Community Development District Overview

The Lakeside Plantation Community Development District is a local, special purpose government entity created March 1, 1999 by Ordinance 99-01 of the City of North Port as an alternative method of planning, acquiring, operating and maintaining community-wide improvements in planned communities. A CDD provides the “solution” to Florida’s need to provide valuable community infrastructure generated by growth, ultimately without overburdening other governments and their taxpaying residents. Community Development Districts represent a major advancement in Florida’s effort to manage its growth effectively and efficiently. This allows a developer to establish higher construction standards, meanwhile providing a long-term solution to the operation and maintenance of the community’s facilities. The Lakeside Plantation CDD has been granted those general powers defined in Section 190.011, Florida Statutes, as well as those special powers defined in Section 190.012(1) and (2)(a), (d), and (e), Florida Statutes, all as more particularly described in the Rule. 

Community Development District Organization

The Lakeside Plantation Community Development District (the “District”) is organized similar to other local governments in Florida, in that the legislative body is composed of a five-member board known as the Board of Supervisors. The Board establishes the policy of the District in accordance with Florida law. The Board, by law, must hire a District Manager and District Counsel. Staff members operate utilizing the same formalities as a County Administrator and County Attorney. The Board, through review of advertised Requests for Qualifications, ranks and selects a District Engineer to perform the engineering needs of the District. The District staff administers the operations of the District and implements the Board’s policies and contracts

District Administration

The District Manager’s responsibilities include:

• Preparation and submittal of a proposed operations and maintenance budgets for Board review and action
• Preparation of contract specifications for District operations, including community appearance, waterway management, street lighting and facilities maintenance
• File all required forms and documents with state and local agencies
• Attend all Board of Supervisor meetings – implement the policies of the Board
• Additional duties as directed by the Board