Disston Island Conservancy District
General Information
Full Legal Name: Disston Island Conservancy District
Public Purpose: Drainage, irrigation, water control, and reclaiming the land and protecting the same from the effects of water, for agricultural and sanitary purposes, and for public convenience and welfare for public utility and benefit.
Boundaries: Beginning at a point of intersection of the landward boundary of the right-of-way of Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District LD-3, as recorded in Plat Book 2, page 88 of the public records of Glades County, Florida and the easterly boundary of the S-77 discharge canal right-of-way as shown on the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District right-of-way map, sheet 5 of 5 of Drawing C-43-45, said point of intersection being in fractional Section 12, Township 42, South, Range 32 East as surveyed by the State of Florida March 1918; thence proceeding in a southeasterly direction along the said landward boundary of the right-of-way of LD-3, through said section 12; thence continue along the said landward boundary of the right-of-way of LD-3 and LD-1 including all additional right-of-way acquired this date forward through Sections 7, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 23 and 24 all in Township 42 south, Range 33 East; thence through Sections 19 and 30, Township 42 South, Range 34 East to an intersection with the westerly right-of-way of Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District Canal C20 as shown on Drawing C20-5 of the C. & S. F. C. D. right-of-way map, thence southeasterly along the said westerly right-of-way of Canal C20 through Sections 30, 31 and 32, Township 42 South, Range 34 East to an intersection with the westerly bank of the presently existing SUGARLAND DRAINAGE DISTRICT OUTFALL CANAL in Section 32, Township 42, South, Range 34 East; thence southwesterly to an intersection with the boundary between Townships 42 and 43 South, said line also being the boundary between Glades and Hendry County and the north boundary of the SUGARLAND DRAINAGE DISTRICT; thence westerly along the said township line to a point on the northwest bank of the presently existing nine-mile canal in section 7, Township 43 South, Range 34 East; thence following the said north bank of the nine-mile canal southwesterly, northwesterly and westerly, and coinciding with the north boundaries of the SUGARLAND DRAINAGE DISTRICT and the FLAGHOLE DRAINAGE DISTRICT respectively, through Section 7, Township 43 South, Range 34 East, Sections 12 and 11, Township 43 South, Range 33 East, Sections 34, 33, 32 and 31, Township 42 South, Range 33 East, Sections 36 and 35, Township 42 South, Range 32 East to an intersection with the westerly toe of the existing Lake Hicpochee East Levee in Section 35, Township 42 South, Range 32 East; thence following the westerly toe of said levee along the shores of Lake Hicpochee in a northerly, northeasterly and northwesterly direction through Sections 35, 34, 27, 26, 23 and 22, Township 42 South, Range 32 East to an intersection with the south and east boundary of the right-of-way of the Caloosahatchee Canal (C-43) as existing in Section 22, Township 42 South, Range 32 East; thence northeasterly along the said right-of-way through Sections 22, 15, 14, 11 and 12, Township 42 South, Range 32 East to the Point of Beginning.
Services Provided: The District is authorized to construct or acquire all works and improvements as shall be necessary to rehabilitate, improve, or conserve the works and facilities constructed or acquired by said District and to reconstruct, improve, clean, or renovate any of such works or facilities constructed or acquired, in order to properly provide for the drainage, irrigation, and water control of the lands in said District, under the Water Control Plan for said District now in effect, or as may be hereafter revised or amended for said District. The District may clean out, straighten, open up, widen, or change the course and flow, alter or deepen any canal, ditch, or lateral in said District that the Board of Supervisors may deem necessary to be done to facilitate the drainage, irrigation, and water control of the lands in said District, and to generally perform any work or construct or acquire any works or facilities which in the judgment of the Board of Supervisors of said District is necessary or desirable in connection with the rehabilitation of the drainage works and facilities of said District. The District may designate maintenance areas within the District, and to levy variable maintenance tax rates apportioned upon the basis of benefits received by lands within the maintenance areas, and to provide for special and additional services to any particular area in the District which may require such special or additional services as a result of the use of the land in the area.
