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STATE OF THE CITY A YEAR IN REVIEW WITH MAYOR REEVES
Vol. 23, No. 52
By Morgan Cole
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s the one year mark into his tenure as Pensacola mayor approaches, D.C. Reeves continues to work diligently to address the administration’s early goals and to shed light on some recent achievements. During a CivicCon event in February, Reeves presented his first State of the City address where he discussed the city’s work on objectives like building a coalition in an attempt to restore Amtrak train service to the Florida Panhandle, developing a strategy to create more attainable housing and making big investments into public safety and strategic planning. So, what are the results of those efforts now, and what are the administration’s current priorities? Members of the community were invited to find out first-hand at a State of the City address presented by Reeves at the Sanders Beach Community Center in November. This presentation included an overview of the progress Pensacola has made under Mayor Reeves’ leadership, including community initiatives, infrastructure developments and other positive changes. The State of the City address also provided a glimpse into what he envisions for the future of our city, and members of the community were provided an opportunity to submit questions for the mayor. Here are some highlights of what has been accomplished over the past year, as well as some issues at the forefront of public concern as 2024 approaches. Results of the city’s recent 2023
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Resident Satisfaction Survey served as the starting point for Reeves’ remarks during the November presentation. On the issues of what residents love most about living in Pensacola and what they want to see more of in the city, the top response was access to the downtown waterfront on both counts. Reeves pointed to the progress of the Bruce Beach Revitalization Project, which is one of several locations along Pensacola’s plan for a Continuous Waterfront Trail. “If you drive by during the day you can certainly see the promise that has. So, that’s one project that will help us activate our waterfront,” Reeves said. “A second that you may have read about is the Sun Trail, which has a multifaceted approach from our grants office to public works, to administration, to communications and everything else for the $6.4 million that we’re putting into potentially connecting to the threemile bridge all the way to the Bayou Chico Bridge, a protected walking bike path along our waterfront,” he explained. Mayor Reeves also added that the city plans to compete for a share of $200 million from Tallahassee for unfunded portions of the Sun Trail, including a 2.2-mile stretch that runs through the middle of downtown Pensacola. In relation to the current city initiatives, survey participants identified reducing homelessness (24 percent), decreasing crime (21 percent) and increasing affordable housing (19 percent) as top priorities. Housing initiatives in the works include $1 million for the purchase of the Pensacola Motor Lodge, $5
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million for Brownsville Revitalization and the creation of a new economic development position to help move housing projects across the finish line in a more timely manner. Affordable housing also topped the list of city initiatives. One of the city’s most significant housing initiatives involves plans for the acquisition, demolition, abatement and redevelopment of the old Baptist Hospital. “Baptist Hospital, obviously, is on the forefront of what I believe is going to be the biggest transformational housing project in the next three to five years,” Reeves said, pointing to the Bayou District Foundation post-Hurricane Katrina mixed-income housing development in New Orleans as an example of what can be done. From a legislative standpoint, Baptist Hospital is second on the city’s priority list. The top funding request from the state is about $23 million to help fund a new $70 million terminal at Pensacola International Airport, which is projecting more than 2.6 million annual passengers. This is, by far, a new all-time record for the airport and more than the facility was designed to handle. “We aren’t bursting at the seams; we’ve lost the seams,” Reeves explained. “Just to give you an idea, the baggage claim lobby was originally built to accommodate 1.4 million passengers.” According to Reeves, the new airport terminal will have five additional gates, expanding it from 12 to 17. Mayor Reeves said, from an economic development standpoint, he felt really good about the city’s new partnership with the Ameri-
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can Magic sailing team, which is expected to create 170 high-tech jobs when it moves into its new $15 million headquarters at the Port of Pensacola next year. Reeves also praised the new grants office he created for its work to secure grant funds for the Port of Pensacola, Hurricane Sally recovery, the Hollice T. Williams Greenway and Stormwater Park as well as a host of other projects. “They have produced $72 million in grants in eight months,” Reeves stated. “This is front to back, soup to nuts; $72 million in eight months.” Public safety improvements that were discussed include several initiatives for the Pensacola Police Department. Among these improvements are the establishment of a substation at Pensacola State College, the purchase of a new BearCat S.W.A.T. vehicle and the installation of a new ShotSpotter system, providing technology to help the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office know when and where gunshots are fired. The system is now active in Escambia County. When it comes to challenges, the city of Pensacola also has its fair share, including the many ongoing issues with downtown parking. “The experience of both city and private lots is eroding the experience of our downtown,” Reeves said, referencing the potential impact on tourism. He pointed to the results of a recent downtown parking survey, in which more than 5,000 people indicated the biggest concerns have to do with availability of parking spaces (27 percent), cost (21 percent) and difficulty using available payment methods (18 percent). Following best practices of distinguished urban planning UCLA research professor Donald Shoup and the recommendations of consultant Philip Olivier, Reeves has proposed eliminating free two-hour parking and increasing the cost of parking to a baseline of $1 per hour - with prices fluctuating up or down,
depending on demand. Agreeing on the confusion over the payment system, Reeves said the city soon will be switching over to a new app, with plans to try out Park Mobile, which has 7.5 million users in Florida. Another issue that has been brought to the forefront in recent months is the difficulty of maintaining the city’s numerous parks and facilities. Currently, a number of city facilities and amenities are in need of repair. Reeves defended his decisions to suspend curbside recycling in the city and close Bay Bluffs Park for repairs. Bay Bluff Park’s boardwalk has been closed indefinitely due to safety concerns as the city seeks funding for the structure’s repair or replacement. Wayside Park is still undergoing much-needed repairs three years after it was damaged by Hurricane Sally. The city estimates the two rehabilitation projects will cost around $2.4 million total. With the city’s 94 parks, ten community centers and 330 miles of roadway, keeping up with maintenance has become a major challenge, Reeves said. Additionally, 37 years of deferred maintenance to City Hall could cost the city more than $500,000 in emergency repairs and structural improvements. The city has also announced recent plans to demolish the Malcolm Yonge Center after finding it to be structurally unsound, though there has been discussion about the possibly of converting the space to affordable workforce housing. “We’ll continue to buckle up our chinstrap and be able to get as many of these things done as we can and make this a place that you can be proud of,” Reeves said, looking ahead to 2024. For more information and to follow updates on the projects outlined in the November State of the City address, visit cityofpensacola.com/435/newsroom. ■
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BELLVIEW MIDDLE TO BECOME A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL Children’s Home Society of Florida to expand Community Partnership Schools™ model to third school in Escambia County
Bellview Middle School will become the third school in Escambia County to adopt the innovative Community Partnership Schools™ model this year with partnerships among Children’s Home Society of Florida, Community Health Northwest Florida, Escambia County School District and the University of West Florida. The partnerships are announced as the next step in growing the successful model first implemented in Orlando at Evans High School in 2012 and expanded to more than 40 schools statewide, transforming tens of thousands of lives. The effective Community Partnership Schools™ model requires at least 4 core partners – including the school district, a healthcare provider, a nonprofit organization and a college or university – to agree to a 25-year commitment to the school and community, impacting generations. Founded by the Children’s Home Society of Florida and the University of Central Florida, the Community Partnership Schools™ model engages core partners, collaborating with local nonprofits, businesses, the faith community, and other stakeholders. Together, they operate within schools to tackle crucial barriers to learning, such as food insecurity, poverty inadequate access to affordable healthcare, behavioral health services, and heightened rates of violence and crime, among other identified challenges. Children’s Home Society of Florida received $80,000 in state grant funds after being selected by UCF’s Center for Community Schools to launch a community partnership school at Bellview Middle, in addition to local financial contributions to support this initiative. “We are excited about our partnership with the Children’s Home Society of Florida,” remarked Escambia County Public Schools Superintendent Keith Leonard. “The addition of Bellview Middle School to our Community Partnership schools will provide our students, families and the entire community surrounding Bellview Middle with wraparound services second to none.” “Expanding our reach to include Bellview Middle, a Community Partnership School, represents a direct impact on the lives of over 600 additional students and their families within Escambia County,” said Lindsey Cannon, Executive Director of Children’s Home Society of Florida. “Through collaborative efforts with our core and community partners, we’ve established a vital support network for students and families as they embark on their educational path at C.A. Weis Elementary, a Community Partnership School, progress to Bellview Middle, and culminate their journey at Pine Forest High, also a Community Partnership School. This continuum guarantees consistent support throughout their educational pursuits and we are thrilled to contribute to the collaborative efforts aimed at enriching our local community.” The first step toward implementation is the planning phase, which includes a community needs assessment. Students, teachers, parents and community members identify their primary needs and challenges, the results of which will determine the services and solutions that will be brought into the school. Other critical components of this model include a focus on parental and family engagement, as well as comprehensive health and wellness efforts. “As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we are driven not only to make healthcare acces-
sible to all, but to truly impact the heart of our community on multiple levels, “said Chandra Simmons, CEO of Community Health Northwest Florida. “This grant, which will support the planning and implementation of an allimportant important Middle School component, which will link our existing community schools at Weis and Pine Forest. ” This collaborative approach leverages schools as central hubs toward improving child well-being by addressing key barriers to learning through counseling, medical and dental services, after-school enrichment, mentoring programs, and more. Because they center on unique community needs, each Community Partnership School is different, but they all share a similar goal – to empower students to succeed in school and life. Specific successes through the Community Partnership Schools™ model include increased graduation rates, reduced disciplinary actions and increased parental involvement. With the addition of Bellview Middle School, Children’s Home Society of Florida has expanded the Community Partnership Schools™ model to three schools in Escambia County, including C.A. Weis Elementary - Florida’s first elementary school to adopt the innovative model - and Pine Forest High. This establishes a complete feeder pattern, ensuring continuous support for students throughout their educational journey—from early kindergarten years through to high school graduation. CHS received additional planning grants to implement the Community Partnership Schools™ model at Campbell Middle School, Long Branch Elementary and Rutherford Middle & High School. CHS is a core partner in 31 of 44 Community Partnership Schools in Florida – more than any other entity in the state. About Children’s Home Society of Florida On the front lines since 1902, Children’s Home Society of Florida is the oldest and largest statewide organization devoted to helping children and families. Children’s Home Society of Florida serves more than 59,000 children and family members throughout the state each year. More: chsfl.org. Note: The University of Central Florida Center for Community Schools serves as the statewide grant administrator of the Community School Grant Program; provides technical assistance to community schools; and oversees a rigorous, strengths-based certification process for schools to become UCFCertified Community Partnership Schools. About University of West Florida Founded in 1963, the University of West Florida is a vibrant, distinctive institute of higher learning with undergraduate, graduate and targeted research programs. With multiple locations in Northwest Florida, the University serves a student population of more than 13,000. Dedicated to helping students realize their full potential, UWF favors small class sizes with quality teacher-scholars who deliver personalized, innovative, hands-on learning and leadership opportunities. About CHNWF Since 1992, Community Health Northwest Florida has served residents of Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties and surrounding areas. Since 2007, it has been the area’s only Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) as designated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). For more information, visit Community Health Northwest Florida’s web site at www.healthcarewithinreach.org.
