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Gracewater Sarasota Community Development District

The Gracewater Sarasota Community Development District is a local, special-purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended, and established on April 6, 2021 by the Board of County Commissioners of Sarasota County, Florida, Ordinance No. 2020-048 as an alternative method of planning, acquiring, operating and maintaining community-wide improvements in planned communities.

The Gracewater Sarasota CDD is located entirely within unincorporated Sarasota County, Florida and covers approximately 138.97 acres of land. The real property within the boundaries of the District is generally located west of Tuttle Avenue, south of 47th Street and north of Myrtle Street.

The District is legally authorized to exist and exercise all of its powers as set forth in Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, as otherwise provided by law.

District Related Documents


Board of Supervisors

The following is a list of Board of Supervisors with their assigned positions and terms. For further information, please visit the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections (opens in a new window) website.

SEAT 1 Eldon Johnson

Title:Chair
Email Address:ejohnson@gracewatersarasotacdd.net
Care of Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Elected: 06/02/2021
Term Expires: 11/2026
SEAT 1

SEAT 2 VACANT

Care of Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Term Expires: 11/2026
SEAT 2

SEAT 3 Phil Dante

Title:Vice Chair
Email Address:pdante@gracewatersarasotacdd.net
Care of Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Elected: 06/02/2021
Term Expires: 11/2026
SEAT 3

SEAT 4 Kristen Johnson

Title:Assistant Secretary
Email Address:kjohnson@gracewatersarasotacdd.net
Care of Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Elected: 11/05/2024
Term Expires: 11/2028
SEAT 4

SEAT 5 Wren Dante

Title:Assistant Secretary
Email Address:wdante@gracewatersarasotacdd.net
Care of Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Elected: 11/05/2024
Term Expires: 11/2028
SEAT 5

Contact Information

District Manager Primary Contact

Company:Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC
Name:Craig Wrathell
2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Tel:(561) 571-0010
Email:info@gracewatersarasotacdd.net

District Counsel

Company:Hopping Green & Sams, P.A.
Name:119 South Monroe Street, Suite 300
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Tel:(850) 222-7500

District Engineer

Company:Morris Engineering and Consulting, LLC
6997 Professional Parkway East, Suite
Sarasota, Florida 34240
Tel:(941) 444-6644

The mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, and Internet website uniform resource locator of the special district.

Mailing Address

2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Email:info@gracewatersarasotacdd.net
Tel:(561) 571-0010
URL:www.gracewatersarasotacdd.net

Ordinance

The Gracewater Sarasota Community Development District is a local, special-purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended, and established on April 6, 2021 by the Board of County Commissioners of Sarasota County, Florida, Ordinance No. 2020-048. The Board consents to special powers set forth in Section 190.012(2) Florida Statutes.


Financial Information

Statutory Authority: Chapter 190, Florida Statutes.
Financial Audits, are available on the Florida Auditor General Website, a link is provide below for your convenience:

Public Records Notice

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.

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