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Orange Bend Community Development District

The Orange Bend Community Development District is a local, special-purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended and established on November 12, 2024 by the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Lake County, Florida, Ordinance No. 2024-69 as an alternative method of planning, acquiring, operating and maintaining community-wide improvements in planned communities.

The Orange Bend CDD is located entirely within the City of Belleview, Florida and consists of approximately 243.89 acres of land. The site is generally located west of County Road 44, north of Poe Street, east of Lake Griffin, and south of Haines Creek.

The services provided by the District are described in Chapter 190, Florida Statutes.


Board of Supervisors

The following is a list of Board of Supervisors with their assigned positions and terms. For further information, please visit the Lake County Supervisor of Elections (opens in a new window) website.

SEAT 1 Chris Tyree

Title:Vice Chair
Email Address:seat1@orangebendcdd.net
Care of Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Elected: 12/09/2024
Term Expires: 11/2028
SEAT 1

SEAT 2 Shelley Kaercher

Title:Chair
Email Address:seat2@orangebendcdd.net
Care of Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Elected: 12/09/2024
Term Expires: 11/2028
SEAT 2

SEAT 3 Robyn Bronson

Title:Assistant Secretary
Email Address:seat3@orangebendcdd.net
Care of Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Elected: 12/09/2024
Term Expires: 11/2026
SEAT 3

SEAT 4 Roger Van Auker

Title:Assistant Secretary
Email Address:seat4@orangebendcdd.net
Care of Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Elected: 12/09/2024
Term Expires: 11/2026
SEAT 4

SEAT 5 Justin Starr

Title:Assistant Secretary
Email Address:seat5@orangebendcdd.net
Care of Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Elected: 12/09/2024
Term Expires: 11/2026
SEAT 5

Contact Information

District Manager Primary Contact

Company:Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
Name:Craig Wrathell
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Tel:(561) 571-0010
Email:info@orangebendcdd.net

The mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, and Internet website uniform resource locator of the special district.

Mailing Address

2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Email:info@orangebendcdd.net
Tel:(561) 571-0010
URL:www.orangebendcdd.net

Ordinance

The Orange Bend Community Development District is a local, special-purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended and established on November 12, 2024 by the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Lake County, Florida, Ordinance No. 2024-69.

The powers and functions of the District are described in Chapter 190, Florida Statutes (2023), as may be amended from time to time. The Charter of the District shall be as set forth in Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, as created by general law. The District’s Board of Supervisors may further exercise certain additional powers to finance, fund, plan establish acquire, construct, reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate and maintain systems and facilities for (a) parks and facilities for indoor and outdoor recreational, cultural, and education uses; and (b) security, including but not limited to, guardhouse, fences and gates, electronic intrusion-detection systems, and patrol cars, when authorized by applicable governmental agencies; except that the District may not exercise any police power, but may contract with the City for an increased level of such services within the proposed District boundaries, all as authorized and described by Section 190.012(2), Florida Statutes. the District shall not provide utility service (water, wastewater, reuse, electricity, cable television, telephone or the telecommunications, dial up or broadband internet, solid waste collection and disposal or any other utility service).


Ordinance No. 2024-69 (PDF) (opens in a new window)

Financial Information

Statutory Authority: Chapter 190, Florida Statutes.
Audited Financial Reports (not yet required)

Public Records Notice

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

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