SIMPLER FAMILY DONATES $250,000 TO BAPTIST HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION Sammye and Ken Simpler and their family made a $250,000 gift to the Baptist Health Care Foundation. The Foundation has named Baptist Hospital’s women’s imaging center in honor of their transformational gift. The women’s imaging center at the new Baptist Hospital campus features the latest equipment, technology and features to provide a safe and healing environment for its patients, including a new CT scanner for cancer and cardiac imaging, 3T MRI to allow for quicker scans and digital 3D mammography machines for biopsies. “We love living in the Pensacola community, and we recognize the importance of having a state-of-the-art facility with excellent staff and clinicians,” Ken Simpler said. “We’ve seen the commitment that Baptist has made to our great city. We wanted to give back to Pensacola by supporting this incredible addition.” For the Simpler family, giving back to their
community has always been a priority. Growing up, Sammye Simpler learned the importance of helping others from her grandfather, who founded Publix, a Florida-based company that has incorporated a giving culture within the communities that they serve for more than 90 years. She instilled those same values into her children, Lea Richardson and Clay Simpler, who also grew up working in the family business and seeing first-hand the impact that philanthropy can have on a community. “We are extremely grateful for the Simpler family for trusting Baptist, not only with their health care but also with their philanthropic giving,” said Mark Faulkner, president and CEO, Baptist Health Care. “We are excited to bring the latest technology to the new Baptist Hospital campus to support women’s services through our imaging center.”
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NINTH RED BULB PLACED ON COUNTY WREATH DURING “KEEP THE WREATH GREEN” Escambia County Fire Rescue placed the ninth red bulb on the county wreath following a residential structure fire late Monday evening. At 11:18 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 18, ECFR units E16, E11, SQ14, L12, T34, SQ3, BC2, BC3 and S4 responded to a residential structure fire at the 700 block of Decatur Avenue. Upon arrival, the back half of the home was showing flames and heavy smoke. Assistance was requested from NAS Pensacola’s Truck 34 due to the significance of the fire. Crews were able to bring the situation under control by 12:15 a.m. Tuesday. While there were no injuries or fatalities, the home experienced significant damage to the rear addition and attic, causing the occupants to be displaced. ECFR conducted the investigation and determined an electrical issue caused the fire. The “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety campaign is a collaborative initiative with the City of Pensacola to promote fire safety during the month of December. During the month-long campaign, five-foot wreaths are on display at 21 county fire stations and five city fire stations, as well as Escambia County’s Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building downtown, the Escambia County Public Safety Building and Pensacola City Hall. Each time firefighters respond to a residential fire with damage, a green light bulb will be replaced with a red one to remind citizens of the
dangers posed by fires in a residential home. If your home does not have a working smoke detector, please call Escambia County Fire Rescue at 850-595-HERO (4376) or 850-436-5200 for city of Pensacola residents. Safety Tips: Escambia County Fire Rescue encourages everyone to practice fire safety, especially during the holiday season. Residents are encouraged to follow these safety tips so everyone can have a safe and happy holiday: • Remember to blow out all candles when you leave the room or go to bed. • Avoid the use of candles in the bedroom and other areas where people may fall asleep. • Remember to check the wires of appliances regularly and to replace or repair frayed, damaged cables. • Unplug all small electrical appliances, such as irons and toasters when not in use. • Check smoke detectors regularly to make sure they are working properly. • Communicate an escape plan to other members of the household in the event of a fire. For fire safety tips and other updates from Escambia County Fire Rescue, like Escambia County Fire Rescue on Facebook.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY CLERK OF COURT TO BEGIN PERFORMING MARRIAGE CEREMONIES IN THE RECORDING DEPARTMENT The Santa Rosa County Clerk of Court will offer the services of performing marriage solemnization or ceremonies beginning Jan 2, 2024. Individuals will be able to get married in the Recording department, the same place they apply for their marriage license. Recording Department is located at 6495 Caroline St, Milton, Fl 32570. This service will be performed in house by a deputy clerk for the fee of $30.00. That is in addition to any other fees associated with the
marriage license. Florida residents must wait 3 days or have proof of premarital counseling by an approved provider. This does not apply if BOTH applicants are out of state residents. This service will also be available at the Clerk’s office at the South Santa Rosa Service Center, located at 5841 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, Fl 32563. Questions about this service should be directed to the Clerk of Court’s Recording Department at (850) 983-1966.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY EMPLOYEES GIVE BACK FOR THE HOLIDAYS Escambia County employees from several county departments have teamed up to give back to the community in the spirit of the holiday season, working together to collect donations and toys for local children and families in need. More than 400 toys were collected through the annual Toys for Tots softball tournament at the county’s John R. Jones Jr. Athletic Complex, hosted by Toys for Tots in partnership with Escambia County Parks and Recreation. Over 40 teams participated in the tournament Dec. 8 and 9, with divisions for seniors, men’s, women’s, and coed teams. To participate in the tournament, each player brings a toy to donate to Toys for Tots of Escambia and Santa Rosa County, which collects and distributes thousands of toys each year to children who may not otherwise receive gifts during the holiday season. Last year, Toys for Tots distributed 19,682 toys to more than 11,200 children in the Escambia County area. “This tournament is always a great opportunity for softball players to enjoy some friendly competition while supporting Toys for Tots and their mission,” Parks and Recreation Director Michael Rhodes said. “Parks and Recreation is proud to help facilitate this tournament each year, which has collected thousands of toys for children in our community over many years.” Escambia County Corrections also collected donations for Toys for Tots, which has become an annual tradition for the department. Corrections staff collected over 340 toys this year for local children. “We love any opportunity to give back, especially when it comes to helping children in our community have a brighter holiday season,” Corrections Director Chief William “Rich” Powell said. “I’m proud to say that Corrections staff really showed up this year, using money out of their own pockets to purchase toys. Our team is always incredibly generous, and we hope these toys will bring smiles to children in our community this Christmas.”
