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Sumter County shooting victim meets
quatic plant control, Lake Rousseau,
Citrusondeputies/EMS deputies responded
April 10-21
Due to an emergency call Thursday, April 6, Citrus County
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will conduct
to the Murphy gas station, located off State Road 44 near Inverness, to meet with a man who
aquatic plant control on Lake Rousseau, April 10 through 21, weather permitting.
had been shot in the chest and another man.
Invasive hydrilla will be treated in boat trails, and water lettuce, and water hyacinth
Detectives learned that the shooting had occurred in Sumter county. The two men
will be treated throughout the lake.
had driven to Citrus County, and the driver had contacted the Citrus County Sheriff's Office
Boat trails requiring hydrilla treatment to maintain navigation include a section of
with a request that deputies and emergency medical services meet them at the gas station.
County Trail A, County Trail B, South Shoreline Trail (south of County Trail B), Old Mill
The injured man was air lifted to Ocala Regional Medical Center in Ocala. The
Trail and Hamic Estates Trail.
second man was interviewed by detectives to piece together additional information about
In addition, several boat trails require hygrophila treatment to maintain navigation.
the shooting incident, which was turned over to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office, where
These trails are River Retreat, Canoe Trail and Loop, East SE, and Middle SE. Hygrophila
the incident occurred.
is another exotic, invasive plant that has outcompeted hydrilla in this area of Lake Rousseau.
Biologists anticipate treating about 150 acres of hydrilla, 11 acres of hygroph-
ila and 35 acres of water lettuce and water hyacinth with herbicides approved by the
U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
"There will be no restrictions on recreational activities, such as fishing or swim-
ming, during the treatment period," said Bruce Jaggers, an FWC invasive plant management
biologist. "Any edible fish caught, that are legal to keep, may be consumed."
There is a seven-day restriction for using water from treated areas for drinking or
for animal consumption. However, there are no restrictions for other uses of treated water,
such as the irrigation of turf, ornamental plants and crops.
Hydrilla is an invasive aquatic plant, spread easily by boats throughout Florida's
lakes and rivers. While recreational anglers and waterfowl hunters may see some benefits
5093oS. hydrilla, potenHomosassa,lude a negative affect to beneficial habitat, lake naviga-
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ties of lakes. The FWC strives to balance these needs while managing hydrilla.
Tom Russell, Publishe, email: thenewscaster1@gmail.comI
Debbie Russell, Editor, email: debbienewscaster@gmail.comJaggers at 352-726-8622. CHANGE
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Sheriff s Office. The fire was eventually contained, with the assistance of 17 helicopter
buckets dropped on the fire.
On Tuesday evening, April 4, lightening ignited an attic fire in Homosassa, to a
home in the Sugarmill Woods subdivision, off Glenridge Blvd. According to the Citrus
County Sheriff s Office, Media Division, the fire was extinguished before the Fire Rescue
Division was able to respond.
Who to call for brush fire or burning authorization:
Brush fires have been rampant within the region for the past month due to the
drought and winds. No outside burning should by done without first contacting the Withla-
coochee Forestry Center Field Unit at (352) 797-4100 for Citrus County, and the Waccasas-
sa Forestry Center Field Unit at (352) 395-4951 for Marion County and (352) 493-6060 for
Levy County. These numbers can be contacted for burning information and permits.
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