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This Instrument Prepared by and returned to:

Reunion East Community Development District c/o Governmental Management Services 201 East Pine Street, Suite 950 Orlando, FL 32801

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REUNION

EAST

COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

DISTRICT

Disclosure of Public Financing and Maintenance of Improvements to Real Property Undertaken by the Reunion Community Development District

East

Revised 2-5-09

Board

of

Supervisors

REUNION

EAST

Community Development District

Ralph Zeigler

Chairman

Marty Pawlikowski

Vice Chairman

Charlie Hardiman

Assistant Secretary

Sam Labban

Assistant Secretary

Brian Warner

Assistant Secretary

George S. Flint

District Manager

Governmental Management Services-Central Florida, LLC.

201 East Pine Street, Suite 950

Orlando, FL 32801

(407) 841-5524

District records Florida, and are

are on file available

at for

the District Office and the Reunion CDD Office, Davenport, public inspection upon request during normal business hours.

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

Introduction

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What

is

the

Reunion

East

Community

Development District

and

how

is

it

governed?

... 5

What

infrastructure improvements does the District provide? ..........................................

Roadways ......................................................................................................................

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Facilities .. ..........................................................

Recreation Facilities .....................................................................................................

5 5 6 6

Bonds, Assessments, Fees,

and

Charges

................................................................................ 6

Method

of

Collection	7

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INTRODUCTION				
On behalf of the Board of Supervisors of the Reunion East Community Development	
District, the following  information is  provided to  give you a description of the  District's	
services, the assessments, fees and charges that have been levied within the District to pay	
for certain community infrastructure, and the manner in which the District is operated. The	
Reunion  East  Community  Development  District	is	a	unit	of  special-purpose  local	
government created pursuant to and existing under the provisions of Chapter 190, Florida	
Statutes. The District provides facilities and community services, which would otherwise be	
the responsibility of the private sector, a homeowners association, or another unit of local	
government.  Unlike  city  and  county  governments,  the  District  has  only  certain  limited	
powers  and  responsibilities.  Pursuant to  statute, these powers  and  responsibilities  include	
construction,  operation and/or maintenance  of certain types  of	infrastructure,  which  may	
include  roads  and streetlights, water management and drainage control facilities,  bridges,	
culverts, parks and recreational facilities.					

The District is here to serve the participation in District activities.

needs

of

the community and we encourage your

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DISCLOSURE OF PUBLIC FINANCING AND MAINTENANCE

OF IMPROVEMENTS TO REAL PROPERTY UNDERTAKEN BY

THE REUNION EAST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Under Florida law, community development districts are required to take affinnative steps to provide for the full disclosure of information relating to the public financing and maintenance of improvements to real property undertaken by such districts. The law specifically provides that this information shall be made available to all persons currently residing within the District and to all prospective District residents. The following information describing the Reunion East Community Development District and the assessments, fees and charges that have been levied within the District to pay for certain community infrastructure is provided to fulfill this statutory requirement.

What is the District and how is it governed?

The District is an independent special taxing district established October 3, 200 l, by rule of the Osceola County Board of County Commissioners. A local unit of special-purpose government created pursuant to and existing under the provisions of Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, the District encompasses approximately 996 acres of land adjacent to I-4 on the west and County Road 532 on the south in Osceola County. The District provides an alternative means for planning, financing, constructing, operating and maintaining various public improvements and community facilities within its jurisdiction.

The District is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors, the members of which must be residents of the State and citizens of the United States. Members are elected by the landowners of the District. In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes, the Board will transition to be filled and elected by qualified electors. A "qualified elector" in this instance is any person at least 18 years of age who is a citizen of the United States, a legal resident of Florida and of the District, and who is also registered with the Supervisor of Elections to vote in Osceola County.

Board meetings are noticed in the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper and are conducted in a public forum in which public participation is invited. Consistent with Florida's public records laws, the records of the District are always available for public inspection during normal business hours, at the District Office and the CDD Office at Reunion. Elected members of the Board are similarly bound by the State's open meetings law and are subject to the same disclosure requirements as other elected officials under the State's ethics laws.

What infrastructure improvements does the District provide?

