Summary


The purpose of this proposed rule is to establish a community development district (“CDD”), the Wiregrass Community Development District (“District”), pursuant to Chapter 190, F.S. The petition filed by Locust Branch, LLC, requests the Commission establish a community development district located entirely within the unincorporated limits of Pasco County, Florida. A Notice of Receipt of Petition for the Wiregrass Community Development District was published in the June 25, 2008, edition of the Florida Administrative Weekly. The land area proposed to be served by the District comprises approximately 3,974.216 acres. A general location map is contained as Exhibit A to the petition to establish the District. There are no parcels within the proposed external boundaries of the District which are to be excluded. The Petitioner either owns or has written consent to establish the District from the owners of 100% of the real property located within the proposed District. The Petitioner seeks authorization for the District “to finance, fund, plan, establish, acquire, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate and maintain systems, facilities and basic infrastructures that may include, without limitation: water management and control, water supply, sewer, wastewater management, reclamation and reuse or any combination thereof, bridges or culverts, District roads and street lights, transportation facilities, parking improvements, environmental remediation and cleanup, conservation areas, mitigation areas and wildlife habitat, parks and facilities for indoor and outdoor recreational, cultural and educational uses, fire prevention and control, schools, security, mosquito control, waste collection and disposal, or any other project, within or without the boundaries of the District as required by a development order issued by a local government or subject of an agreement between the District and a governmental entity.”