The county’s Engineering Department opted to become “Elf Sponsors” for foster children through the Northwest Florida Health Network. Staff banded together to fulfill a foster child’s Christmas wish list, which not only included toys, but also basic necessities such as bedding and clothing. For the second year in a row, they also supported a survivor rescued from a human trafficking situation through the Secret Place Home, whose mission is to ensure a safe space for survivors to heal and be equipped with the necessary tools to build a new future. Engineering staff donated enough items to fulfill the survivor’s Christmas wish list, along with purchasing some extra items and treats to fill a stocking for both donation recipients. “Our team went above and beyond to make sure both of these individuals had their Christmas wish lists fulfilled, and I’m so proud of their strong teamwork and generosity,” Engineering Director Joy Blackmon said. “It’s humbling to see a child ask for items as simple as bedding and clothes for Christmas, and I’m glad we were able to do our part to help brighten their holiday season.” Additionally, Escambia County Area Transit collected toys and donations for FavorHouse of Northwest Florida, the certified domestic violence center for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. This is the second year ECAT has supported FavorHouse during the holidays. ECAT staff also gathered much-needed items for FavorHouse’s holiday market on Dec. 16 for families supported by their agency, collecting items such as hygiene products, clothing, wrapping paper, gift boxes, and gifts for middle and high school students. “We’re excited to support FavorHouse’s mission for a second year, and it’s been amazing to see how engaged our team has been with collecting donations,” Escambia County Mass Transit Director Rodriques Kimbrough said. “Any opportunity to give back to our community is so rewarding, but being able to make a difference during the holiday season makes it even more special.”
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DESANTIS, CABINET OK CONSERVATION DEALS
FELON GUN BAN CHALLENGE REJECTED
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TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved spending $19 million to conserve rural land used for cattle, while also expanding a list of agricultural properties the state could help shield from residential or commercial development. Meeting briefly by phone, DeSantis and the Cabinet approved a new ranking list of 258 farms, ranches and forests that could be preserved through the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. “That’s 178 new projects just applied for this year and 80 that have rolled over from the previous cycle,” department Rural and Family Lands Director Sue Mullins said. Mullins and other state staff members were listening in the Capitol’s Cabinet meeting room while DeSantis, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and Attorney General Ashley Moody met for about 20 minutes by phone. Conservation easements allow farmers and ranchers to continue operations with the promise that their land won’t be developed. The state pays property owners for the easements. DeSantis and the Cabinet approved three conservation-easement deals, with one under the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program and two under the state’s Florida Forever program. The largest deal involves the state paying $8.195 million for an easement on 2,101.5 acres of Syfrett Ranch in Highlands and Glades counties. That deal is under the Rural and Family Lands Protection program. The property is in the Lake Okeechobee watershed and the planned Florida Wildlife Corridor. DeSantis and the Cabinet also agreed to
pay $5.243 million for an easement on 1,425.5 acres of cattle-ranch land from FergusonHouse Farms, Inc. in Hendry County. Another $5.586 million was approved for an easement covering 1,531 acres of 4L’s Ranch LLC property in west-central DeSoto County. In support of the 4L’s Ranch deal, the Florida Conservation Group said the easement would provide benefits such as preserving drinking water supplies and promoting agriculture and tourism through connections to the Florida Wildlife Corridor. DeSantis and the Cabinet also approved the new priority list for the Rural and Family Lands Protection program, topped by a 12,098-acre parcel owned by Trailhead Blue Springs LLC in Levy County. Second is 12,000-acres owned by Anderson Land & Timber Company in Dixie County. Third is 8,665 acres in Jefferson County owned by Pines of Avalon LLC and Avalon Plantation LLC. The Rural and Family Lands program continues to use money held over from the 2022-2023 budget. DeSantis vetoed funding for the program in this year’s budget but has proposed spending $100 million on it during the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Simpson is seeking $300 million for the program. “These rural land protection easements strengthen our food security through the protection of prime agricultural land, keep the protected property on the local tax rolls and require every property owner to maintain the land and its natural resources according to state standards,” Simpson said in a prepared statement after Tuesday’s meeting. DeSantis has also pitched $100 million for the Florida Forever program in his 20242025 budget recommendations.
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court has declined to take up a challenge to the constitutionality of a state law that bars possession of guns by convicted felons. Justices on Monday issued an order rejecting an appeal by William Edenfield, who was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after a 2020 shooting incident in Leon County. Edenfield went to the Supreme Court in August after the 1st District Court of Appeal rejected his Second Amendment arguments. Edenfield’s challenge centered on a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in a case known as New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. In that case, the U.S. Supreme Court required evaluating gun restrictions by whether they are consistent with the nation’s “historical tradition of firearm regulation.” In an August brief filed at the Florida Supreme Court, Edenfield’s attorney, Tyler Kemper Payne, wrote that the 1st District Court of Appeal interpreted the Bruen decision to “read into the Second Amendment a limitation to only ‘law-abiding responsible citizens.’ Such a qualification is found nowhere in the Second Amendment’s controlling text. The district court cited almost no historical evidence in support of this limitation.” “In short, the district court expressly construed the Second Amendment, a provision of the federal Constitution, by limiting its scope and finding the prohibition at issue historically supported,” Payne, an assistant public defender in the 2nd Judicial Circuit,
wrote. “Petitioner (Edenfield) asks this (Florida Supreme) Court to accept jurisdiction to resolve whether Florida’s prohibition on felons from possessing firearms remains constitutional in the wake of Bruen.” But in a brief filed in October, lawyers in Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office wrote that the U.S. Supreme Court has “been clear that longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons do not infringe the Second Amendment.” “Petitioner (Edenfield) cites no case in which a court has held that a felon-dispossession law is facially unconstitutional under the Second Amendment,” the state’s lawyers wrote. “On the contrary, the courts overwhelmingly have upheld the validity of felon-dispossession laws even after Bruen.” As is common, the Florida Supreme Court on Monday did not explain its reasons for declining to take up the challenge. But in a May 31 decision, a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal said a “review of the pertinent precedent from the United States Supreme Court on the Second Amendment shows that a felon, such as appellant (Edenfield), still cannot claim an unfettered constitutional right to possess a firearm post Bruen.” The state’s brief filed at the Supreme Court said a jury convicted Edenfield of two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in the 2020 incident. Edenfield, now 67, had previous convictions on theft and burglary charges, according to the Florida Department of Corrections website. He is an inmate at Blackwater Correctional Facility.
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TALLAHASSEE — The Biden administration wants a federal judge to reject a lawsuit filed by Florida in a dispute about transit funding and a new state law that placed additional restrictions on publicemployee unions. Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Department of Labor and other defendants Friday filed court documents disputing Florida’s arguments that federal officials were improperly threatening to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars for local transit programs in the state. The dispute stems from a law (SB 256) that the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved this spring that prevented union dues from being deducted from most government workers’ paychecks and placed other restrictions on public-employee unions. At the same time, a federal law requires the secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor to certify that a “continuation of collective bargaining rights” for transit workers is protected before transit money is provided to local agencies. Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office filed the lawsuit in October and sought a preliminary injunction, arguing that federal officials have unconstitutionally threatened to withhold transit money if the state carries out parts of the union law, such as the prohibition on payroll dues deductions. “The Department of Labor has given Florida an ultimatum — abandon the reforms enacted through SB 256 or lose hundreds of millions in federal funding,” the lawsuit said. “Because that ultimatum is based on an unconstitutional funding condition and is otherwise contrary to law, Florida brings this suit to protect its access to critical funding and its sovereign prerogative to regulate in the realm of collective bargaining.” But in the documents filed Friday, U.S. Department of Justice attorneys argued that the state’s motion for a preliminary injunction should be rejected and that a judge should dismiss the case or grant summary judgment to the defendants. The attorneys said two parts of the new law interfered with transit workers’ collective bargaining rights: the dues-deduction prohibition and a section of the law requiring unions to be decertified as bargaining agents if fewer than 60 percent of eligible employees are members. The Justice Department attorneys wrote
that those parts of the law “substantially clash with transit employees’ rights to be represented by a designated bargaining agent and to bargain collectively through that representative on critical mandatory subjects. Plaintiff’s (the state’s) say-so that this interference is no more than ‘de minimis,’ without elaboration or support, cannot disturb DOL’s (the Department of Labor’s) conclusion.” Also, the Biden administration said the state has not shown it has legal standing, as the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission has granted waivers to transit agencies about complying with the new law while the legal battle plays out. The Public Employees Relations Commission is in charge of enforcing the union restrictions. “No transit agency in Florida has lost federal funding, and the transit agencies not only willingly exercised a waiver provision in the state’s collective bargaining laws to seek relief from the collective bargaining restrictions at issue, but affirmatively proposed that course of action to DOL as an acceptable way to resolve the issue,” the Justice Department attorneys wrote. But in its motion for a preliminary injunction, lawyers in Moody’s office wrote that “Florida is entitled to receive its funding without waiving the requirements of SB 256.” “So far, Florida’s Public Employees Relations Commission has exercised its statutory authority to conditionally waive the relevant provisions of SB 256 and avoid a devastating loss of funding to the state,” the motion said. “But Florida suffers irreparable sovereign injury every day that its duly enacted laws are not in effect.” The state alleges federal officials have violated what is known as the Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution and a law known as the Administrative Procedure Act. The lawsuit said the “Department of Labor’s decision is arbitrary and capricious” and could jeopardize as much as $800 million in federal transit funding in the coming years. A document filed Friday by Justice Department attorneys cited several transportation agencies and local governments that have collective bargaining agreements and submitted new applications for transit funding this year. Examples include MiamiDade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County, Escambia County and the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority. The lawsuit, filed in Fort Lauderdale, has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith.
TALLAHASSEE — A $7 billion program to advance a series of transportation projects hit a funding gap as it enters its second year and will require more money than initially planned from the state’s generalrevenue fund. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed $114.4 billion budget for next fiscal year includes $632 million that would come from general revenue rather than through financing or loans for the Moving Florida Forward program. Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue has also requested $513 million, expected to be generated through interest earnings on department investments, to “close out” the funding for the Moving Florida Forward program. The additional money is needed for a Poinciana Parkway project in Central Florida and an Interstate 10 project in the Panhandle. “We were able to close some of the ($3 billion) gap through additional proposed bonding and loans and financing,” Perdue told members of the House Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee last week. “We closed about a $1.7 billion gap. But there is still a need to finish out this plan so that we can move the I-10 project forward and the Poinciana (Parkway) Connector.” With a $1.31 billion price tag, the Poinciana Parkway project is a four-mile extension from the border of Osceola and Polk counties to north of Interstate 4 at the State Road 428 interchange. Widening a stretch of Interstate 10 in the Pensacola area comes with a projected cost of $162 million. The Legislature this spring approved
REDONDO WIN CERTIFIED IN HD 118 The state Elections Canvassing Commission on Tuesday certified Republican Mike Redondo’s win in a Dec. 5 special election in Miami-Dade County’s House District 118. The commission, made up of Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody
$4 billion for Moving Florida Forward and included it in the department’s $14.5 billion work plan, with the additional $3 billion anticipated mostly to come through loans and financing. “These projects, they are major, they’re complex, the most complex infrastructure projects that we’ve done. So, it’s important that we were strategic in how we include those into our work program,” Perdue said. “You know, they have to be scheduled at the appropriate time in a region that can handle the workload at that moment in time.” DeSantis announced the Moving Florida Forward program in January, with 18 projects already drawing accelerated time lines. Six have 2024 start times, including two projects related to Interstate 4 in the Orlando area, widening part of Interstate 75 in Sarasota County and revamping the Golden Glades interchange at Interstate 95 in Miami. Three projects are slated to begin in 2025, including widening part of Interstate 75 in Sumter and Marion counties and widening part of Interstate 275 in Pinellas County. Another three are scheduled to start in 2026, including widening part of U.S. 98 in Panama City and reconstructing part of Interstate 4 in the Orlando area. Six more are slated to get underway in 2027, including an Interstate 95 project at U.S. 1 in Volusia County and widening part of Interstate 75 in Southwest Florida. Lawmakers will consider DeSantis’ budget proposal as they negotiate a final spending plan during the legislative session that will start Jan. 9. The new budget will take effect July 1.
and state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, certified the results during a brief phone meeting. Redondo received 51.8 percent of the vote as he defeated Democrat Johnny Farias and unaffiliated candidate Frank De La Paz. The special election was held because former Republican Rep. Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin was appointed this summer as Miami-Dade County clerk of the court and comptroller.
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WATER DEAL MIGHT NOT END APALACHICOLA FIGHT
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TALLAHASSEE — Georgia and Alabama have reached a settlement aimed at ending a long-running water war, but environmental groups plan to continue a legal fight because of concerns about Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola River. A federal appeals court Monday put on hold a case pitting Alabama and Georgia to allow time for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate parts of the settlement, which involves the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin. But on Friday, attorneys for the National Wildlife Federation, the Florida Wildlife Federation and Apalachicola Bay and River Keeper asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to effectively allow the environmental groups to continue pursuing a legal challenge. The environmental groups filed a motion to sever their case from an appeal filed by Alabama. The cases had been consolidated. “Here, the environmental parties are not parties to the Alabama (settlement) agreement, and the Alabama agreement does not address any of the issues raised in the environmental parties’ appeal,” attorneys for the Earthjustice legal organization, which is representing the environmental groups, wrote. “Neither will the Alabama agreement remedy the harms the environmental parties are experiencing as a result of the Corps’ actions.” The order Monday granting the request by Alabama and Georgia to put the dispute on hold until May 13 did not mention the environmental groups’ motion to sever their case. Florida, Georgia and Alabama have been involved in a series of legal disputes since at least the 1990s about water flow in the threestate river system. Florida has contended that Georgia uses too much water, causing damage downstream to the Apalachicola River and Apalachicola Bay. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2021 rejected a lawsuit filed by Florida, with justices ruling that Florida did not prove Georgia’s water use had caused damage in the river and bay. The cases pending at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals involve different legal issues about how the Army Corps manages the system, including through dams and reservoirs. The environmental groups filed a lawsuit in 2017, alleging that what is known as a master water control manual and a related
CITIZENS SEES INCREASE IN POLICIES The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. topped 1.273 million policies last week, as it added nearly 7,000 customers. Citizens had 1,273,352 policies as of Friday, up from 1,266,368 a week earlier and 1,260,777 two weeks earlier, according to information posted on its website. But Citizens could see a large number of policies move to private insurers this week through what is known as a “depopu-
MEDICAID ENROLLMENT DROPS BELOW 5 MILLION Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program dropped below 5 million people in November, as the end of a federal public-health emergency continues to reduce the rolls. The program totaled 4,946,551 beneficiaries in November, down from 5,105,874 in October, according to data posted online Monday by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. The federal government declared a public-health emergency in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began. Medicaid is jointly funded by the federal and state governments. As part of the emergency, Washington agreed to pick up more of the tab for the program. But in exchange for the extra money, states had to agree that they
LAWMAKER TARGETS FLAG DISPLAYS A House Republican on Monday filed a proposal that would prevent local governments, schools and colleges from flying flags that represent “a political viewpoint,” including flags related to “sexual orientation and gender” or race. Rep. David Borrero, R-Sweetwater, filed the bill (HB 901) for consideration during the 2024 legislative session, which will start Jan. 9. Under the proposal, local governments, public schools,
environmental-impact statement did not properly analyze effects on the Apalachicola River and Apalachicola Bay. The environmental groups and Alabama went to the Atlanta-based appeals court in 2021 after a district-court decision backed the Army Corps. A motion filed last week to hold the Alabama case in “abeyance” said the settlement was reached after negotiations between Alabama, the Army Corps, Georgia and local agencies in Georgia. The settlement includes changes to the water-control manual. Under the settlement, the Army Corps will consider a proposal to operate dams and reservoirs to “achieve minimum waterflow objectives” in the Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Ga., and Columbia, Ala., and maintain a minimum level at Lake Seminole in Southwest Georgia, according to a news release last week from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s office. In the news release, Kemp and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey described the settlement as “win-win.” “The Chattahoochee River is the lifeblood of Southwest Georgia, and this proposal would give citizens and businesses certainty about the flow of water they need for business and leisure alike,” Kemp said in a prepared statement. “Just as significant, adoption of this proposal would end the current issues related to water supply for metro Atlanta at Lake Lanier, which is crucial to the future of our state.” But Tania Galloni, managing attorney for the Florida office of Earthjustice, issued a statement last week saying the settlement wouldn’t solve issues affecting the Apalachicola. “This agreement does not address the needs of the Apalachicola River, floodplain, and bay,” Galloni said. “These needs have never been adequately considered by the U.S. (Army) Corps of Engineers. We know it’s critical to protect this world-class … river system, and we will continue to ask the court of appeals to make the Corps comply with federal environmental law to keep the Apalachicola healthy.” Apalachicola Bay has traditionally been known for its oysters, but the oyster fishery collapsed during the past decade. Florida has blamed Georgia’s upstream water use. Georgia has argued, in part, that the oyster industry sustained damage because of overharvesting after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster sent oil spreading through the Gulf of Mexico.
lation” program. Seven private insurers have been approved to assume policies from Citizens this week. In November, for example, the depopulation program led to seven private insurers assuming a total of 92,886 policies from Citizens, which had reached as many as 1.412 million policies this fall. Citizens was created as an insurer of last resort but has become, by far, the largest property insurance in the state during the past three years as private insurers have dropped customers and raised rates because of financial problems.
