The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 15 - March 7, 2012
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
Hello I Am
SHERRY (GlLLEY) ELY
A View From the Yankeetown Council
1. Your Town Commissioner for 14 years
A Guest Commentary by Yankeetown Councilperson Dawn Clary
(current head of road projects)
Democracy at Work – As of this printing the YT council will have had its first
2. A resident for 16 years
hearing on ballot questions that are proposed for an election in May. The questions concern
3. A business owner for 10 years
changes to the comprehensive plan and are really the first serious exercise of Hometown
GOOD THINGS ARE IN THE WORKS FOR INGLIS
Democracy which Yankeetown has instituted in our Charter. Yankeetown is essentially the
(CASON‘S INGLIS ACRES ) roads are currently being upgraded
only community in Florida that has the ability to vote on certain comp plan amendments
and will then get resurfaced with millings
since the Florida Legislature has made it illegal to vote on proposed comprehensive chang-
(JOBS) once again Inglis shall prosper due to diligent people run-
es. Yankeetown challenged that legislation and at this time there is a proposed change to
ning the town govemment that are willing to help its residents by
the bill that would allow communities who already had Hometown Democracy in place at
allowing growth and development in our area.
the time the State made it illegal, to keep it. This is working its way through system. Many
(Homes) homes are being built for deserving families by our Lo-
of the ballot questions we have on the block are not sweeping, but deal with outdated info
cal Govemment through Community Development Block Grants
such as deleting obsolete deadlines and references. One example is the reference in the
applied for by your town commissioners, from the State of Florida
comp plan to a franchise agreement with a former TV cable operator (Mickelson Media)
PLEASE RE-ELECT SHERRY (GILLEY) ELY
who has long long gone and we have been through many different ones since. This section
FOR TOWN COMMISSIONER MARCH 13
also contains a deadline of 1999 which is also long gone. For a copy of the proposed ballot
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Sherry Ely Candidate for commissioner,
questions, stop by the hall or check Yankeetown’s website. If you missed the Monday hear-
Sherry Gilley Ely campaign treasurer
ing there’ll be another on the 19th.
Nitty Gritty – Don’t forget the next bulk waste pick-up will be March 10th. You
know the drill but if you have questions about what they will or won’t pick up, it is posted
on the bulletin board at the hall and website.
Good Food, Good Company– There was a very good turn out for outgoing Coun-
cilman Norm Shannahan’s retirement luncheon. The new Mayor and Council were sworn
in thanx to County Commissioner Marsha Drew, who did the official oath for the new line-
up. Thanx to Councilman Mike Lineberger for cooking hamburgers and hot dogs. Thanx
to Town staff who worked on the whole thing. Thanx to the weather which cooperated
enough to have a gorgeous day.
New Day - The March 5th Town Council meeting was also the new Mayor Janie
Hinson’s first meeting. I hope it went well. Meetings are tough on a Mayor, and hopefully
we were all very nice to her. Good Night and Good Luck
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