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c. <br /> Alk <br /> el <br /> April 10,2013 RECEIVED <br /> Indian River County Attorney's Office APR 11 <br /> ATTN:Nancy Mossali,Legal Assistant <br /> 180127th Street Cout4:Ty � . <br /> Vero Beach,Florida 32960 4i ,$ <br /> CW- <br /> RE: Fernando R.Cantu,et al./1049 Vernon.Stceet,Fellsmere <br /> Parcel ID.No.31-37-00-00005-0050-00136.0 <br /> Our File No.: 12-061 <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 taxesare 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(l) F.S. provides in relevant part "The board of county commissioners of each county of the <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 properly removed from'the tax <br /> rolls. <br /> Very tru y yours, <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: vy offeAwnerelwater Gen joreclOATes1=14,Jerowdo and taff 12-0611corre*vi"=es1corresp nang 4-10.13.doc <br /> 22 South Orange Street Fellsmere, Florida 32948-.6740 <br /> Phone: 772-571-1616 Fax: 772-571-8615 <br /> 36 <br />