NOTICE OF FINAL AGENCY ACTION BY THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT Notice is given that the District's Final Agency Action is approved on April 3, 2025, of Petition No. 907947/42048284.000 for Formal Determination of Wetlands and Other Surface Waters to serve agricultural activities on 29.2 acres known as Hawthorn. The wetland and other surface water areas consist of 2.06 acres. The lands are located in Manatee County, Sections 28 and 29, Township 35 South, Range 18 East. The permit applicant is Hawthorn South, LLC, 50 Central Avenue, 8th Floor, Sarasota, Florida 34236. The file(s) pertaining to the petition referred to above is available for inspection Monday through Friday except for legal holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Southwest Florida Water Management District, 7601 U.S. 301 North, Tampa, Florida 33637. NOTICE OF RIGHTS Any person whose substantial interests are affected by the District's action regarding this matter may request an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter 28-106, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), of the Uniform Rules of Procedure. A request for hearing must (1) explain how the substantial interests of each person requesting the hearing will be affected by the District's action, or proposed action; (2) state all material facts disputed by each person requesting the hearing or state that there are no disputed facts; and (3) otherwise comply with Chapter 28-106, F.A.C. A request for hearing must be filed with and received by the Agency Clerk of the District at the District's Tampa address, 7601 US Hwy. 301, Tampa, FL 33637-6759 within 21 days of publication of this notice (or within 14 days for an Environmental Resource Permit with Proprietary Authorization for the use of Sovereign Submerged Lands). Failure to file a request for hearing within this time period shall constitute a waiver of any right such person may have to request a hearing under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the District's final action may be different from the position taken by it in this notice of agency action. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the District in this matter have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above. Mediation pursuant to Section 120.573, F.S., to settle an administrative dispute regarding the District's action in this matter is not available prior to the filing of a request for hearing. IPL0267787 Aug 31 2025