NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given by the Board of County Commissioners of Gilchrist County, Florida that it will consider at public hearing the below described Resolution in the Gilchrist County Board of County Commissioners Meeting Facility located at 210 South Main Street, Trenton, Florida on Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 5:15 P.M. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, the following:

RESOLUTION NO. 2026-20

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF GILCHRIST COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES AND FACILITIES AND COLLECTION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS THEREFOR IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, AND CERTAIN INCORPORATED AREAS, OF GILCHRIST COUNTY; KNOWN AS THE FIRE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ANNUAL RATE RESOLUTION; ESTABLISHING THE RATE OF ASSESSMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027; SETTING FORTH PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS; MAKING LEGISLATIVE DETERMINATIONS OF SPECIAL BENEFIT AND FAIR APPORTIONMENT; SETTING FORTH A PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF ASSESSMENT RATES; APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

A copy of the Resolution is on file in the Office of the County Clerk, Gilchrist County Courthouse, located at 112 South Main Street, Trenton, Florida and may be inspected during regular business hours. On the date, time and place first above mentioned, all interested persons may appear and be heard with respect to the petition.

The public hearing may be continued to one or more future dates. Any interested party shall be advised that the date, time and place of any continuation of the public hearing shall be announced during the public hearing and that no further notice concerning the matter will be published.

“Persons with disabilities requesting reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact (352) 463-3169 (Voice & TDD) or via Florida Relay Service (800) 955-8771”.

All persons are advised that, if they decide to appeal any decisions made at the public hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Publish 1 time on: September 3, 2026
Post at South entrance to Gilchrist County Courthouse
and in 2 other locations within the county.