DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Coconut Creek Lincoln LLC, d/b/a Coconut Creek Lincoln for establishment of Lincoln vehicles
Notice of Publication for a New Point
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Ford Motor Company, intends to allow the establishment of Coconut Creek Lincoln LLC, d/b/a Coconut Creek Lincoln as a dealership for the sale and service of Lincoln passenger cars and light trucks by Ford Motor Company (line-make LINC), on or after June 10, 2017.
Temporary sales operations will be located at 4970 North State Road 7, Coconut Creek, Broward County with Service operations located at the permanent location of 4950 North State Road 7, Coconut Creek, (Broward County), Florida 33073. Once the showroom construction is completed, sales operations will move to the permanent address at 4950 North State Road 7, Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida 33073. The distance between 4950 North State Road 7 Coconut Creek, FL 33073 and 4970 North State Road 7 Coconut Creek, Florida 33073 is approximately 262 feet.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Coconut Creek Lincoln LLC, d/b/a Coconut Creek Lincoln are dealer operator(s): Ed Appleby, 4950 North State Road 7, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073 and Jeff Gale, 4950 North State Road 7, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073; principal investor(s): King Motor Company Of Coconut Creek, Ltd., 4960 North State Road 7, Coconut Creek, Florida 33073.
The notice indicates intent to establish the new point location in a county of more than 300,000 population, according to the latest population estimates of the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
Certain dealerships of the same line-make may have standing, pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes to file a petition or complaint protesting the application.
Written petitions or complaints must be received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice and must be submitted to: Nalini Vinayak, Program Manager, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, MS 65, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635.
A copy of such petition or complaint must also be sent by US Mail to: Steve Hammond, Ford Motor Company, 13010 Morris Road Corporate Center One, Suite 500, Milton Georgia 30004.
If no petitions or complaints are received within 30 days of the date of publication, a final order will be issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approving the establishment of the dealership, subject to the applicant's compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.
