IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION NO, 2297

IN RE:	)
ROBE-ST, LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, )
a Drainage District.	)

FINAL JUDGMENT INCORPORATING DRAINAGE DISTRICT

This cause was heard on the Petition filed in this Court by ROBE
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GROVE ASSOCIATES, LTD., a limited partnership, and D, FREDERICK BARTON for the creation of a drainage district in Martin County, Florida, under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 298, Florida Statutes, otherwise known as the General Drainage Law; and,
It appearing to the Court and the Court finding that said Petition is in due and proper form and has been signed and executed by a majority
in acreage of the owners of all of the lands embraced in the proposed drainage district described and set forth in said Petition, and that notice of the filing of said Petition as required by Section 298.02, Florida Statutes, has been duly given and published in regular and pro.per form, for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in Martin County, in the State of Florida, as and in the manner required by said statute, requiring all persons interested in the lands and property described and set forth in said Petition and affected by the formation of said drainage district and rendered liable to taxation,
for the purpose of paying the expense of organization and making and maintain-ing the improvements that may be necessary to effect the reclamation of the lands included in such district, to appear at the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Martin County, Florida, and to show cause, if any there be, why said drainage district as set forth in said Petition should not be organized as a public corporation of the State of Florida; and,
It further appearing that no objections have been made by anyone
in any manner to the granting of the prayers of said Petition; and,
It further appearing to the Court, and the Court finding that all of said lands embraced in the PTtition herein lie in a contiguous body and

are wet and overflowed and subject to overflow, and that in their present state and condition said lands are unsuited for agricultural purposes or other public utility or benefit, on account of their low and wet condition and their liability to overflow, and that by a proper system of drainage, water control, and reclamation, said lands can be made well suited for agricultural and other public benefits and utility; and it further appearing to the Court and the Court finding that the establishment of said drainage
district and the improvements to be made thereunder as prayed in said Petition will be for the benefit of the owners of the real property in said drainage district, will benefit all lands in said drainage district, and that the
same will be in the interest of the public health, convenience and welfare;

and,
It further appearing and the Court finding that all of the

allegations, statements and representations in said Petition contained are

true, and that the prayers thereof should be granted;
THEREUPON, upon consideration thereof, it is ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED as follows:
That the prayers of·said Petition be and the same are
hereby granted, and that all of thosecertain pieces, parcels and tracts
of land in Martin County, Florida, mentioned and described in said Petition, and included and contained within the following described boundary lines,
to-wit:

Township 39 South, Range 40 East, To,mship 39 South, Range 41 E&.st,	Township 40 South, Range 40 East and Township 40 South, Rar�e  41 East, Martin County, Florida, lying within the boundary lines  described  as  follows.
Eeginning at	the	Northviest	corner of the East one-half:(½)	of Section 33, To•,r.:ship 39 South, Range 41 East,	(1) ·Thence proceed Sell;;;. 0° 22' 19"	East along the West line of the East one-half		( ½) of	Section 33 for		a distance of 3945.28 feet  to the North�ait ccr:-.er of the		Southeast one-quarter	(¼)	of	the		Southwest one-
c_'-.;arter	(�)	of ,Section  33,	(2)	Thence  proceed  South  89°59^102"
\'.'est alcng the North line of			the		Southeast one-quarter	( i)	of	the Sc,utr.1•;es;; one-quarter	 (�)	of	Section 33 for a di stance of 1327.4-5 feet to the Northwest	corner of said Southeast one-quarter	 (�) of t:c.e Soutl:west one-quarter (t;).			(3)	Thence proceed South
0°19' 59" ';/est along the \'lest line of the Southeast one-quarter
(�) of	the	Southwest one-quarter	(t;) of Section 33 for	a distance of 1315. 00 feet to the Southwest  corner  of  said Southeast  o:1e-
C.'--'ar;;er (�) of the Southwest one-quarter (t;). Said point also being on the North line of Section 4, Township 40 South, Range 41 East.
·::::s  following  described  property  being· in  Township  40 South,
�o.nge 41 East..
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(4) Thence proceed South 89°59^116^11 West along the North line 9f. Sections 4 and 5 for a distance of 6351.02 feet to the Northwest cornar of Section 5. (5) Thence proceed South 0°11^106^11 West alo:;g the West line of Section 5 for a distance of 5215.45 feet to tha Southwest corner of Section 5. (6) Thence proceed South
0°16^155^11 i·!est along t-he \'lest line of Section 8 for a distance of	^•
5267.71 feet to the Southwest corner of Section 8. (7) Thence proceed South 0°01^100^11 \'lest along the West line of Section 17 for a distance of 5305.45 feet to the Southwest corner of Section 17.
(8) 'i'hence proceed South 89°55^110^11 East along the South line of Section 17 for a distance of 5311.95 feet to the Southeast corner of Section 17. (9) Thence proceed South 89°55^101^11 East along the South line of Section 16 for a distance of 5289.75.feet to the Southeast corner of Section 16. (10) Thence proceed South 89°47^156^11 East along the South line of Section 15 for a distance of 4998.lO feet to the Southeast corner of Section 15. (11) Thance proceed North 89°36^104^11 East along the South line of Section 14 for a distance of 5309.04 feet to the Southeast corner of Section 14. (12) Thence proceed North 89°47^143^11 East along the South line of Section 13 for a distance of 2427,75 feet to
the Southeast corner of the West 2427.75 feet of Section 13.
(13) Thence proceed North 0°08^102^11 West along the East line of th
\'/est 2427.75 feet of Section 13 for a distance of 3920.30 feet to point on the Southerly right of way line of the Sunshine State Parkway. (14) Thence proceed North 45°58^127^11 West along the
\'/esterly right of way line of the Sunshine State Parkway for a distance of 1930,31 feet to a point on the North line of Section 1.
(15) Thence proceed North 89°11^144^11 East along the Nort,h line of Section 13 for a distance of 427.70 feet t·o a point on the Easterl right of way line of the s1rnshine State Parkway. (16) Thence proceed South 45°58^127" East along the Easterly right of way line of the Sunshine State Parlcway for a distance of 3370.93 feet to a point of curve to the right. (17) Thence proceed along the arc of saici cur,:e for a distance of 381.59 feet to a point on the Sout line of the North one-half ( ½) of Section 13. (1$) Thence p.:-ocee East along the South line of the North one-half(½) of Section 13 for a distance of 1146.37 feet to tho Southeast corner of the Nort one-half(½) of Section 13. (19) Thence proceed North alo:ig the East :ine of Section 13 for a distance of 2656.12 feet to.the
Northeast corner of Section 13, (20) Thence proceed North 0°06^13 ^11
East along the East line of Section 12 for a distance of 5293,90 fo0t to the Northeast corner of Section 12. ( 21) Thence proceed South 89°06^114" West along the North line of Section 12 for a
distance of 5296.62 feet to the Northwest corner of said Section l •
(22) Thence proceed South 89°53^134^11 West along the Soµth line of Section 2 for a distance of 2661.17 feet to the Southeast corner of tl1e Wost one�half (½) of Section 2.	(23) Thence proceed North
0°18'25^11 East along the East line of the West one-half ( ½) of S0cti on 2 for a distance of 623,27 feet to a point. (24) Thence proceed North 89"41'30'^1 West along the South line of the North 4620.70 fee� or' the \vest one-half (½) of Section 2 for a distance of 1992.30 fee
o the Easterly right of way line of the Sunshine State Parkway.
(25) Thence proceed South 45°58^127^11 East along the Easterly right f v1ay line of the Sunshine State Parkway for a distance of 904.60 feat to a point .on tho South line of Sectiqn 2. (26) Thence
�:-oceed South 89°53'34" \'lest  along the South line of Section 2 to
�,e \'/ester-ly right of Hay line of said Sunshine State Parkway. ( 27) Tte:1ce proceed NorthHest and Northerly along the Westerly igi:t of Hay line of the Sunshine State Parkway to its point of
:��ersection with the North line of Section 33, Township 39 South, a:1ge 41 East. (28) Thence proceed South 89°58^117" West along the
:orth line of said Section 33 for a distance of 2310.82 feet to tr�
_I	Joint or place of beginning.	•
ogether with a strip of land described as follows.

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Tha Sast 130 feet of Section 34, Township 39 South, Range 41 East. The East 130 feet of the North 130 feet of Section 3, Tovmship 40 South, R.s.nge 41 East. The North 130 feet of the West one-half ( ½) of Section 2, Township 40 South, Range 41 East. The East 130 feet of the Korth 4�90.70 feet of the West one-half (kl of Section 2,
Township 40 South, Range 41 East.

Together with also a strip of land more particularly described as follows.
Section 28, To,m.ship 39 South, Range 40 East: The East 80 feet of that part of Section 28 that lies between the South right of way line of the St. Lucie Canal and the North right of·way line of Sta e Road No. 76. The East 100 feet of that part of Section 28 that li	s. South of the North right of way line of State Road No. 76.
Section 33, Township 39 South, Range 40 East: The East 100 feet o
said Section 33.
Section 4, Township 40 South, Range 40 East: The North 100 feet o the East 100 feet of said Section 4.
Sections 1, 2 and 3, Tovmship 40 South, Range 40 East: The North
100 feet of said Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Section 6, Township 40 South, Range 41 East: The South 100 feet f the North 130 feet of the West one-half(�) of said Section 6 and the East 300 feet of the North 30 feet of the West one-half(½)
of said Section 6.
Section 31_1 Tovmship 39 South, Range 41 East:· The South 100 feet of the East 2522.32 feet of said Section 31.

