The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - January 23, 2013
From Dawn's Front Porch
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
By Newscaster Contributor Dawn Clary
The Suspense is Over – Yankeetown had 2 individuals sign up for the upcoming
Letter of Thanks,
open seats on the Town Council. Ed Candela and Adam Perry McNiece qualified as candi-
Re: Music Festival
dates. Ed Candela is a well known resident of Yankeetown residing at a beautiful wooded
The Inglis Recreation Committee would like to thank the scores of volunteers that came out
home on Pamela Drive. He is a veteran of the Town Council serving back in 2006 distin-
to help make the “First Annual Inglis Music Festival” such a success (especially those that
guishing himself by helping to guide YT through a massive update of the Comprehensive
were there 10 - 12 hours like Sheryl, Mike & Mary Jo, Matthew & Sarah, Crystal, the Sea
Plan. Later, he also served on the Board of Trustees helping with the management of the
Cadets Manatee Division, the Young Marines, the VFW, and the Sons of AMVETS). Cap-
WGP. He is retired and has appeared to be interested in environmental issues. Mr. McNiece
tains Cove supplied ALL the ice, Mayor Williams his trailer, Doug (Food Ranch) helped us
is a comparatively new resident and lives at #5 Palm Drive in Yankeetown. He lists his
with the ‘emergency’ ice cream, and the local vendors went out on a limb to supply great arts
primary source of income as a construction company, Adam &Sons Construction LLC, in
and crafts and tasty food. Without great folks, great things don’t happen.
East Lyme Connecticut. The company’s services are listed as a general contractor, roofing
Ruth A Ruppert, Inglis Recreation Committee
Levy School Board and Sheriff Dept.
and remodeling. They are both wished good luck.
There were three seats up for grabs, however since only 2 individuals applied, there
will be no contested seats at this election as the qualifying window has closed. The brave
Meet to Discuss Security Measures
two who have stepped up mean that the town will have a quorum and should be able to con-
tinue business as usual. It appears to me that the third seat will be filled by appointment by
the council, as specified in the ordinances for filling a vacancy. Even though there will no
On January 15, 2013 personnel from the Levy County Sheriff’s Office, Levy
candidates on the ballot, YT will still have an election due to one ballot question. The ques-
County School Board and all Levy County Police Departments conducted a school security
tion to the voters is whether or not the YT council and Mayor should be paid. The amount
meeting at the Levy County Sheriff’s Office. Along with Sheriff Bobby McCallum, his
that they would be paid would be tied to the county commissioners salary as a percentage.
command staff and School Resource Deputies, the following personnel participated in the
Tommy Sholes, whose seat was one of the open seats, decided not to run. He has
meeting:
been serving as the acting Mayor for quite some time and it was with anticipation that we
1.
Levy County School Superintendent Robert Hastings;
awaited his decision. However, he submitted a letter stating “As much as I have enjoyed
2.
Levy County School Board Director of Administration Jeff Edison;
working with everyone in Yankeetown including council members, employees, and towns-
3.
Williston Police Chief Dennis Strow;
people, I’ve decided to spend more time with my wife and family and see some of the places
4.
Williston Assistant Police Chief Clay Connolly;
5.
Chiefland Police Chief Robert Douglas;
my wife and I have talked about for so many years”
6.
Inglis Police Chief Steve Dixon;
Odds and Ends - Yacht Basin Charges - The YT Council recently decided to charge
7.
Cedar Key Police Chief Virgil Sandlin.
a fee for using the town boat ramp at the Yacht Basin, however town residents get to use
The purpose of the meeting was to review the existing Levy County School Criti-
the ramp for free. To distinguish yourself as a YT resident, the hall has decided to use the
cal Incident Response Plan and to insure continued cooperation among the various law
Yankeetown Re-entry stickers as your pass to use the ramp. Re-entry stickers are given out
enforcement agencies and the School Board.
by the YT hall. Good Night and Good Luck
League of Women Voters Presentation
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Allie will show a short video of the history of the struggle for equal suffrage. This
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will be followed by a power point presentation and discussion of the League today. The
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event is open to the public at 2 PM Saturday, January 26, at the UU Fellowship, 7633
No. Florida Ave, (rte 41) Citrus Springs. All interested persons are invited. Information:
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352-465-4225. Citrus County does not have a League of Women Voters, and has not had a
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