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Forest Lake Community Development District

Est. 2019 Located In Polk, Florida

The Forest Lake Development District is a local, special purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended and created by ordinance of 19-071 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.

For more Information regarding the CDD, Please contact the Governmental Management Services:

District Manager
Monica Virgen

219 E. Livingston St.
Orlando, Florida 32801
Tel: (407) 841-5524 Ext. 130
Fax: (407) 839-1526

mvirgen@gmscfl.com

Forest Lake Parking & Towing Policy
Please CLICK HERE to view the District’s Parking and towing policies. To contact the towing vendor please call Bolton’s Towing – 863-299-9966.

CLICK HERE for more CDD info

NOTE:

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

Public Records

District Documents

Agenda

Fiscal Year 2024

Fiscal Year 2023

Fiscal Year 2022

  • 08/02/22
  • 05/18/22 Continued Meeting
  •  05/03/22
  •  04/05/22
  •  03/01/22
  •  02/01/22
  •  01/20/22
  •  11/30/21
  •  11/02/21

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RECORD REQUEST

THE CUSTODIAN OF PUBLIC RECORDS FOR THE DISTRICT IS GOVERNMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES- CENTRAL FLORIDA, LLC. TO REQUEST PUBLIC RECORDS FROM THE DISTRICT YOU MAY CONTACT THE CUSTODIAN AT 219 E. LIVINGSTON ST., ORLANDO FL, 32801 TELEPHONE: 407-841–5524 FAX: 407-839-1526 EMAIL: RECORDREQUEST@GMSCFL.COM

Minutes

Fiscal Year 2024

Fiscal Year 2023

Fiscal Year 2022

Budgets & Audits

Fiscal Year 2025

Fiscal Year 2024

Fiscal Year 2023

Fiscal Year 2022

Additional District Documents

  • Establishment Ordinance
  • District Rules of Procedure
  • Parking & Towing Policies
  • Forest Lake Directory
  • Forest Lake District Map
  • Amenity Policies and Rates
  • Amenity Registration Form
  • Fiscal Year 2025 Goals & Objectives
  • Landowners’ Meeting Instructions & Proxy Form for November 7, 2024 Election

BOARD INFORMATION

  • Bobbie Henley
    Bobbie Henley Chairperson

    346 East Central Ave
    Winter Haven, FL 33880

    bhenley@cassidylanddev.com

    Seat #5

    Term Expires 11/2026

     

  • Lindsey Roden
    Lindsey Roden Vice Chairperson

    346 East Central Ave
    Winter Haven, FL 33880

    lroden@cassidylanddev.com

    Seat #2

    Term Expires 11/2024

  • Lauren Durham
    Lauren Durham Assistant Secretary

    346 East Central Ave
    Winter Haven, FL 33880

    ldurham@cassidylanddev.com

    Seat #4

    Term Expires 11/2026

     

  • Scott Woodlee
    Scott Woodlee Assistant Secretary

    1636 Aspen Avenue
    Davenport, FL 33837

    scottwoodlee@gmail.com

    Seat #1

    Term Expires 11/2024

  • Jessica Spencer
    Jessica Spencer Assistant Secretary

    346 East Central Ave
    Winter Haven, FL 33880

    jessicas@cassidylanddev.com

    Seat #3

    Term Expires 11/2024

Board of Supervisors
Meeting Dates

The Board of Supervisors of the Forest Lake Community Development District will hold their regular meetings for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 at the Holiday-Inn, Winter Haven, 200 Cypress Gardens Boulevard, Winter Haven, Florida 33880, on the 1st Thursday of every month, at 10:30 a.m., unless otherwise indicated as follows:

October 3, 2024 – CANCELLED
November 7, 2024 (Landowners’ Meeting & Board Meeting)
December 5, 2024
January 2, 2025
February 6, 2025
March 6, 2025
April 3, 2025
May 1, 2025
June 5, 2025
July 3, 2025
August 7, 2025
September 4, 2025

The meetings are open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provision of Florida Law for Community Development Districts. The meetings may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. A copy of the agenda for these meetings may be obtained from Governmental Management Services – Central Florida, LLC, 219 E. Livingston Street, Orlando, Florida 32801 or by calling (407) 841-5524.

There may be occasions when one or more Supervisors or staff will participate by telephone. Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (407) 841-5524 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8770 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District Office.

A person who decides to appeal any decision made at the meeting with respect to any matter considered at the meeting is advised that person will need a record of the proceedings and that accordingly, the person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.

District Manager

Management Services

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GOVERNMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC – CENTRAL FLORIDA

Governmental Management Services (GMS) is a family of limited liability companies that was established on November 26, 2004 for the purpose of providing special district management services to Community Development Districts (CDD). GMS currently has offices in Orlando, St. Cloud, Ft. Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Port St. Lucie, St. Augustine, and Jacksonville, Florida, and Knoxville, Tennessee. GMS currently manages over 130 Community Development Districts across the State of Florida.

219 E. Livingston St.
Orlando, Florida 32801
Tel: (407) 841-5524 or (877) 855-5251
Fax: (407) 839-1526

www.govmgtsvc.com

Contact Info

Contact Us

District Manager
Monica Virgen
Governmental Management Services
219 E. Livingston St., Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: 407-841-5524 Ext. 130
E-mail: mvirgen@gmscfl.com

District Engineer
John Bannon
Wood & Associates Engineering, LLC
1925 Bartow Road
Lakeland, FL 33801
Phone: 863-940-2040
Email: john@woodcivil.com

District Counsel
Lauren Gentry
Kilinski | Van Wyk, PLLC
517 E. College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: 877-350-0372
E-mail: lauren@cddlawyers.com

HOA Contact
HOA Contact (Phase 1 & Phase 2)
Christopher Lopez
Community Association Management
4700 Millenia Blvd., Suite 500, 5th Floor
Orlando, FL 32839
E-mail: npgfs1@gmail.com

Florida Public Records Notice: Emails to and from Community Development Districts are public record according to Section 119 Florida Statutes. For more information, please see http://www.myflsunshine.com/.