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Florida Housing Finance Corporation (“Florida Housing”) will conduct a public hearing in accordance with the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (“TEFRA”) to which all interested persons are invited. To conduct a TEFRA hearing concerning the potential future issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Florida Housing to finance the acquisition and construction of the following multifamily residential rental development in the aggregate face amount, not to exceed the amount listed below: Savannah Springs Apartments II, a 96-unit multifamily residential rental development located on the northeast corner of 118th Street and I-295, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL 32244. The prospective owner and operator of the proposed development is Savannah Springs Apartments II, Ltd., 580 Village Blvd., Ste. 360, West Palm Beach, FL 33409 or such successor in interest in which The Richman Group of Florida, Inc., or an affiliate thereof, is a managing member, general partner and/or controlling stockholder. The prospective manager of the proposed development is WRMC, Inc., 340 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich, CT 06831. The total tax-exempt bond amount is not to exceed $8,500,000. All interested parties may present oral comments at the public TEFRA hearing or submit written comments regarding the potential bond issuance for the development being financed. Written comments should be received by Florida Housing by 5:00pm (Tallahassee local time), May 30, 2007, and should be addressed to the attention of Wayne Conner, Deputy Development Officer. Any persons desiring to present oral comments should appear at the hearing. If requested in writing, a fact-finding hearing will be held in the county where the property is located. When possible, the local hearing will be held before the formal TEFRA hearing and comments received at the local hearing will be placed on record at the TEFRA hearing.