The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - January 14, 2009
Letter to the Editor:
Yankeetown Mayor’s Report
Re:Progress Energy
A Guest Commentary by Dawn Clary
Mr. Michaels comments regarding the stress on infrastructure and the ability to
provide services for the Town of Inglis with the advent of the construction of the Progress
First of all I would like to say a really big THANK YOU to Jon Price for his service on the
Energy Nuclear Units is right to the point, but it only points out to the potential burden that
Yankeetown Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Price resigned his spot on the P&Z as of
the impact of the construction and eventual operation of this plant will have on Inglis.
January 5th citing personal reasons. He has served approximately two years and at a time
The impact will be felt by all citizens in Southern Levy County. The inability of the
when there has been a lot of work for the Commission. This is a volunteer position and the
communities of Inglis and Yankeetown under their current town operating budgets to handle
town owes much to those that donate their time like Mr. Price. Unfortunately, this leaves an
increased costs for fire, road maintenance, increased traffic and law enforcement (of which
opening on the P&Z. Anyone you would like to volunteer to serve, please drop off a resume
Yankeetown does not have a police department) will need to be supplemented and or handled
and a letter of request to be considered at town hall.
by other sources. It is time for more active involvement of our County Commissioners, town
The Department of Environmental Protection conducted their on site walk down of the
officials and Progress Energy to review the new needs for infrastructure enhancements and
new water plant last Thursday. The purpose of the walk down was to verify that the plant was
additional financial support that will not only maintain the services that these two municipali-
in conformance with what the designer had submitted to them for our permit. In other words,
ties supply currently, but will also ensure the improvement of services not only in Inglis and
that we had built what we said we were going to build. The walk down was successful and at
Yankeetown but to all citizens in southern Levy County.
this time we expect to receive a "Letter of Clearance to Place Permitted PWS Components into
As we witness consolidation in corporate America our communities need to take a
Operation". This would allow us to begin to supply water with the new plant. The now
hard look at consolidating services such as fire and EMT in Southern Levy County. It just
projected date for beginning operation is January 20th. This operation is expected to take a
does not make economic sense that we have three fire departments all fighting for financial
whole week.
support from the County.
In other news, at the January regular meeting, the town council voted to formally terminate
We need Levy County to begin the process in increasing the presence of County
a dormant development agreement negotiation process with Izaak Walton Investors involv-
Law Enforcement with the addition of a Sheriff substation for Southern Levy County. The
ing a water front project. The request to enter negotiations was granted in May of 2005 but
burden of additional costs for law enforcement should be born by the county who will be the
was never pursued.
recipient of the direct increase in tax revenue, not the local municipalities.
Welcome back to the Board of Trustees for the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve Roger Lacey,
The Progress Energy Nuclear Plant should it come to fruition is a good thing for
whose term was up but has agreed to continue to serve on the board. He was renominated by
Southern Levy County, it will provide a lot of pluses in the long term for Southern Levy
Councilman Larry Feldhusen and approved by the council for another term.
County. It is time for Progress Energy and Levy County officials to step up to the plate and
Speaking of the WGP, on a nice note, the town council voted to dedicate the future
begin the process and review of the future needs of the citizens with the direct involvement of
museum at the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve to Ms. Ellie Schiller. Ms. Schiller was responsible
the local municipalities. We should not have each municipality seeking assistance indepen-
for a substantial donation of funds through the Felburn Foundation, for the project of con-
dently since we all will be directly affected. The need to make the best economically sound
verting the former residence on the property into a museum. She was also part of the original
decisions and the best use of financial assistance and infrastructure improvements is impera-
team of volunteers that wrote the grant application which was ultimately successful in procur-
tive and in the best interest of our communities. Jack Schofield,Yankeetown, Florida.
ing the property in the first place and has worked very hard to support the project through the
Letter of Thanks:
years. The formal dedication will be held at the Grand Opening of the preserve which the
A heartfelt thank you to several organizations in the Yankeetown-Inglis area. I just
Friends of WGP are busily planning for February the 7th.
got out of the hospital with very serious cancer operations and was unable to go back to work
I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to our new employee, Mr. Chris Howard, and
and my wife had her hands full just taking care of me. My food stamps were not going to come
his family, for the loss of his grandmother. Our thoughts are with you.
in until the 13th of the month and we had no food to speak of. I wish to thank; Randy from the
Good Night and Good Luck, Dawn Marie Clary, Mayor of Yankeetown
American Legion Post in Inglis, the Womens club of Yankeetown-Inglis, and especially the
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AmVets post in Inglis. They all gave us food to last us until our stamps get in and all of the
people involved were just terriffic. God Bless all of them from my wife and me.
I hope you can publish this so they all can be recognized as the true people helping
people that they all are. Thank you. Larry & Darlene Scheesley, Inglis
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