TALLAHASSEE — For the second time, a Hillsborough County circuit judge trying to fend off allegations of campaign wrongdoing has called for the disqualification of a member of a panel that will consider her case. Circuit Judge Nancy Jacobs on Monday filed a motion to disqualify Abigail MacIver from a Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission hearing panel, in part because MacIver is married to 5th District Court of Appeal Judge John MacIver. Jacobs faces allegations because of remarks about her 2022 election opponent, then-Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Jared Smith. After Smith was defeated by Jacobs, he was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to the 6th District Court of Appeal. “The ‘seat’ (on the hearing panel) occupied by Ms. MacIver is intended to be filled by a ‘public member.’ In this case, Ms. MacIver is not a public member or lay person, rather she is married to a current judge of the Fifth District Court of Appeal, John MacIver, and presumably receives a significant portion of her family income as a result of her husband’s service as a judge,” the motion to disqualify Abigail MacIver said. “It is possible that the (Judicial Qualifications) Commission was unaware of Judge MacIver’s current position when Ms. MacIver was selected but, in any event, it is not appropriate to have the spouse of a sitting district court judge functioning as a lay member.” Late Tuesday afternoon, Jacksonville attorney Hank Coxe, special counsel for the Judicial Qualifications Commission, made a filing that said he does not believe the allegations in Jacobs’ motion are “sufficient to warrant disqualification.” But Coxe raised a new issue, saying his law firm, in an unrelated matter, represented a company in which Abigail MacIver has an ownership interest. “As a result, in an abundance of caution, special counsel believes it would be appropriate to seat a different alternate,” Coxe wrote. Jacobs’ motion to disqualify MacIver came after the circuit judge in October filed a similar motion to disqualify Jonathan Bronitsky from the hearing panel. That motion alleged Bronitsky, the founder of a publicrelations firm who served as a chief speech writer for former U.S. Attorney General William Barr, had a “conservative bias.” Bronitsky withdrew from the Jacobs case on Oct. 24, while saying in a filing that “it is not in the best interest of this proceeding for me to comment upon Judge Jacobs’s sworn motion.” Abigail MacIver was named
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wouldn’t drop people from the Medicaid rolls during the emergency. Florida’s program grew from about 3.8 million beneficiaries in January 2020 to nearly 5.78 million in April of this year. At least in part, the increase stemmed from the program being unable to drop people who otherwise might not qualify because of their income levels. With the end of the publichealth emergency this spring, the state has used what is known as an eligibility “redetermination” process. Enrollment has steadily declined, and the redetermination process is continuing. A federal judge held a hearing last week in a potential class-action lawsuit that alleges the state has not provided adequate information to Medicaid beneficiaries before dropping them from the program. As of mid-day Monday, Jacksonville-based U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard had not ruled on a request by plaintiffs for a preliminary injunction.
colleges and universities would be barred from displaying flags that represent political viewpoints including “a politically partisan, racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political ideology viewpoint.” That could include LGBTQ pride flags. Equality Florida, a LGBTQ-advocacy organization, criticized the bill. “If conservative lawmakers won’t stop trying to erase us, we won’t stop showing up to oppose them,” the group said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. A Senate version of the bill had not been filed as of mid-day Monday.
to the hearing panel on Dec. 4 after member Michelle Montanaro recused herself. A notice about Montanaro’s recusal did not explain the reasons. The Judicial Qualifications Commission investigates allegations of misconduct by judges and makes recommendations to the Florida Supreme Court, which has ultimate disciplinary authority. An investigative panel of the commission in September filed what is known as a “notice of formal charges” against Jacobs. A hearing panel will consider the charges and make recommendations to the Supreme Court. The hearing panel is scheduled to start a hearing March 24, according to a document posted on the Supreme Court website. The notice of formal charges detailed a series of allegations against Jacobs, including that her campaign social-media sites included inappropriate statements about Smith’s positions on abortion issues and that she made disparaging remarks such as saying Smith couldn’t be fair and impartial because of his religious beliefs. Also, the notice said Jacobs inappropriately touted her support from a Planned Parenthood PAC and that her campaign inappropriately advertised an endorsement from the group Indivisible Action Tampa Bay. The notice described Indivisible Action Tampa Bay as an “expressly partisan organization.” In a Nov. 3 response to the notice, Jacobs’ lawyers wrote that the 2022 campaign was “unlike other judicial races,” as it came after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade abortion-rights decision and as Smith drew attention for ruling against a teen seeking a waiver from a requirement that parents give consent before minors can have abortions. Jacobs’ lawyers wrote that the attention defined the judicial race as “one about reproductive rights with a focus on Judge Jared Smith’s prior ruling.” The lawyers also wrote that Smith made and supported “statements he may not have otherwise made and many of Judge Jacobs’ comments at issue here were made in response to these.” “It appears that no formal charges will be brought against Judge Smith,” the response said. “However, the context in which the alleged actions took place is relevant in considering Judge Jacobs’ actions and her ability to continue to serve as a judge. Judge Jacobs regrets that the 2022 race took the path it did, but hopes this panel will recognize that it was not her actions alone, but a culmination of many factors, that made it a more difficult race than other judicial elections.”
TALLAHASSEE — In a step toward removing him from office next month, Christian Ziegler was censured and stripped of powers as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida on Sunday. The moves came as he sought to maintain the $120,000-a-year leadership post amid an investigation into an alleged sexual battery. The party’s Executive Board, meeting at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, approved a motion that positions the Sarasota Republican to be ousted from the chairmanship when the party Executive Committee meets on Jan. 8. The decision immediately cut Ziegler’s pay to $1 a year and removed his authority to hire and fire employees, raise money for the party, adjust salaries of employees, enter into contracts or loans and speak on behalf of the party. The leadership powers were transferred to Vice Chairman Evan Power, who called the meeting after Ziegler declared his intention to remain in the post while at the center of a growing scandal. Details of the closed-door board meeting were posted online by Lee County GOP Chairman Michael Thompson. Ziegler has been the subject of an investigation by the Sarasota Police Department since Oct. 4, when he was accused of an alleged sexual assault by a woman who had been romantically involved with Ziegler and his wife, Bridget Ziegler. Christian Ziegler has called the sexualassault allegations “false” and said the encounter was consensual, while rejecting calls to exit the party chairmanship.
No charges have been filed. Bridget Ziegler, who helped organize the Moms For Liberty conservative political group, is not involved in the criminal complaint. But she has faced calls to step down from her elected seat on the Sarasota County School Board and from her appointed position on the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board of Supervisors, which helps govern property that includes Walt Disney World. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed her to the Central Florida board. While former President Donald Trump has not weighed in on the situation, many leading Florida Republicans have called for Christian Ziegler to step down as the 2024 election cycle begins to heat up. DeSantis, while campaigning for president in Johnston, Iowa, on Saturday, reiterated his view that Christian Ziegler should step down but didn’t take a stance about Bridget Ziegler. “I called on Christian to step down as RPOF chairman. My understanding is he’s the one that’s under the criminal cloud,” DeSantis said. “Clearly, I think Bridget, and this is somebody that I’ve worked with and I’ve really liked the work she’s done, I mean, she’s gonna have to look to see how effective that she’s going to be able to be in those circumstances.” Christian Ziegler, with the backing of Trump supporters, won the party chairmanship in February over Power, the Leon County Republican Party chairman who had backing from supporters of DeSantis. Trump and DeSantis are battling for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
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PUBLIC NOTICES Legals Notice of Sale IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES OF ORRIS E. BURNS A/K/A ORRIS E. BURNS, III, DECEASED, ORRIS EDWARD BURNS, IV, KNOWN HEIR OF ORRIS E. BURNS A/K/A ORRIS E. BURNS, III, CHRISTOPHER TODD BURNS, KNOWN HEIR OF ORRIS E. BURNS A/K/A ORRIS E. BURNS, III, ORRIS EDWARDS BURNS, IV, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ORRIS EDWARDS BURNS, III A/K/A ORRIS E. BURNS, III, DECEASED, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ORRIS EDWARD BURNS, IV NKA CHRISTINE BURNS, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CHRISTOPHER TODD BURNS NKA LEIGHA B U R N S , M I L LV I E W E S TAT E S HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/ OWNERS, Defendants. Case No. 2022-CA-000564 Division E NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on December 13, 2023, in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, Escambia County, Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell the property situated in Escambia County, Florida described as: LOT 10, BLOCK D OF MILLVIEW ESTATES PHASE 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 17, PAGES 92 AND 92A, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA and commonly known as: 10808 CROSSCUT DRIVE, PENSACOLA, FL 32506; including the building, appurtenances, and fixtures located therein, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, online at www.escambia. realforeclose.com, on January 31, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. Any persons claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. Dated: December 20, 2024 By: Ryan P. Sutton Ryan P. Sutton Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR12/27-1/3NOS
LOT 25, BLOCK B, ESTATES AT MARCUS LAKE, BEING A PORTION OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 30 WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16, PAGE 39, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.
