The Florida Housing Finance Corporation announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: November 17, 2009, 10:00 a.m. (Tallahassee Local Time)
PLACE: Florida Housing Finance Corporation, 227 North Bronough Street, Suite 5000, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To conduct a TEFRA hearing concerning the potential future issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Florida Housing to finance the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of the following multifamily residential rental development in the aggregate face amount, not to exceed the amount listed below:
Walden Pond Villas, a 290-unit multifamily residential rental development located at 20880 N. W. 7th Avenue, Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, FL 33169. The prospective owner and operator of the proposed development is Walden Pond Preservation, L.P., 60 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10023, or such successor in interest in which Walden Pond Developer, LLC, or an affiliate thereof, is a managing member, general partner and/or controlling stockholder. The prospective manager of the proposed development is TRG Management Company of Florida, 2828 Coral Way, Suite 101, Miami, FL 33145. The total tax-exempt bond amount is not to exceed $13,700,000.
All interested parties may present oral comments at the public TEFRA hearing or submit written comments regarding the potential bond issuance for the development being financed. Written comments should be received by Florida Housing by 5:00 p.m. (Tallahassee Local Time), November 16, 2009, and should be addressed to Attention: Wayne Conner, Director of Multifamily Bonds. Any persons desiring to present oral comments should appear at the hearing.
If requested in writing, a fact-finding hearing will be held in the county where the property is located. When possible, the local hearing will be held before the formal TEFRA hearing and comments received at the local hearing will be placed on record at the TEFRA hearing.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Wayne Conner, Director of Multifamily Bonds, Florida Housing Finance Corporation at (850)488-4197.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Wayne Conner, Director of Multifamily Bonds, Florida Housing Finance Corporation at (850)488-4197. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting or hearing, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued.