IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2025-CA-2527 PARCEL NO.: 155   STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,    Petitioner,  vs. HEIRS & BENEFICIARIES OF RICKY E. SCHAIBLE, Deceased; DEBBIE SCHAIBLE; JEFFREY SCHAIBLE; TRACI CYR; KANDI SCHAIBLE; LAKE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR,    Respondents.   __________________________________/   NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE AND NOTICE OF SUIT   STATE OF FLORIDA TO:   Heirs & Beneficiaries of Ricky E. Schaible, Deceased 736 Sunnydell Dr. Clermont, FL 34711   Debbie Schaible Serve: Debbie Schaible 12431 Orangewood Circle Tavares, FL 32778   Jeffrey Schaible Serve: Jeffrey Schaible 674 Park Valley Circle Minneola, FL 34715   Traci Cyr Serve: Traci Cyr 81 N East Ave Inverness, FL 34453   Kandi Schaible Serve: Kandi Schaible 6573 Flintwood St Navarre, FL 32566   To all said defendants who are living and all defendants who are deceased, if any, and the unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, lienors, or other parties claiming by, through, under, or against any such defendant or defendants, if alive, and, if dead, their unknown spouse, heirs, devisees, legatees, grantees, creditors, lienors, or other parties claiming by, through, under, or against any such deceased defendant or defendants, and all other parties having or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in and to the property described in the Petition, to wit:   PARCEL NO. 155 SECTION 11020 FEE SIMPLE FP 427056-1   THAT PART OF:   “That certain marginal strip of land lying between the East line of Block C according to the Plat of the City of Groveland (formerly Taylorville), Florida, and the West line of the East 100 feet of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 19, Township 22 South, Range 25 East, and lying North of the right of way line of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad and South of a straight and uniform continuation of the Northerly line of Patterson Street produced Southeasterly to the West line of said East 100 feet of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 19, Township 22 South, Range 25 East.”   (Being a portion of those lands described in Official Records Book 1618, Page 1785, Public Records of Lake County, Florida)   MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:   PART “A”   Commence at a 5/8” iron rod and cap stamped “FDOT LB 4641” marking the Northeast corner of Block C of Map of Groveland (formerly Taylorville), a subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 7 of the Public Records of Lake County, Florida; thence South 00°48’37” West along the Easterly line of said Block C, a distance of 298.75 feet to the Southeast corner of said Block C, also being a point lying on the Northerly existing right of way line of Crittenden Street, a City of Groveland Maintained Right of Way Line; thence South 55°59’45” East along said Northerly existing right of way line, a distance of 28.68 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 00°48’37” West along said Northerly existing right of way line, a distance of 21.83 feet; thence South 57°15’44” East along said Northerly existing right of way line, a distance of 13.14 feet; thence North 00°26’20” East, a distance of 45.83 feet; thence North 57°04’30” West, a distance of 12.82 feet; thence South 00°48’37” West, a distance of 23.89 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.   Containing 503 square feet, more or less.   ALONG WITH:   PART “B”   Commence at a 5/8” iron rod and cap stamped “FDOT LB 4641” marking the Northeast corner of Block C of Map of Groveland (formerly Taylorville), a subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 7 of the Public Records of Lake County, Florida; thence South 55°59’45” East, a distance of 28.68 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 00°48’37” East, a distance of 71.70 feet; thence South 55°59’45” East, a distance of 10.28 feet; thence South 00°26’20” West, a distance of 72.01 feet; thence North 55°59’45” West, a distance of 10.83 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.   Containing 633 square feet, more or less.   Parts “A” and “B” containing 1,136 square feet, more or less.   You are each notified that the Petitioner filed its sworn Petition and its Declaration of Taking in this Court against you as defendants, seeking to condemn by eminent domain proceedings the above-described property located in the State of Florida, County of Lake. You are further notified that the Petitioner will apply to the Honorable Michael G. Takac, one of the Judges of this Court on the 20th day of January, 2026, at 10:45 a.m., (conducted by video conference using Zoom), for an Order of Taking in this cause.   Meeting URL: https://zoom.us/j/96795467754?pwd=aVfb4bKIGUZLs5ieUbUbtnaeabp1sF.1 Meeting ID: 967 9546 7754 Passcode: 936857   All defendants to this suit may request a hearing at the time and place designated and be heard. Any defendant failing to file a request for hearing shall waive any right to object to the Order of Taking.   AND   Each defendant is hereby required to serve written defenses, if any, and request a hearing, if desired, to said Petition on:   /s/ Jessica Schwieterman Jessica Schwieterman Senior Assistant Attorney General Florida Bar No. 116460 Civil Litigation Central Office of the Attorney General 3507 E. Frontage Road, Suite 200 Tampa, FL 33607 Office: (813)233-2880 / Direct: (813)577-4564 E-mail: Jessica.Schwieterman@myfloridalegal.com Secondary Email: Jessica.Koster@myfloridalegal.com Counsel for Florida Department of Transportation   on or before December 21, 2025 (30 days prior to the OT Date), and to file the originals with the Clerk of this Court on that date, to show cause what right, title, interest, or lien you or any of you have in and to the property described in the Petition and to show cause, if any you have, why the property should not be condemned for the uses and purposes set forth in the Petition.   If you fail to answer, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. If you fail to request a hearing on the Petition for Order of Taking you shall waive any right to object to said Order of Taking.   WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court on the 9 day of DECEMBER A.D., 2025.   CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT /s/ Stacy Delmage Deputy Clerk    NOTICE   If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in a proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Lake County Courthouse, P.O Box 7800/550 W. Main Street, Tavares, Florida 32778, Telephone (352) 742-4221, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving a notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.  11912305  12.14,12.21.25