Notice of Publication for the Relocation of a
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, intends to allow the relocation of Murphy Auto Group, Inc. d/b/a Toyota of Winter Haven, as a dealership for the sale of Toyota motor vehicles (TOYT) from its present location at 4099 Lake Alfred Road, Winter Haven, Florida 33881, to a proposed location at 37048 U.S. Highway 27, Haines City (Polk County), Florida 33844, on or after June 30, 2009.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Murphy Auto Group, Inc. d/b/a Toyota of Winter Haven are dealer operator(s): Dennis L. Murphy, 4727 U.S. Highway 19 North, New Port Richey, Florida 34652; principal investor(s): Dennis L. Murphy, 4727 U.S. Highway 19 North, New Port Richey, Florida 34652. The notice indicates intent to relocate the franchise 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, as amended by Chapter 88-395, Laws of Florida, 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, Administrator, 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 U.S. Mail to: Lori Engwiller, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, 100 Jim Moran Boulevard, SETDF119, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442.
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 relocation of the dealership, subject to the applicants compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.