Creation Documents: Chapter 2000-447, Laws of Florida
Statutory Authority: Chapter 298, Florida Statutes
Date Established: July 1, 1923
Establishing Entity: Legislature
Public Purpose: Drainage, irrigation, water control, and reclaiming the land and protecting the same from the effects of water, for agricultural and sanitary purposes, and for public convenience and welfare for public utility and benefit.
Boundaries: Beginning at a point of intersection of the landward boundary of the right-of-way of Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District LD-3, as recorded in Plat Book 2, page 88 of the public records of Glades County, Florida and the easterly boundary of the S-77 discharge canal right-of-way as shown on the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District right-of-way map, sheet 5 of 5 of Drawing C-43-45, said point of intersection being in fractional Section 12, Township 42, South, Range 32 East as surveyed by the State of Florida March 1918; thence proceeding in a southeasterly direction along the said landward boundary of the right-of-way of LD-3, through said section 12; thence continue along the said landward boundary of the right-of-way of LD-3 and LD-1 including all additional right-of-way acquired this date forward through Sections 7, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 23 and 24 all in Township 42 south, Range 33 East; thence through Sections 19 and 30, Township 42 South, Range 34 East to an intersection with the westerly right-of-way of Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District Canal C20 as shown on Drawing C20-5 of the C. & S. F. C. D. right-of-way map, thence southeasterly along the said westerly right-of-way of Canal C20 through Sections 30, 31 and 32, Township 42 South, Range 34 East to an intersection with the westerly bank of the presently existing SUGARLAND DRAINAGE DISTRICT OUTFALL CANAL in Section 32, Township 42, South, Range 34 East; thence southwesterly to an intersection with the boundary between Townships 42 and 43 South, said line also being the boundary between Glades and Hendry County and the north boundary of the SUGARLAND DRAINAGE DISTRICT; thence westerly along the said township line to a point on the northwest bank of the presently existing nine-mile canal in section 7, Township 43 South, Range 34 East; thence following the said north bank of the nine-mile canal southwesterly, northwesterly and westerly, and coinciding with the north boundaries of the SUGARLAND DRAINAGE DISTRICT and the FLAGHOLE DRAINAGE DISTRICT respectively, through Section 7, Township 43 South, Range 34 East, Sections 12 and 11, Township 43 South, Range 33 East, Sections 34, 33, 32 and 31, Township 42 South, Range 33 East, Sections 36 and 35, Township 42 South, Range 32 East to an intersection with the westerly toe of the existing Lake Hicpochee East Levee in Section 35, Township 42 South, Range 32 East; thence following the westerly toe of said levee along the shores of Lake Hicpochee in a northerly, northeasterly and northwesterly direction through Sections 35, 34, 27, 26, 23 and 22, Township 42 South, Range 32 East to an intersection with the south and east boundary of the right-of-way of the Caloosahatchee Canal (C-43) as existing in Section 22, Township 42 South, Range 32 East; thence northeasterly along the said right-of-way through Sections 22, 15, 14, 11 and 12, Township 42 South, Range 32 East to the Point of Beginning.
Services Provided: The District is authorized to construct or acquire all works and improvements as shall be necessary to rehabilitate, improve, or conserve the works and facilities constructed or acquired by said District and to reconstruct, improve, clean, or renovate any of such works or facilities constructed or acquired, in order to properly provide for the drainage, irrigation, and water control of the lands in said District, under the Water Control Plan for said District now in effect, or as may be hereafter revised or amended for said District. The District may clean out, straighten, open up, widen, or change the course and flow, alter or deepen any canal, ditch, or lateral in said District that the Board of Supervisors may deem necessary to be done to facilitate the drainage, irrigation, and water control of the lands in said District, and to generally perform any work or construct or acquire any works or facilities which in the judgment of the Board of Supervisors of said District is necessary or desirable in connection with the rehabilitation of the drainage works and facilities of said District. The District may designate maintenance areas within the District, and to levy variable maintenance tax rates apportioned upon the basis of benefits received by lands within the maintenance areas, and to provide for special and additional services to any particular area in the District which may require such special or additional services as a result of the use of the land in the area.
