Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor Vehicles

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Division of Motor Vehicles

Notice of Publication for a New Point

Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of Less

than 300,000 Population

[The previous publication in Vol. 32, No. 24, June 16, 2006, on page 2781, has been corrected to show the recently changed address at, “5121 South U.S. 1, Fort Pierce, Florida 34982.”]

Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes (2005), notice is given that Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc., intends to allow the establishment of  S. Woods Industries, LLC, d/b/a Treasure Coast Lexus, as a dealership for the sale and service of Lexus automobiles, at 5121 South U.S. 1, Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County), Florida  34982, on or after June 2, 2006.

The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of S. Woods Industries, LLC, d/b/a Treasure Coast Lexus, are dealer operator(s): Sandy L. Woods, 9207 Adamo Drive, Tampa, Florida 33619; principal investor(s):  Sandy L. Woods, 9207 Adamo Drive, Tampa, Florida 33619.

The notice indicates intent to establish the new point location in a county of less 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: 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: Mark Del Rosso, Lexus Southern Area, Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc., 11540 Great Oaks Way, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022.

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.