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Approve and authorize the County manager to give direction to staff to move forward with due diligence in the purchase of Tax Parcel ID Numbers 23-21-30-300-0070-0000, 23-21-30-300-007B-0000, and 23-21-30-300-007C-0000, located at or about 3800 Lavender Way, Casselberry, FL 32707, owned by Richard Lavender and Nancy Duniho District1 - Dalari (Richard E. Durr, Jr., Parks and Recreation Director).
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Parks and Recreation - Parks and Recreation
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Authorized By:
Richard E. Durr, Jr., CPRP, AICP, PLA
Contact/Phone Number:
Richard E. Durr, Jr./407-665-2001
Background:
On January 3, 2025, the County Manager sent a non-binding letter of intent to the Realtor for Richard Lavender and Nancy Duniho, the owners of the property located at 3800 Lavender Way, Casselberry, FL 32707, as an expression of interest in the above-referenced Lavender family property located directly adjacent to Seminole County’s Red Bug Lake Park. With the letter the County Manager’s intent was to officially acknowledge with the property owners Seminole County’s interest in the property until we could obtain formal direction from the Board of County Commissioners on January 14, 2025.
In addition to the Property located at 3800 Lavender Way, Casselberry, consisting of approximately 3.90 acres of improved residential property that is currently listed for sale, the Lavender family owns the following two other properties adjacent to Red Bug Lake Park that are not currently on the market:
• Tax Parcel I.D. #23-21-30-300-007B-0000, approximately 2.38 acres of improved residential property located at 3850 Lavender Way, Casselberry, FL 32707, owned by Nancy Duniho; and
• Tax Parcel I.D. 23-21-30-300-007C-0000, approximately 3.70 acres of vacant land, owned by the Richard E. Lavender Revocable Trust and Nancy Duniho.
Staff would also like to gain the approval of the Board of County Commissioners to move forward with necessary steps to purchase those properties as well when they become available.
Requested Action:
Staff requests the Board approve and authorize the County manager to give direction to staff to move forward with due diligence in the purchase of Tax Parcel ID Numbers 23-21-30-300-0070-0000, 23-21-30-300-007B-0000, and 23-21-30-300-007C-0000, located at or about 3800 Lavender Way, Casselberry, FL 32707, owned by Richard Lavender and Nancy Duniho.