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r r <br /> 1el <br /> f <br /> Indian River County Attorney's Office RECEIVED <br /> ATTN:Nancy Mossali, Legal Assistant <br /> 180127'Street APR 2 4 2013 <br /> Vero Beach,Florida 32960 <br /> COUNTYAT;rORNEY'S <br /> RE: Cheryl A. Ortiz,et al./163 S:Elm Street,Fellsmere OFFICE <br /> Parcel ID No.31-37-00-00009-0490-00064.0 <br /> Our File No.: 12-054 <br /> Dear Nancy: <br /> The City of Fellsmere has received the enclosed Certificate of Title for the above referenced property. <br /> There are outstanding tax certificates for the years 2008 through 2011 and the 2012 taxes are due, which the <br /> City will be paying. The City would like to avoid a tax certificate.sale for 2012 and requests that the County <br /> cancel the taxes for 2013 and take this property off the tax roll for future years. <br /> Pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Florida Article VII Section 3(c) "all property owned by a <br /> municipality and used exclusively by it for municipal or public purposes shall be exempt from taxation <br /> Section 196:28(1).F.S. provides in relevant part "The board of county commissioners of each county..of ahe . <br /> state be and it is hereby given full power and authority to cancel and discharge any and all liens for taxes. <br /> delinquent or current, held or owned by the county or the state, upon lands, heretofore or hereafter, conveyed <br /> to, or acquired by any ••• municipality of the state, ••• for road purposes, defense purposes, recreation, <br /> reforestation or other public use;and said lands shall be'exempt from county taxation so long as the same are <br /> used for such public purposes". <br /> This property will be used exclusively by the City for municipal or public purposes for the benefit of <br /> the City as a whole. This property,was acquired through the foreclosure of a water lien and as such the <br /> ultimate public purpose will be for the benefit of the municipal water system. <br /> Please advise if there is anything else.the City needs to do to have this property removed from the tax <br /> rolls. <br /> Very t ',y yours, <br /> !. <br /> Warren W.Dill <br /> City Attorney <br /> WWD/jlb <br /> Enclosures <br /> cc:Jason R.Nunemaker, City Manager(w/encl) <br /> Larry W.Napier,Director of Finance(w/encl) <br /> w:lcity offellsmerelwater lienforeclosureslortiz,chery112-0541correspondenceslcorresp nancy 4-23-13.doc <br /> 22 South Orange Street Fellsmere, Florida 32948-6740 <br /> Phcne: 772-571-1616 Fax: 772-571-8615 <br /> 14 <br />