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-t4-. PTIMtie_.t- <br />Indian River County Attorney's Office <br />ATTN: Nancy Mossali Legal Assistant <br />1801 27t` Street <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />RE• Florence Lockett, et.al. <br />Water Lien Foreclosure <br />Property Address 1007 Booker Street <br />Parcel ID No. 31-37-00-00004-0060-00170.0 <br />Our File No.: 11-222 <br />fb <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 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 2011 and 2012 which are due Also <br />due are the 2013 taxes. The City requests that the County cancel the taxes for 2014 and take this property off <br />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 municipalor 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 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 public open space,- drainage and other public <br />uses associated with the City's utility department because the property was acquired through the foreclosure of <br />a water lien. <br />rolls. <br />Please advise if there is anything else the City needs to do to have this property removed from the tax <br />Very truly yours, <br />Warren W. Dill <br />City Attorney <br />WWD/jlb <br />Enclosures <br />cc: Jason R. Nunemaker, City Manager (w/o enol) <br />Larry W. Napier, Director of Finance (w/o enol) <br />w:lchy offellrmerctwaler!i nforedwvrnsUocke7{ lorence 11-222lcorrerp rrrmry /-8-14.doc <br />22 South Orange Street Fellsmere, Florida 32948-6740 <br />Phone: 772-571-1616 Fax: 772-571-8615 <br />79 <br />