CITY OF OKEECHOBEE PUBLIC NOTICE RIGHT-OF-WAY ABANDONMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a PUBLIC HEARING will be held before the City of Okeechobee Planning Board (PB) on July 17, 2025, 6:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd Ave, Rm 200, Okeechobee, FL, to consider and receive input on Abandonment of Right-of-Way Petition No. 25-001-SC, submitted by the property owner, Tristan Thomas, Manager for Okeechobee Estates, LLC. The public and interested parties are invited to attend and be heard and may submit written/oral comments before the Hearing. The Petition requests to vacate portions of the SE 3rd Street and SE 6th Avenue Rights-of-Way; including the western side of the segment of SE 6th AVE from SE 4th ST to SE 3rd ST, the southwestern portion of the intersection of SE 6th AVE and SE 3rd ST, and the eastern ±50 feet of the segment of SE 3rd ST from SE 6th AVE to SE 5th AVE. A PARCEL OF LAND BEING A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST 6TH AVENUE, BEING ADJACENT TO CENTRAL PARK SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 39, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1, BLOCK A OF SAID PLAT, THENCE SOUTH 89°53'06" WEST ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SOUTHEAST SIXTH STREET, A DISTANCE OF 49.66 FEET, THENCE NORTH 00°06'54" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 70.00 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SOUTHEAST SIXTH STREET; THENCE NORTH 89°53'06" EAST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 27.94 FEET TO A POINT ON THE HOPKINS MEANDER LINE; THENCE NORTH 74°56'32" EAST ALONG SAID HOPKINS MEANDER LINE, A DISTANCE OF 62.05; THENCE SOUTH 22°53'17" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 37.92 FEET TO A POINT ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH AND 5.00 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE CENTERLINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST 6TH AVENUE, AS DEPICTED PER THE ESTATES AT TAYLOR CREEK, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 39, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE SOUTH 00°15'28" EAST ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, A DISTANCE OF 315.54 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTHWEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 35.00 FEET AND A DEGREE OF CURVATURE OF 90°08'34"; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 55.07 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°53'06" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 18.45 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 8, BLOCK A OF SAID CENTRAL PARK SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH 00°09'41" WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK A, A DISTANCE OF 299.58 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SAID LAND LYING IN OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA CONTAINING 0.536 ACRES MORE OR LESS. The Petition can be inspected/viewed at the address above in Rm 101, during regular business hours, Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM except for holidays, contact General Services staff at 863.763.9824. It will be posted online one week prior to the meeting date, with the PB agenda materials on the City website at https://www.cityofokeechobee.com/AgendaMinutes-Plan ningBoard.html. A recommendation to approve or deny Petition No. 25-001-SC will be forwarded by Ordinance No. 1320 to the City Council, TENTATIVELY scheduled for 6:00 PM on August 5, 2025 (First Reading) and Public Hearing on September 2, 2025 (Final Adoption). BE ADVISED that should you intend to show any document, picture, video, or items to the PB in support or opposition to any item on the agenda, a copy of the document, picture, video, or item must be provided to the Board Secretary for the City’s records. ANY PERSON DECIDING TO APPEAL any decision made by the PB with respect to any matter considered at this public hearing will need to ensure a verbatim record of the proceeding is made and the record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal will be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the General Services Department no later than five (5) business days before to proceedings, 863.763.9824. Vision or hearing impaired, call Florida Relay Service 7-1-1. By: Ben Smith, City Planning Consultant, No. 25-001-SC 25362 LON 7/2,9/2025