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Section 32, To1-mship 39 South, Range 41 East: The South 100 feet of the \'lest 379,48 feet of said Section 32,
Excepting therefrom easements and or rights of way and borrow pit previously conveyed for the Sunshine State Parkway, State Road 70 Rights of Way, State Road 76 Rights of Way and State Road 711 Ri • ts
,,:,f  Way.

which said boundary line embraces and includes those certain tracts or parcels of land situate in Martin County, Florida, described as follows:

The Southeast one-quarter ( J;) of the Southvrnst one-iuarter ( J;) of Section 33, all of that part of the East one�half (�) of Section
33 that lies West of the Westerly right of way line of the Sunsr.ine State Parkway and that part of Section 34 that lies West of the \'/esterly' right of way line of the Sunshine State Parkway, all in Tovmship 39 South, Range 41 East,	•
The following described land lying in Township 40,..South, Range 41
Sast:
The West one-half(½) of Section 2 less the North 4620,70 feet
;;hereof. That part of Section 3 that lies West of the \fosterly
::-ight of vrny line of the.Sunshine State Parkway. All of Section 4,	The North one-half(}) of Section 5, Section 9 less the South 311;.0 fe,et thereof-. All of Section 10. All of Section
11. All of that part of Section 12 that lies East of the
:Sasterly right of way line of the Sunshine State Parkway. All of that part of the North one-half(½) of Section 13th.at lies East of the Easterly right of way line of the Sunshine State Parkway,

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Tha East 130 feet of Section 34, To,mship 39 South, Range 41 East•. T::e 2ast 130 feat of tha Korth 130 feet of Section 3, Tovmship 40 Sou:h, Range 41 East. The North 130 feet of the West one-half(½) of Section 2, Tm-mship 1,0 South, Range 41^1East. The East 130 feet o�' t:i.e North 4490.70 feet of the West one-half ( ½) of Section•2, Tmmship 40 South, Range 41 East.
Section 28, To1-mship 39 South, Range 40 East: The East 80 feet of that part of Section 28 that lies between the South right of way
line of the St. Lucie Canal and the North right of.· way line of Sta e
Road No. 76. The East 100 feet of that part of Section 28 that li s
South of the North right of way line of State Road No. 76.
Section 33, To1·mship 39 South, Range 40 East: The East 100 feet o
said Section 33.
Section 4, To,mship 40 South, Range 40 East: The Nortn 100 feet o the East 100 feet of said Section 4.
Sections 1, 2 and 3, Tovmship 40 South, Range 40 East: The Nort4
100 feet of said Sections 1, 2 and 3.

Section 6, Tovmship 40 South, Range 41 East: The South 100 feet o the l\'or:h 130 feet of the West one-half(½) of said Section 6 and the East 300 feet of the North 30	feet of the West one-half(½) of said Section 6.
Section 31, Township 39 South, Range 41 East: The South 100 fe.et o� the East 2522.32 feet of said Section 31.
Section 32, Township 39 South, Range 41 East: The South 100 feet of the West 379.48 feet of said Section 32. ·
Excepting therefrom easements and or rights of way and borrow pits
previously conveyed for the Sunshine State Parkway, State Road 708
Rights of Way, State Road 76 Rights of Way and State Road 711 Righ s
of ^11/ay.	••
The above described property containing ........	_4,045.75 _Acres _•
AND,
The South one-half(½) of Section 5. All of Sections 8, 14, 15, 16 and 17; the South 3113.00 feet of Section 9 and t:r.s.t part of the West 2427.75 feet of Section 13 that lies West of the Westerly right of way line of the Sunshine State Parkway, all in Township 40 South, Range 41 East. , Less any	and all rights of way for State Road No. 711.
The above described _prop_F ty containing ........	^4,.111.61 ^Acres

_TOTAL _ACREAGE:	.......... ^-8,157.36 ^Acres

be and the same are hereby created and established into a drainage district and d�clared and decreed to be a public corporation of the State of Florida by, under and pursuant to and authorized by said aforesaid Chapter 298, Florida Statutes.

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That said drainage district shall be known and be designated as and shall use the corporate name of HOBE-ST. LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT,
and shall have a perpetual corporate existence after the date of this judgment.
3, That said HOBE-ST, LUCIE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT is hereby declared and decreed to be a public corporation of the State of Florida, and that it shall be and is hereby granted and vested with all of the rights, powers, duties, privileges, innnunities and franchises specified and provided in said Chapter 298, Florida Statutes.
DONE AND ORDERED at Stuart, Florida, this	^day ^of ^March, ^1972.

STATE OF FLORIDA
MARTIN COUNTY
.	.	I hereby certify that the forego-
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