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THE NEWSCASTER - Nature Coast News
Real Estate Today
NOTICE OF ENACTMENT OF
ORDINANCE 2007-03
How high can real estate prices go?
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
BYTHE BOARD OFCOUNTYCOMMISSIONERS OFLEVYCOUNTY,
tion time every weekend trying
I'm sitting here writing this article
FLORIDA. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Board of County Commis-
to
get away from the fast paced
from a beach house which is on Fire Island, a
sioners of Levy County, Florida, proposes to adopt the following ordi-
resort island located approx. 50 miles east of
city situation.
nance:
I
notice that on page
New York City. Visitors from "the
ORDINANCE NO. 2007-03
#6
of this local island paper that
city" usually travel east about 1 hour on the
Long Island rail road to the south shore town
there is a half page real estate
AN ORDINANCE OF LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING
ad
listing about 40 local seaside
of
Bayshore, then travel south via an enjoy-
THAT THE LEVY COUNTY CODE BE AMENDED BY AMENDING
homes for sale. There are $3 million homes,
able 30 min ferry ride across the great south
THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CONTAINED IN CHAPTER
50
bay to the town of Ocean Beach Fire Island.
$2million homes, many $700k to $1million
OF SUCH CODE; PROVIDING FOR EXTENSIVE REORGANIZA-
homes, and then there is the least priced home
This barrier island runs from east to
TION OF THE SECTIONS OF SUCH LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE;
at
$510k for a 2/1 fixer upper frame home built
west for about 32 miles, and it is no more
PROVIDING FOR REVISIONS RELATED TO DEFINITIONS; PRO-
than ¾ mile wide. Everyone on this island
80
years ago.
VIDING FOR REVISIONS RELATED TO THE PLANNING COM-
These are pretty shocking prices for
enjoys walking to the beach during the day
MISSION AND ITS DUTIES; PROVIDING FOR REVISIONS RE-
summer homes that most owners only use
or
to dinner at night as no cars are allowed.
LATING TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND ITS DUTIES;
from May to September. Inglis and Yankee-
Most of the homes are second
PROVIDING FOR CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR
town have some high priced waterfront
homes with the winter population at about
SPECIFIC USES AND SPECIFIC APPLICATION PROCESSES;
homes, but we still have some affordable
200, with the summer population ballooning
PROVIDING FOR PROVISIONS GOVERNING APPEALS FROM
homes for the $100k to $200k range.
to
over 10,000 particularly on a July 4th holi-
DECISIONS OF THE ZONING OFFICIAL; PROVIDING FOR RE-
Over the next few years we can ex-
day week.
NUMBERING OF SECTION, SUBDIVISION, DIVISION AND AR-
pect higher income power plant workers mov-
Think of Cedar Key with no cars and
TICLE REFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE LEVY COUNTY CODE
ing here to work on the new plant with the
you have an idea of the feeling this island
RESULTING FROM THIS AMENDMENT; PROVIDING FOR SEV-
possible result of an increase in house prices
town has. I flew up from Florida to spend a
ERABILITY; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVID-
in
our area. We have a clue to the possible
weekend with my long time friend's John and
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
growth if we look at Crystal River. When their
Shoshanna McCollum. John has had a long
The public hearing on the ordinance will be held on Tuesday, July 17,
time position at the small Ocean Beach Fire
plant workers started to come in, Crystal River
2007 at 9:00 a..m., at the Levy County Courthouse, Bronson, Florida, or as
was
a small town. It grew with water front
Island school, which is close in character to
soon thereafter as the same may be heard. Copies of said Ordinance may
homes going quite high and the whole town
the Yankeetown school. Shoshanna is the
be
inspected by
any member of the public at the Office of the Board
of
growing as well.
managing editor of the local paper "The Fire
County Commissioners located at 355 S. Court Street, Bronson, Florida,
We
can all hope that Inglis, and Yan-
Island News" which is published weekly May
during regular business hours or contact by phone at (352) 486-5218. On
keetown grow in a similar fashion that we
through September.
the date, time and place first above-mentioned, all interested persons may
can
be happy about. Have a happy and safe
I
would describe it as a lovely, lo-
appear and be heard with respect to the proposed Ordinance.
July 4th. , and I'll see you around "The Cam-
calized, small town paper such as you are
All persons are advised that, if they decide to appeal any decisions
pus" Darryl Diamond can be reached at 447-
presently reading, but her paper is a bit more
made at this public hearing, they will need a record the proceedings and,
geared to city people that spend their vaca-
4442.
for such purpose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the
Road to Success - Continued from page 4
proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal is to be based.
ers" are playing on most of the albums being released. "All the music starts sounding the
Any
person requiring reasonable accommodations to participate
in
same," he said. "We're gonna keep it with the Cutler Spur sound!"
this meeting should contact the County Commissioner's Administration
Now, "The real world will have a chance to hear my music," said Cowan, "Right
Office at (352) 486-5218.
now, being an independent artist, most radio stations play my stuff. I'm getting airplay in all
W.
S. Yearty, Chair
fifty states and about eighteen different countries. But most of them are your small radio
Levy Co. Board of County Commissioners
stations, that don't have a recording list, and your internet radio stations." He said that he's
Published July 4, 2007
done many interviews with radio stations and they'll play his song. But when fans call in to
request a song, the station can't play it a second time, because he's not on their play list.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS
"Whenever they (Icon Entertainment) get this deal going," he said, "It's going to cost over
R&M
Rebuilt - Repaired - Resealed
a
million dollars to release the single. Once they do that, then I'll start getting play time,
on
Complete Auto Repairs
these other radio stations, like I should."
A/C - Brakes - Front End - Exhaust - TuneUps
In
late June, Donald was forced to cancel a tour of Iceland until next year, as his
Computer Diagnostics
passport was not yet ready and he has recording sessions set up in Texas. In Iceland, he'll
Oil Changes While You Wait
record some commercials and have a sponsor for a live tour. "Next year, Iceland's a go, for
4X4ís - RVís - Trucks - Autos
sure," he said. Donald had a thumbs-up for his fans, "I thank everybody for supporting the
Foreign & Domestic
music," he said. Keep on thinking Cutler!"
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