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against him, YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to real property, more specifically described as Commence at a point on the Easterly R/W line of Marshall Road (50’ R/W) lying N0°37’08”E 1291.77 feet and 889°02’49”W 1202.36 feet from the Southeast corner of Section 25, Township 2 North, Range 28 West, Santa Rosa County, Florida; thence S7°40’E along said Easterly right of way line 100.00 feet to point of beginning; thence Southeasterly along same line 24.32 feet to a point of curvature; said curve having a radius of 666.26 feet and being concave Easterly; thence Southeasterly along the arc of a curve 75.68 feet; thence 882°28145”E 110.72 feet; thence 807°40’00°W 100 feet; thence 882°20’00°W 115.10 feet to the Point of Beginning. Being Lots 4 and 5, Marshall Island Subdivision; an unrecorded subdivision has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Sean J. Seely, Plaintiff s attorney, whose address is 1901 Andorra Street, Navarre, Florida 32501, on or before February 24, 2018, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
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 February 14, 2018. Personal Representative: RUTH ANN DEFRIESE 1208 Granada Ave Holly Hill, FL 32117 Attorney for Personal Representative: Cyrus Malhotra, Esq. Malhotra Law Firm, PA 14851 State Road 52 Suite 222 Hudson, FL 34669 813-902-2121 (office) 727-290-4044 (fax) cyrusesquire@gmail.com Florida Bar No. 0022751 2WR2/14-2/21NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF MICHAEL EVERETT SNEAD, Deceased. Case No.: 2018-CP-047 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of MICHAEL EVERETT SNEAD, deceased, File Number 2018-CP-047, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 472, Milton, Florida 32572. This estate is intestate. The names and addresses of the petitioner and the petitioner’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE 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, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
IDA MAE BURGESS and HENRY BURGESS, if alive, and if dead, their unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, judgment creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against them; the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, and judgment creditors of defendants, deceased, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against defendants DEFENDANTS, CASE NUMBER: 2017 CA 1863 DIVISION: NOTICE OF ACTION TO IDA MAE BURGESS and HENRY BURGESS, if alive, and if dead, their unknown heirs, devisees, grantees, judgment creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against them; the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, and judgment creditors of defendants, deceased, and all other parties claiming by, through, under, or against defendants YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet title to the following property in Escambia County Florida: Commencing at the Southwest corner of Section 40, TIS, R30W, Escambia County, Florida, thence N79deg.E. along the South line of said section 647.24, thence North 471.39 feet to point of beginning of this description: thence continue North 154 feet, thence run West 200 feet, thence run South 0Deg33’East a distance of 154 feet, thence run East a distance 200 feet to point of beginning of this description.
Debra D. Little, Esquire Escambia County Sheriff’s Office 1700 West Leonard Street Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 436-9515 FL Bar #0010556 2WR2/14-2/21NOF
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION IN RE: FORFEITURE OF: FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($5,429.00) U.S. CURRENCY CASE NO: 2018 CA 000211 DIVISION: F 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 December 23, 2017, and is holding it. A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on February 5, 2018, and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of the Court on or before March 7, 2018, 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
Has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Steven Specht, the plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 1741 N. Palafox ST, Pensacola, FL 32501 on or before March 12, 2018, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on the plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.
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Dated on January 31, 2018.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of PROVIDENCE EARLY LEARNING CENTER, located in Escambia County, with the address of P.O. Box 533, Cantonment, FL 32533, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL.
Pam Childers Clerk of Court By: Kathy Benoit As Deputy Clerk 4WR2/7-2/28NOA
Notice of Dissolution of Marriage IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Notice Under Fictitious Name Statute NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE
PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH OF CANTONMENT FL, INC. Owner 1WR2/14FIC NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE
By: Leslie Sparr As Deputy Clerk
DAVID MUNOZ, SR. Respondent,
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of ACCESSORIES PLUS, located in Escambia County, with the address of 643 Cedar Bluff Drive, Pensacola, FL 32506, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL.
