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Public Hearing to consider adoption of a Resolution to vacate a portion of platted, unopened and unmaintained right-of-way shown as Marina Drive on the Plat of Poinciana Neighborhood 3 North, Village 7, Poinciana, Florida. (No fiscal impact)
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Request the Board, by its own motion, adopt a resolution vacating a portion of platted, unopened, right-of-way shown as Marina Drive on the Plat of Poinciana, Neighborhood 3 North, Village 7, as recorded in Plat Book 63, Pages 19 through 22 of the Public Records of Polk County, Florida. The subject right-of-way lies in Sections 09 and 10, Township 28 South, Range 28 East.
The County recently acquired approximately 600-acres along the eastern shoreline of Lake Marion for a project known as Lake Marion Scrub to, among other things, protect water quality in the Upper Kissimmee Watershed. The County coordinated with multiple funding partners to assist with the acquisition of the property. One such partner, The Nature Conservancy, has agreed to reimburse the County for a portion of the purchase amount, but has required certain items be cleared from the title before finalizing the reimbursement. The County is working with various entities to obtain releases for their interests in order to clear them from the title, which includes the Association of Poinciana Villages ("APV"). APV has agreed to execute a release for any interests it has, or may have, in the subject property, but has requested the County vacate certain platted right-of-way which is partially bisecting properties it owns very near the project area. The right-of-way shown as Marina Drive on the plat of Poinciana Neighborhood 3 North, Village 7 lies southerly of Tract "KK" and northerly of Tract "LL which are both owned by APV. The County notified the only other adjacent property owner to the southeast of the subject vacation area and received no response; however, they do not appear to be negatively impacted by the proposed vacatio...
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