Infrastructure improvements necessary for the development of residential and commercial tracts within the District include roadways, water and wastewater facilities, and recreation facilities. It is important to note that many of the improvements were determined to benefit both the Reunion East and Reunion West CDDs. The District completed an allocation study, and has allocated the cost of any applicable infrastructure to both districts based upon that study.

Roadways

Roadway, bridge and traffic improvements constructed within and outside the District allow access to District properties and provide necessary traffic volume capacity. These improvements consisted of clearing certain road rights-of-way and placement of embankment material and pavement. Improvements made include a two-lane overpass over County Road 545, shared roadways with Reunion

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West, including a two-lane overpass over I-4 and expansion of Sinclair Road. All roads, sidewalks, curbing, striping, and signage was constructed per the Osceola County Land development Regulations.

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Facilities

The District constructed facilities to manage drinking, reclaimed, sanitary, and storm water. This included on-site potable water mains, wastewater gravity mains and forcemains, lift stations, effluent reuse irrigation mains, and underground electrical cable. For potable water system included the valving, fire hydrants and specific improvements as approved by the City of Kissimmee Waster Resources Department. The wastewater system includes gravity lines, forcemains, lift stations, and the entire individual infrastructure to serve the needs of the community.

A stormwater system consisting of dry swales and ponds which are interconnected was also constructed for the CDD. These are designed to discharge at defined natural outfalls throughout the Reunion East and West CDD and were constructed in accordance with a master Drainage Plan permitted through the South Florida Water Management District. The majority of these stormwater features are located within the golf course, and the remainder has been spread throughout the community as amenities.

Recreation Facilities

The District also constructed numerous recreational facilities throughout the Reunion East property. These include bikeway paths, pedestrian trails, boardwalks, and community pools. In addition, the COD is required to maintain a tract of land by the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. This area is east of 1-4 and west of CR 545. This District will acquire this area, including the wetland conservation tracts, and is required to maintain them in perpetuity.

Bonds, Assessments, Fees, and Charges

The costs of infrastructure improvements were financed by the District through the sale of bonds. Remaining principal on the Bonds as of November 1, 2008 is as follows:

•    Infrastructure Improvement Bonds	$69,145,000	

Construction of infrastructure improvements has been completed and there are no fmther requirements to issue debt.

The primary source of payment for the Infrastructure Improvement Bonds is the annual levy of benefit special assessments against lands within the District which benefit from the construction, acquisition, establishment, and operation of the District's infrastructure facilities. The bonds are secured equally and ratably being a first lien and pledge of benefit special assessments levied on the lands within the District.

All areas are assessed equally for the improvements based upon the average density of the :,roposed ultimate land uses. The following chart details the Bond Assessment:

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Infrastructure

Improvement

Bond

Assessment

Commercial

Hotel/Condo

Multi-Family

Single-Family

Golf

$925 $925 $1,388 $1,851 $2,851

There is also an operations and maintenance assessment levied against CDD properties. The funds received from this assessment are used to comply with all the required compliance issues dictated in the Florida Statutes. In addition, this is used to maintain all CDD responsibilities in the District. This includes stormwater facilities, roads, recreational facilities, landscaping, and conservation areas. The operations and maintenance assessment is adopted annually in a public hearing pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, and can vary annually based upon the adopted budget. For updated information on the current operations and maintenance assessment, please contact the District Office.

Method

of

Collection

The District's benefit and maintenance assessments appear on that portion of the annual real estate tax bill entitled "non-ad valorem assessments," and will be collected by the County Tax Collector in the same manner as County and other ad valorem taxes. Each property owner must pay both County and other ad valorem taxes and District non-ad valorem assessments at the same time. Property owners will, however, be entitled to the same discounts as provided for ad valorem taxes. As with any tax bill, if all taxes and assessments due are not paid within the prescribed time limit, the tax collector is required to sell tax certificates which, if not timely redeemed, may result in the loss of title to the property.

This description of the Reunion East Community Development District's operation, services and financing structure is intended to provide assistance to landowners and purchasers concerning the important role that the District plays in providing infrastructure improvements essential to the development of new communities. If you have questions or would simply like additional information about the District, please contact:

George S. Flint, District Manager Governmental Management Services - Central Florida, LLC. Reunion East Community Development District 201 East Pine Street, Suite 950 Orlando, FL 32801 (407) 841-5524

Revised February 5, 2009.

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IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,

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recorded in the Official Records of Osceola County,	

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