All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST and commonly known as: 6218 BIENVILLE PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY DR, PENSACOLA, FL 32505; including the (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE building, appurtenances, and fixtures located OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. therein, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, online at www.escambia. All other creditors of the Decedent and other realforeclose.com, on January 31, 2024 at persons having claims or demands against 11:00 A.M. CST. the Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file Any persons claiming an interest in the surplus their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) from the sale, if any, other than the property MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST owner as of the date of the lis pendens must PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. file a claim before the clerk reports the surplus as unclaimed. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA Dated this December 14, 2023 STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. By:/s/ Ryan Sutton Ryan Sutton NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS Attorney for Plaintiff SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE 2WR12/20-12/27NOS DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: Estate of LESLIE PACE RICHARDSON, Deceased. Case No. 2023-CP-1743 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of LESLIE PACE RICHARDSON, deceased (the “Decedent”), whose date of death was May 26, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Escambia County Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate Division, 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF SHANE M. VERVOORT, Deceased. CASE NO.: 23-CP-1737 DIVISION: T NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Shane M. VerVoort, deceased, with the case number indicated above, is pending in the Circuit Court in and for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida All other creditors of the Decedent and other 32502. The name and address of the personal persons having claims or demands against representative is: Michele VerVoort, 10015 Decedent’s Estate, including unmatured, Cliffwood Drive, Houston, Texas 77035. contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 All persons having claims against this estate MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST who are served with a copy of this notice, are PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. required to file with this court such claim within the later of three (3) months after the date of ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE the first publication of this notice or thirty (30) FOREVER BARRED. days after the date of service of a copy of this The date of the first publication of this Notice notice on such person. is December 20, 2023. The date of first publication of this Notice is December 27, 2023. Persons having claims against the estate who AT T O R N E Y F O R C O - P E R S O N A L are not known to the personal representative REPRESENTATIVES /s/ Roy V. Andrews and whose names or addresses are not RICHARD N. SHERRILL ROY V. ANDREWS reasonably ascertainable must file all claims Florida Bar No.: 172812 Attorney for Personal Representative against the estate within three (3) months after CLARK PARTINGTON Florida Bar No. 228291 the date of the first publication of this notice. 125 East Intendencia Street LINDSAY & ANDREWS Pensacola, FL 32502 5218 Willing Street Notwithstanding anything in this notice to the P.O. Box 13010 Milton, Florida 32570 contrary, all claims against the estate must be Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010 (850) 623-3200 filed on or before October 23, 2025. Telephone: (850) 434-9200 rva@lal-law.com ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE Fax: (850) 208-7100 E-mail: rsherrill@clarkpartington.com David B. Wilks FOREVER BARRED. Attorneys for Petitioner Personal Representative The date of the first publication of this notice 8415 Hwy 89 CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Milton, FL 32570 is December 27, 2023. LAURA DICKERSON DEES 2695 Tambridge Circle 2WR12/27-1/3NTC David E. Hightower Florida Bar Number: 153140 Pensacola, Florida 32503 Hightower Law Firm 125 W Romana St. Suite 525 CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE JAMES HENDERSON DICKERSON, JR. Pensacola, Florida 32502 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND (850) 549-3812 1707 E. Fisher Street FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Attorney for the Personal Representative Pensacola, Florida 32503 FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION 2WR12/27-1/3NTC 2WR12/20-12/27NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF SYLVESTER JAMES HATCHER, Deceased.
All other creditors of the Decedent and other FILE NO.: 2023 CP 001745 persons having claims or demands against DIVISION: Decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE NOTICE TO CREDITORS DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. The administration of the Estate of Sylvester James Hatcher, deceased, File Number 2023 ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE CP 001745, is pending in the Circuit Court for TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE the address of which is 190 Government FOREVER BARRED. Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS and the personal representative’s attorney are SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED set forth below. TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. All creditors of the decedent and other persons
IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF The date of first publication of this Notice is FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA December 27, 2023. COUNTY AT T O R N E Y S F O R P E R S O N A L CIVIL DIVISION REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD N. SHERRILL NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Florida Bar No.: 172812 Plaintiff, SARA N. MARTIN Florida Bar No.: 1038638 vs. CLARK PARTINGTON K E N D R A E . B AT T L E A / K / A 125 East Intendencia Street KENDRA ELIZABETH BATTLE; Pensacola, FL 32502 HEATHER MARIE MONTGOMERY P.O. Box 13010 A/K/A HEATHER MARIE WALKER; Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010 UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, Telephone: (850) 434-9200 G R A N T E E S , A S S I G N E E S , Fax: (850) 208-7100 LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES E-mail: rsherrill@clarkpartington.com OF WAYNE A. WALKER, JR. A/K/A smartin@clarkpartington.com WAYNE ALFRED WALKER, JR., Attorneys for Petitioner DECEASED; DESIREE SEWELL WALKER, AS KNOWN HEIR OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE WAYNE A. WALKER, JR. A/K/A BENJAMIN A. RICHARDSON WAYNE ALFRED WALKER, JR., 2507 Pine Forest Road DECEASED; A.S.N.J., A MINOR, Cantonment, Florida 32533 CARE OF HOPE JAMERSON, HIS/ HER NATURAL GUARDIAN; A.K.B., 2WR12/27-1/3NTC A MINOR, CARE OF CHANTAY B R O W N , H I S / H E R N AT U R A L GUARDIAN; A.C.W., A MINOR, CARE OF CICELY ENGLISH, HIS/ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE HER NATURAL GUARDIAN; D.S.W., FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND A MINOR, CARE OF HIS/HER FOR UNKNOWN GUARDIAN, IF ANY; ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA A.L., A MINOR, CARE OF HIS/HER PROBATE DIVISION UNKNOWN GUARDIAN, IF ANY; D.L.L., A MINOR, CARE OF HIS/HER IN RE: Estate of UNKNOWN GUARDIAN, IF ANY, JAMES HENDERSON DICKERSON, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KENDRA E. Deceased. BATTLE A/K/A KENDRA ELIZABETH BATTLE; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF Case No. 2023-CP-1787 HEATHER MARIE MONTGOMERY Division “U” A/K/A HEATHER MARIE WALKER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DESIREE NOTICE TO CREDITORS SEWELL WALKER, AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS, The administration of the Estate of JAMES Defendants. HENDERSON DICKERSON, deceased (the “Decedent”), whose date of death was Case No. 2022 CA 001635 November 29, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Division F Court of Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Escambia NOTICE OF SALE County Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate Division, 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Florida 32502. The names and addresses Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered of the Co-Personal Representatives and the in this cause on October 16, 2023, in the Co-Personal Representatives’ attorneys are Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, set forth below. Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, Escambia County, Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell the property situated in Escambia County, Florida described as:
The administration of the Estate of JOHN F. WILKS, deceased, Case Number 2023-CP637, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 472, Milton, FL 32572. The Estate is Testate. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
IN RE: ESTATE OF Raymond C. Tolbert Deceased. File No. 2023-CP-547 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR GERALD DOUGLAS GUZZO, DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: Deceased You are hereby notified than an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Raymond C. Tolbert, deceased, File Number 2023-CP-547; by the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583; that the decedent’s date of death was August 7, 2023; that the total value of the estate is $18,00.00 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are: Raymond S. Tolbert 3301 Doyle Hawkins Road Navarre, FL 32566 Ricky W. Tolbert 4264 Cleveland Road Baker, FL 32531 Rayford C. Tolbert 8942 Manassas Road Milton, FL 32583 Rose Marie Mistovich 5627 Henley Road Milton, FL 32570 Rebecca L. Houghton 101 Dell Road Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE All creditors of the estate of the decedent and FOREVER BARRED. persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent other than those The date of first publication of this Notice is for whom provision for full payment was made December 20, 2023. in the Order of Summary Administration must Regina Bell file their claims with this court WITHIN THE 4831 East Olive Road, Unit 2DPensacola, TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION Florida 32514 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. JOSEPH W.C. BOYLES, ESQUIRE N O T W I T H S TA N D I N G A N Y O T H E R Attorney at Law APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM 212 W. Cervantes Street (32501) FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER P.O. Box 13464 THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS Pensacola, FL 32591-3464 BARRED. (850) 433-9225 FLORIDA BAR #14188 Attorney for Personal Representative The date of first publication of this Notice is jwcb@boylesandboyleslaw.com December 27, 2023. jennifer@boylesandboyleslaw.com Attorney for Person Giving Notice: 2WR12/20-12/27NTC Angela J. Jones Attorney for Petitioner E-Mail Address: ajjones@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 096441 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND 4557 Chumuckla Highway FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Pace, Florida 32571 FLORIDA Telephone: (850) 995-1102 PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN F. WILKS, Deceased. Case No. 2023-CP-637 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
