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.
District Related Documents
- Orange Bend CDD Website URL:www.orangebendcdd.net
- Ordinance No. 2024-69 (PDF) (opens in a new window)
- Rules of Procedure (PDF) (opens in a new window)
- Recorded Notice of Establishment (PDF) (opens in a new window)
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
SEAT 2 Shelley Kaercher
SEAT 3 Robyn Bronson
SEAT 4 Roger Van Auker
SEAT 5 Justin Starr
Contact Information
District Manager Primary Contact
The mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, and Internet website uniform resource locator of the special district.
Mailing Address
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)