Welcome to Solterra Resort CDD
What is a CDD? 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 community to establish higher construction standards, meanwhile providing a long-term solution to the operation and maintenance of the community’s facilities.
Below you will find important information for any homeowner in Solterra as well as important policies and processes for anyone staying within the CDD temporarily. Thank you for taking the time to review the below, if you have any questions please reach out to your management team and they will be happy to assist you.
What should I know before using Solterra Resort’s Amenities? For a PDF document of all of our amenity and resort policies please CLICK HERE.
What is the Solterra Resort CDD?
The Solterra Resort Community Development District (CDD) is a local, special purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended, established on July 14, 2004 and created by Ordinance No. 13-030 of Polk county as an alternative method of planning, acquiring, operating and maintaining community-wide improvements in planned communities. Please CLICK HERE for Solterra Resort CDD.
What is the Solterra Resort HOA?
The Solterra Resort HOA establishes and maintains codes and restrictions that govern the external appearance of private property within the community. The HOA approves or denies applications for exterior alterations to private property according to the established codes and restrictions.
Solterra ‘s HOA management company is Artemis. If you have any questions please call (407) 705-2190 or email customerservice@artemislifestyles.com. SolterraHOA.com
More About The CDD
The Solterra Resort CDD 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 Administrator 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. District Administration staff and the District Attorney administer the operations of the District and implement the Board’s policies and contracts.
The District Manager’s responsibilities include:
- Preparation and submittal of a proposed operations and maintenance budgets for Board 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
- Additional duties as directed by the Board