Person Giving Notice: Raymond S. Tolbert 2WR12/27-1/3NTC
CASE NO.: 2023 CP 001628 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The Summary Administration of the Estate of WILLIAM BRADLEY UNDERWOOD, Deceased, Case No. 2003-CP-1712 is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 32591 (street address: 190 W Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502). The name and address of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below: ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is served within three (3) months after the date of the first publication of this notice must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of the first publication of this Notice is December 20, 2023. Attorney for Interested Party: CHARLES S. LIBERIS, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No. 104937 Liberis Law Firm, P.A. 212 W. Intendencia Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 438-9647 Email: cliberis@liberislaw.com and assistant@liberislaw.com ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER Interested Party: ROBERT UNDERWOOD, Petitioner 43 Port Royal Way Pensacola, Florida 32501 2WR12/20-12/27NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF DOLORES ODOM POSE Deceased File No. 2023-CP-579 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Dolores Odom Pose, deceased, whose date of death was January 19, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Boulevard, Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
The administration of the estate of GERALD DOUGLAS GUZZO, deceased, whose date of death was July 17, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for ESCAMBIA County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s All creditors of the decedent and other persons estate on whom a copy of this notice is required having claims or demands against decedent’s to be served must file their claims with this estate on whom a copy of this notice is required court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 to be served must file their claims with this MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY All other creditors of the decedent and other OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. persons having claims or demands against All other creditors of the decedent and other decedent’s estate must file their claims with persons having claims or demands against this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE decedent’s estate must file their claims with DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE THIS NOTICE. DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE THIS NOTICE. TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA FOREVER BARRED. STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is The date of first publication of this notice is December 27, 2023. December 20, 2023. Attorney for Personal Representative: Kenneth L. Brooks, Jr. Attorney for Personal Representative: Attorney for Petitioner /s/ Meagan Shell Ivey Florida Bar Number: 0930369 MEAGAN SHELL IVEY Brooks & Associates, P.A. Counsel for Petitioner 6867 Oak Street Florida Bar Number 88278 Milton, FL 32570 P.O. Box 475 Telephone: (850) 623-3605 Jay, Florida 32565 Fax: (850) 623-8990 Telephone: (850) 752-7000 E-Mail: kbrooks@brooks-warrick.com mandree@iveydaylaw.com Secondary E-Mail: iveydaylaw@gmail.com amiley@brooks-warrick.com Personal Representative: Personal Representative: RICHELLE CARTER MILES April Michelle Bass 14207 Red Hawk Road 128 Port South Lane Tallahassee, Fl 32308 Alabaster, Alabama 35007 2WR12/20-12/27NTC 2WR12/27-1/3NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF IN RE: ESTATE OF WILLIAM BRADLEY UNDERWOOD, John Raymond McGinn, II Deceased. Deceased. CASE NO. 2023-CP-1712 NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
File No. 2023-CP-404 Division NOTICE TO CREDITORS
LEGALS
THE SUMMATION Weekly
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PUBLIC NOTICES The administration of the estate of John Raymond McGinn, II, deceased, whose date of death was April 9, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 4025 Avalon Boulevard, Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
The administration of the estate of Joseph Burrell June, deceased, whose date of death was June 22, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE Name FOREVER BARRED. Cheryl W. Preston, NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS Trustee of the Richard A. Preston Trust SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE Address DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. 5032 Skylark Court Pensacola, FL 32505 The date of first publication of this notice is December 20, 2023. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT: Attorney for Personal Representative: Jason A. Waddell All creditors of the estate of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against Florida Bar Number: 529362 Waddell & Waddell, P.A. the estate of the decedent other than those 4317 Spanish Trail for whom provision for full payment was made Pensacola, FL 32504 in the Order of Summary Administration must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE Telephone: (850) 434-8500 Fax: (850) 434-0971 TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS E-Mail: jaw@waddellandwaddell.com jawpara@waddellandwaddell.com AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING Personal Representative: ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, Monique C. Simeon ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR 8239 Groveland Avenue MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF Pensacola, Florida 32534 DEATH IS BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 27, 2023. Attorney for Personal Representative: Daniel P. Saba E-Mail Address: dsaba@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 640141 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 Personal Representative: John McGinn, II 1504 S. Colorado Street Philadelphia, PA 19146 2WR12/27-1/3NTC
2WR12/20-12/27NTC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF DEAN MICHAEL TIMKO, Deceased. File No. 2023 CP 000595 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of DEAN MICHAEL TIMKO, deceased, whose date of death was October 2, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the mailing address which is P.O. Box 472, Milton, Florida 32572, and whose street address is 4025 Avalon Blvd., Milton, Florida 32583. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 20, 2023. Attorney for Personal Representatives: /s/ D. Keith Kilpatrick D. Keith Kilpatrick, Esquire KILPATRICK & NEWLIN, P.A. Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 628131 9218 Navarre Parkway Navarre, Florida 32566 Telephone: (850) 939-7722 Fax: (850) 936-9955 E-mail: probate@kilpatricklawfirm.com keith@kilpatricklawfirm.com Personal Representative: /s/ Dawn Wilson DAWN WILSON Personal Representative 2WR12/20-12/27NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOSEPH BURRELL JUNE, Deceased. File No.: 2023 CP 1806 Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF SCOTT ANDREW SIDNER, Deceased. File No. 2023 CP 1587 Division: NOTICE TO CREDITORS (summary administration)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF RICHARD A. PRESTON Deceased. File No. 2023 CP 1642 Division Probate NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Summary Administration)
You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered in the estate of Richard A. Preston, deceased, File Number 2023 CP 1642, by the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 Governmental Center, 6th Floor, Pensacola, Florida 32502; that the decedent’s date of death was August 19, 2023; that the total value of the estate is $0 and that the names and addresses of those to whom it has been assigned by such order are:
Person Giving Notice: Serena Sidner Petitioner 9550 Pinecone Drive Cantonment, Florida 32533 2R12/20-12/27NTC
Personal Representative: Craig A. McNair 31665 Randolf Avenue Lillian, AL 36549
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO: 2023 CP 001823 DIVISION: U
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
IN RE: ESTATE OF J.A., Deceased.
IN RE: ESTATE OF Barbara Gail Friedl Deceased.
File No.: 2023 CP 001722 Division: T
File No. 2023-CP-1137 Division U
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of Karyn Michele Treadway, deceased, whose date of death was February 21, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 West Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
The administration of the estate of J.A., deceased, whose date of death was June 17, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 West Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representatives and the personal representatives’ attorney are set forth below.
The administration of the estate of Barbara Gail Friedl, deceased, whose date of death was January 13, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED The date of first publication of this Notice is TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE December 27, 2023. DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
Attorney for Person Giving Notice /s/Virginia C. Ralls Virginia C. Ralls Attorney Florida Bar Number: 123910 Chase & Ralls, PLC 101 East Government Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 434-3601 Fax: (850) 607-2196 E-Mail: vralls@chaseattorneys.com Secondary E-Mail: vcrasistent@chaseattorneys.com
File No. 2023 CP 1796 Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED The administration of the estate of Martha THAT: Sledge Young (aka Martha Young), deceased, whose date of death was April 5, 2022, is All creditors of the estate of the decedent and pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia persons having claims or demands against County, Florida, Probate Division, the the estate of the decedent other than those address of which is 190 Governmental for whom provision for full payment was made Center, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names in the Order of Summary Administration must and addresses of the personal representative file their claims with this court WITHIN THE and the personal representative’s attorney are TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA set forth below. STATUTES SECTION 733.702. ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL BE All creditors of the decedent and other persons FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING having claims or demands against decedent’s ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, estate on whom a copy of this notice is required ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR to be served must file their claims with this MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 DEATH IS BARRED. MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS The date of first publication of this Notice is AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. December 20, 2023. Attorney for Person Giving Notice: Charles P. Hoskin, Esquire Fla. Bar No. 364401 Attorney for Petitioner EMMANUEL SHEPPARD & CONDON 30 South Spring Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-7163 E-mail: cph@esclaw.com sbryant@esclaw.com mcrooke@esclaw.com
Personal Representative: Sandra B. Jernigan 964 Fleming Circle Pensacola, FL 32514
IN RE: ESTATE OF TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR KARYN MICHELE TREADWAY, DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: Deceased.