Creation Documents: Chapter 2000-447, Laws of Florida
Statutory Authority: Chapter 298, Florida Statutes
Date Established: July 1, 1923
Establishing Entity: Legislature
Contact Information
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1685, Clewiston, FL 33440
Email:
Telephone: (863) 228-0400
Fax: (863) 983-8544
?Registered Agent: Betty Camplin, P.O. Box 1685, Clewiston, FL 33440
Email:
Telephone: (863) 228-0400
Fax: (863) 983-8544
?Registered Agent: Betty Camplin, P.O. Box 1685, Clewiston, FL 33440
Governing Body Members
Sam Williams, Chairman
P.O. Box 1685
Clewiston, FL 33440
Term: 3 years
Chris Arieta, Supervisor
P.O. Box 1685
Clewiston, FL 33440
Term: 3 years
R. Alan Hammock, Supervisor
P.O. Box 1685
Clewiston, FL 33440
Term: 3 years
General Counsel: Charles F. Schoech, Esq.
Engineer: Thomas C. Perry, P.E.
P.O. Box 1685
Clewiston, FL 33440
Term: 3 years
Chris Arieta, Supervisor
P.O. Box 1685
Clewiston, FL 33440
Term: 3 years
R. Alan Hammock, Supervisor
P.O. Box 1685
Clewiston, FL 33440
Term: 3 years
General Counsel: Charles F. Schoech, Esq.
Engineer: Thomas C. Perry, P.E.
Board Meetings
2021
- July 13, 2021 Board of Supervisors Meeting - Canceled.
- June 8, 2021 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda.
- June 8, 2021 Budget Hearing Agenda.
- May 11, 2021 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda.
- April 13, 2021 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda.
- March 9, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda.
- February 9, 2021 Annual Landowners Meeting Agenda.
- February 9, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda.
- 2021 Meeting Schedule
- January 12, 2021 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
2020
- December 8, 2020 Regular Board Meeting Agenda
- November 10, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
- Notice of October 13, 2020 Teleconference Board of Supervisors Meeting
- October 13, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
- Notice of September 8, 2020 Teleconference Meeting
- September 8, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
- Notice of August 18, 2020 Teleconference Meeting
- August 18, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
- August 11, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting Postponed to August 18, 2020
- July 14, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting - Canceled
- Notice of June 9, 2020 Telephone Conference Board of Supervisors Meeting and Budget Hearing
- June 9, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
- 2020 Meeting Schedule.
- January 14, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda.
- February 11, 2020 Annual Landowners Meeting Agenda.
- February 11, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda.
- March 10, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda.
- April 14, 2020 Board of Supervisors Meeting / Canceled.
- Notice of May 19, 2020 Teleconference Board of Supervisors Meeting.
- May 19, 2020 Teleconference Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda.
2019
- December 10, 2019 Regular Board Meeting Agenda.
- November 12, 2019 Regular Board Meeting Agenda.
- October 8, 2019 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda.
- September 10, 2019 Regular Board Meeting Agenda.
- August 13, 2019 Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda.
- July 9, 2019 Board of Supervisors Meeting / Canceled
- June 11 2019 Regular Board Meeting Agenda
- June 11 2019 2019-2020 Budget Hearing Agenda
- 2019 Meeting Schedule
- January 8, 2019 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
- February 12, 2019 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
- February 12, 2019 Landowner's Meeting Agenda
- March 12, 2019 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
- April 9, 2019 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
- May 14, 2019 Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda
Revenue Information
2018-2019 Assessment Roll
2017-2018 Assessment Roll
Statutory Authority: Chapters 197 and 298, Florida Statutes
2017-2018 Assessment Roll
Statutory Authority: Chapters 197 and 298, Florida Statutes
Financial Information
Budget Hearing: Monday, June 8, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., U.S. Sugar Corp., 1995 W US Hwy 27, Clewiston, Fl 33440
Fiscal Year Period: October 1 to September 30
Annual Financial Report
Audit Report
Fiscal Year Period: October 1 to September 30
Annual Financial Report
Audit Report