Sean J. Seely Florida Bar Number: 106678 Lynchard & Seely, PLLC 1901 Andorra Street, Navarre, Florida 32566 Telephone: (850) 936-9385 Fax: (850) 936-9578 E-Mail: eservice@seely-law.com
CASE NO.: 2017 DR 000862 DIVISION: SM
Nellie Narciso Owner
DATED this 18th day of January, 2018. DONALD C. SPENCER CLERK OF COURT
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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.
IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA
The date of first publication of this Notice is February 14, 2018.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA AMOS FINANCIAL, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT RUTTY, LISA RUTTY, and UNKNOWN TENANTS #1 and #2, Defendants. CASE NO.: 2017 CA 000847 AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION TO: ROBERT RUTTY AND LISA RUTTY AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO MAY BE CONCERNED AND ALL PERSONS OR PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THEM, ANY RIGHT, INTEREST, CLAIM OR DEMAND IN AND TO THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PROPERTY: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Block 55, Bagdad, thence Southerly with the East line of said Block 543 feet for Point of Beginning, thence continue along said line a distance of 60 feet, thence Westerly at right angles 100 feet, thence Northerly at right angles and parallel with the East line of said Block 55 a distance of 60 feet, thence Easterly at right angles 100 feet to Point of Beginning. All lying and being in Santa Rosa County, Florida. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose on the said real property has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Benjamin L. Alexander, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 811 N. Spring Street, Pensacola, FL 32501, on or before March 12, 2018, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on petitioners’ attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. DATED this 9th day of February 2018. Donald C. Spencer CLERK OF COURT Santa Rosa County By: Leslie Sparr As Deputy Clerk MICHAEL D. TIDWELL, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 0899887 mtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com DOUGLAS D. TIDWELL, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 115624 dtidwell@emeraldcoasttitle.com BENJAMIN L. ALEXANDER, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 61632 balexander@emeraldcoasttitle.com Michael D. Tidwell, P.A. 811 N. Spring Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 434-3223 – Phone (850) 434-3822 – Fax 4WR2/14-2/21NOS
ROXANNA LYNN MUNOZ, Petitioner, and
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT) TO: David Munoz, Sr. 516 Washington Avenue, #B Lorain, OH 44052 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 Roxanna Lynn Munoz, whose address is 2100 N. Century Boulevard, McDavid, FL 32568 on or before February 28, 2018 and file the original with the clerk of this Court at CLERK OF THE COURT, P.O. BOX 333 PENSACOLA, FL 32591, 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: [insert “none” or, if applicable, the legal description of real property, a specific description of personal property, and the name of the county in Florida where the property is located) 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: January 23, 2018. PAM CHILDERS, CLERK & COMPTROLLER CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Desiree Harrison Deputy Clerk 4WR2/7-2/28NOA
Notice of Forfeiture IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION IN RE: FORFEITURE OF: TWELVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED ELEVEN DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($12,611.00) U.S. CURRENCY CASE NO: 2018 CA 000210 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 December 23, 2017, and is holding it. A Complaint for Forfeiture was filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court on February 5, 2018, and any person seeking to contest this claim must file a responsive pleading with the Clerk of the Court on or before March 7, 2018, and send a copy to the undersigned attorney.
1WR2/14FIC NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of FAST EDDIES FUN CENTER, located in Escambia County, with the address of 505 W Michigan Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32505 intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL. FAST EDDIES INC. Owner 1WR2/14FIC NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of GULF BREEZE PLUMBING AND GAS, located in Santa Rosa County, with the address of 4451 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL. Semi-Sane Holdings, Inc. Owner 1WR2/14FIC NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME STATUTE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, desiring to engage in business under the fictitious name of LANDMARK DENTAL CARE, located in Escambia County, with the address of 611 E Burgess Road, Pensacola, FL 32504, intends to register the said name with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations, Tallahassee, FL. Geetanjai P. Parekh Owner 1WR12/20FIC