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The Grove’s Community Development District (CDD) The Groves Community Development District (CDD) is a quasi-governmental organization created pursuant to Chapter 190 of the Florida statutes to serve the long term needs of the residents at the Groves. Its main powers are to plan, finance, construct, operate and maintain community wide infrastructure and services specifically for the benefit of the residents. The general benefits to the Groves residents in having a District are: 1. The District may provide landowners with higher levels of public facilities and services managed and financed through self-imposed fees and assessments. 2. The District ensures that the community development facilities and services will be completed concurrently with other parts of development. 3. The District provides homeowners with a mechanism to ensure the long term maintenance and upkeep of their community. The District is organized as any other local government in Florida. The controlling body is composed of a five-member board known as Supervisors who are elected to four year terms. The Supervisors establish the policy of the District in accordance with Florida law. The members of the current Board of Supervisors are:
The terms of Don Osborn and Jane Thompson will expire in 2008. The terms of Don Pratt, Dave Colflesh and Bill Anderson will expire in 2010. The Board has a hired staff. By law, it must hire a District Manager and District Counsel who operate as a County Administrator and County Attorney would. The Board, by advertised Requests for Qualifications, ranks and selects the most qualified District Engineer to perform the engineering needs of the District. It is the responsibility of Staff to administer the operations of the District and to implement the Board’s policies and contracts. The current District Manager, Rizzetta & Company, Inc. is represented at the Groves by Nils Hallberg. The current District Counsel, Straley Robin & Williams, P.A., is represented at the Groves by John M. Vericker. The District Engineer is Landmark Engineering & Surveying Corp. which is represented at the Groves by Everett Morrow The District's business is conducted in the “Sunshine” which means all meetings and records are open to the public. But, meetings are not considered to be public hearings. The purpose of a District meeting is to conduct the business of the District. The District does, though, conduct a public hearing each year where it adopts an Operating and Maintenance Budget. A budget is proposed each June. Final approval by the Board of Supervisors is in August and the new budget becomes effective on October 1st. The funding of the budget is through a non-ad valorem assessment on properties in the Groves. Based on the costs incurred by the District, the assessment can vary from year to year. The assessment is collected by the Pasco County Tax Collector at the same time property taxes are collected. The District owns: l the Clubhouse – all areas plus tables, chairs, computers (a gift from Florida Dream Communities), TV and all other equipment) l Aqua Range, Putting Green l Pool, Bocce Area, Tennis Courts l Butterfly Park, Pet Park, Fishing Pier, Conservation Boardwalk l streets, sewers, drainage, curbs and sidewalks l other common areas – including wetlands, conservation areas, orange groves, ponds The District pays for: l wages involved in operating the District l fees involved in the maintenance of the property it owns (including fees charged by the District Manager, District Counsel and District Engineer) l administrative fees l insurance coverage l gate maintenance, lake maintenance, landscape maintenance of the common areas, patio furniture, pool cleaning and all repairs l security services – gatehouse staff and operations l utility services, water, street lights, propane for the heaters and their repair, etc. l maintenance of Clubhouse and its equipment such as in the weight room, pool, patio furniture, and ballroom chairs, tables, etc. l plus numerous services for the residents to enjoy, classes, computers, etc.
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