Person Giving Notice: /s/ Cheryl W. Preston TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR Cheryl W. Preston, Trustee DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE: 5032 Skylark Court Pensacola, Florida 32505 You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary Administration has been entered 2WR12/27-1/3NTC in the estate of SCOTT ANDREW SIDNER, deceased, File Number 2023 CP 1587; by the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building, 190 Governmental IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR Center, Pensacola, Florida 32502; that the ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA decedent’s date of death was June 14, 2023; PROBATE DIVISION that the total value of the estate is $0.00 and that the names and addresses of those to IN RE: ESTATE OF whom it has been assigned by such order are: MARTHA SLEDGE YOUNG (AKA MARTHA YOUNG), Creditors: NONE Deceased. Beneficiaries: Serena Sidner 6810 Community Drive Pensacola, Florida 32526
Personal Representative: Claire Ellen Young 2508 Eclipse Lane Pensacola, Florida 32514
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
The date of first publication of this notice is The date of first publication of this notice is The date of first publication of this notice is December 20, 2023. December 27, 2023. December 20, 2023. Dennis Clifford Treadway Personal Representative 1719 East DeSoto Street Pensacola, FL 32501
Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Lauren A. Merritt LAUREN A. MERRITT Lauren A. Merritt, P.A. Florida Bar Number: 1017893 Charles L. Hoffman, Jr. 111 S. De Villiers Street, Suite B Attorney for Personal RepresentativeFlorida Pensacola, FL 32502 Bar Number: 229768 Telephone: (850) 741-2999 CARVER DARDEN KORETZKY ET AL Fax: (850) 466-0956 151 West Main Street, Suite 200 E-Mail: lauren@laurenmerrittlaw.com Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 266-2565 Personal Representative: Fax: (850) 266-2301 /s/ Jeremy Todd Aligood E-Mail: choffman@carverdarden.com JEREMY TODD ALIGOOD Secondary E-Mail: bass@carverdarden.com 6690 Wonderlake Road Pensacola, FL 32526 2WR12/27-1/3NTC 2WR12/20-12/27NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JACKIE L. JERNIGAN Deceased. File No. 2023-CP-1669 Division: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Jackie L. Jernigan, deceased, whose date of death was May 30, 2023, and whose Social Security Number is available upon request, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Escambia County Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate, P.O. Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 32591-0333. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF BARBARA ANN MCNAIR A/K/A BARBARA A. MCNAIR Deceased. File No.: 2023 CP 1774 Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of BARBARA ANN MCNAIR A/K/A BARBARA A. MCNAIR, deceased, whose date of death was July 30, 2022, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
Attorney for Personal Representative: Daniel P. Saba E-Mail Address: dsaba@ljslawfirm.com Florida Bar No. 640141 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 Personal Representative: Krystina Nicole Friedl 794 Ridge Road Pensacola, Florida 32514 2WR12/20-12/27NTC
IN CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: Estate of GEORGE ELLIS SANDOZ, JR., Deceased. Case No.: 2023-CP-1717 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of GEORGE ELLIS SANDOZ, JR., deceased, whose date of death was September 19, 2023, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST All creditors of the decedent and other persons PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS having claims or demands against decedent’s AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY estate on whom a copy of this notice is required OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 All other creditors of the decedent and other MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. THIS NOTICE. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is The date of first publication of this notice is Wednesday, December 20, 2023. The date of first publication of this notice is December 20, 2023. December 20, 2023. Attorney for Personal Representative: Attorney for Personal Representative: /s/ Nicholas R. Medley Attorney for Personal Representative: Jason A. Waddell Nicholas R. Medley Kathleen K. DeMaria Florida Bar Number: 529362 Attorney for Personal Representative Attorney Waddell & Waddell, P.A. FL Bar #: 107194 Florida Bar Number: 503789 4317 Spanish Trail Medley Law Firm DeMaria, de Kozan & White, PLLC Pensacola, FL 32504 222 W. Cervantes Street 510 E. Zaragoza Street Telephone: (850) 434-8500 Pensacola, FL 32501 Pensacola, FL 32502 Fax: (850) 434-0971 Telephone: (850) 607-7890 Telephone: (850) 434-2761 E-Mail: jaw@waddellandwaddell.com Fax: (850) 254-7872 Fax: (850) 438-8860 jawpara@waddellandwaddell.com nicholas@medleyelderlaw.com E-Mail: kathy@kathleendemaria.com Secondary E-Mail: probate@kathleendemaria.com
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is December 20, 2023. /s/ Amy P. Slaman AMY P. SLAMAN Florida Bar No. 92052 CLARK PARTINGTON 4100 Legendary Drive, Suite 200 Destin, FL 32541 Phone: (850) 650-3304 Fax: (850) 650-3305 P/E: aslaman@clarkpartington.com S/E: hpascoe@clarkpartington.com Attorney for Personal Representative LISA CLAIRE SANDOZ ROBINSON 3703 Aberdeen Way Houston, TX 77025 Personal Representative 2WR12/20-12/27NTC
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PUBLIC NOTICES Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JESSE SANGFIELD, DECEASED CASE NO. 2023-CP-689 DIVISION T NOTICE OF ACTION (Formal Notice by Publication) TO: Sharon Turner, a/k/a Sharon Sangfield Address Unknown YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Probate action has been filed in this Court. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Natalie V. Sangfield Jenkins, Petitioner, 408 North Davis Highway, Pensacola, Florida 32501, (678) 982-0861, jenkins4044@bellsouth.net, within 30 days of, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition without further notice.
TOGETHER with all rights (including riparian rights), privileges, easements, tenements, interests, improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anyway appertaining, including any after-acquired title and easements and all rights, title and interest now or hereafter owned by Borrower in and to all buildings and improvements, storm and screen windows and doors, gas, steam, electric, solar and other heating, lighting, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigerating and cooking apparatus, plumbing, sprinkling, smoke, fire and intrusion detection devices, and other equipment and fixture now or hereafter attached or appertaining to said premises, of any kind or character and whether permanently or temporarily on the property. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Megan F. Fry, the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 13010, Pensacola, FL 32591-3010, within 30 days after the first publication of this Notice in The Summation Weekly, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. DATED on December 15, 2023. PAM CHILDERS As Clerk of the Court BY: Beth Phelps Deputy Clerk
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Notice is hereby given that KHA CIVIL ENGINEERS, INC. desires to engage in a business enterprise under the fictitious name of KHA CIVIL ENGINEERS, commencing on November 13, 2023. Such business enterprise will operate from and be located at 7201 N. 9th Avenue, Suite 6, Pensacola, FL 32504, intends to register said fictitious name with the Division of Corporations.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
NOTICE OF ACTION (Formal Notice by Publication) TO: Last Known Address: Bridget J. Sangfield 8874 White Ibis Way Navarre, FL 32566 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Probate action has been filed in this Court. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Natalie V. Sangfield Jenkins, Petitioner, 408 North Davis Highway, Pensacola, Florida 32501, (678) 982-0861, jenkins4044@bellsouth.net, within 30 days of, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition without further notice. N 72 FT OF LT 3 BLK 4 EAST KING TRACT DB 475 P 668 OR 8969 P 831 OR 8969 P 830 CA 68 located in Escambia County, Florida Natalie V. Sangfield Jenkins Petitioner First publication on December 13, 2023. 4WR12/13-1/3NOA
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA P E N S A C O L A H A B I TAT F O R HUMANITY, INC., Plaintiff, v. JANET L. PHILLIPS; SEAN J. JONES; JOHN GATES BEASLEY, III; LENDMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC a/k/a LENDMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES; GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY as Subrogee of Joseph W. Ard; STATE OF FLORIDA; and PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of Court for Escambia County, Florida, Defendants. Case No.: 2022-CA-001678 NOTICE OF ACTION TO: SEAN J. JONES AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, OR AGAINST HIM: YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following real property located in Escambia County, Florida, has been filed against you: LOTS 11 AND 12, LESLIE BROOKS SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 41 AT PAGE 299 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING A PORTION OF BLOCK 96 EAST KING TRACT, CITY OF PENSACOLA, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA ACCORDING TO MAP OF SAID CITY, COPYRGHTED BY THOMAS C. WATSON IN 1906.
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