NOTICE OF INTENT TO USE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTING NON-AD VALOREM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town Commission of the Town of Longboat Key, Florida hereby provides notice, pursuant to Section 197.3632(3)(a), Florida Statutes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collecting annual special assessments, sometimes referred to as non-ad valorem assessments, imposed against certain real property located in the Town, to fund costs associated with providing canal navigation maintenance services and improvements. The uniform method allows for the collection of special assessments on the annual ad valorem property tax bill mailed each November. The Town Commission will consider the adoption of a resolution electing to use the uniform method of collecting such non-ad valorem special assessments, commencing in November 2026 and continuing each year thereafter, at a public hearing to be held at 1:00 p.m. EST, December 8, 2025, at the Town of Longboat Key Commission Chambers at Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, Florida 34228. Such resolution will state the need for the levy and will contain a legal description of the boundaries of the real property subject to the levy. Copies of the proposed form of resolution are on file at the Longboat Key Town Clerk’s Office, Town Hall, 501 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, Florida. All interested persons are invited to attend. In the event any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Town Commission with respect to any matter relating to the consideration of the resolution at the referenced public hearing, a record of the proceeding may be needed and in such an event, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the public hearing is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in such public hearing should contact the Town Clerk’s Office at (941) 316-1999 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the date of the public hearing. Town Commission of Longboat Key, Florida Pub: Nov. 14, Nov. 21, Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 2025;  #11782903