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tRY <br />Pr G G si /it Pr /^ Pr <br />August 2, 2022 <br />VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL: dreingold@ircgov.com <br />Dylan Reingold, Esq. <br />Office of the County Attorney <br />Indian River County <br />1801271h Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Re: Canceling Taxes for Land having Parcel ID No. 31-37-00-00001-1441-00003.0 <br />Purchase from Marrero <br />Our File No. 21-346 <br />Dear Dylan: <br />The City completed its purchase of approximately one (1) acre of vacant land from <br />Melissa Marrero. The City anticipates using this land to increase the sixe of its stormwater <br />retention area adjacent to the Hall, Carter James Subdivison. The City requests that the <br />County cancel taxes for 2022 and remove the property from the tax roll as of February 17, <br />2022, the date the Warranty Deed was recorded. A copy of the recorded Deed is attached. <br />Pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Florida Article VII Section 3(c) "all <br />property owned by a municipality and used exclusively by it for municipal or public <br />purposes shall be exempt from taxation". Section 196.28(1) F.S. provides in relevant part <br />"The board of county commissioners of each county of the state be and it is hereby given <br />full power and authority to cancel and discharge any and all liens for taxes, delinquent <br />or current, held or owned by the county or the state, upon lands, heretofore or hereafter, <br />conveyed to, or acquired by any • • • municipality of the state, - - - for road purposes, <br />defense purposes, recreation, reforestation or other public use; and said lands shall be <br />exempt from county taxation so long as the same are used for such public purposes". <br />22 South Orange Street Fellsmere, Florida 32948-6700 <br />Phone: 772-571-1616 Fax: 772-S71-8615 161 <br />