Community Development District Overview

The Hammock Oaks Community Development District is a local, special-purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended, and established on April 4, 2022 by the Town Commission of the Town of Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida, Ordinance 2023-03 as the best alternative means to provide certain basic services to the community; and to prevent the general body of taxpayers in the Town of Lady Lake form bearing the burden for installation and the maintenance of certain facilities with the development.

The District currently encompasses approximately seven hundred sixty-seven (767.805) acres of land located entirely within the Town of Lady Lake, , Lake County Florida. The land within the District is generally located south of Highway 466 and east of Cherry Lake Road. The Hammock Oaks CDD expects to plan establish, acquire, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate, and maintain additional systems and facilities.

A District 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 community to establish higher construction standards, meanwhile providing a long-term solution to the operation and maintenance of the community’s facilities.

Community Development District Organization

The Hammock Oaks 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 of Supervisors 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 of Supervisors.
Additional duties as directed by the Board of Supervisors.