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Squawk Box Continued from page 1

Real Estate Today

the elected are serving the wishes and best interest of the citizens at all levels. Money that

Inglis Comprehensive Plan Changes

should be put to ﬁxing our broken system is rewarding bad management, building bigger

A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond

interest is that the town is considering a new

government not scaling back in some of the worst economic times we have ever had and in

residential zoning district.

Somewhere in the neighborhood

general making decisions that are not responsible to those that elected the decision makers.

Inglis presently has zoning

of every 10 years or so all Municipalities,

There are pro and cons, but the overall picture is people are tired of more rules,

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which allows up to 5 resi-

and all County governments in Florida must

less freedom, losing homes to foreclosure, unemployment staggering and in general out

dential units per acre. The

reassess their future Goals, objectives, plans

of control government. The trouble with letting people ﬁght to do this on their own is that

proposed district would be

and policies. This comprehensive Plan is re-

people in this town have always been afraid to sign petitions or stand up and speak out from

called R-3, and it is being

quired to be submitted to the state along with

fear of retribution for voicing their opinion. This is a real problem. People afraid of their

considered to allow from

an evaluation and appraisal report (EAR).

government is tyranny. Government respecting the people is freedom.

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6 to 12 units per acre, in-

There are many aspects to these

In this movement to dissolve Inglis I take the stand of “let the voters decide.” I be-

cluding attached housing, townhouses, and

required reports, including a Transportation

lieve that our elected ofﬁcials were put in ofﬁce to represent the majority of citizens and the

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single family housing.

element, an Intergovernmental coordination

Inglis commissioners could put an amendment on the ballot themselves to show they really

After listening to the commission,

element, a housing element, an economic

represent the majority vote. Let the people who elected you vote yes or no on dissolving the

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and the public input I asked to speak. I sug-

development element, and a recreational

town with the promise to do so immediately by the rules if the vote is yes. If the vote is no,

gested that the zoning be considered with a

open space element. This is all reexamined

you will know that the majority are being represented by your elected promise. I challenge

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maximum allowed 6 units per acre unless

with support documentation from the pre-

the ﬁve elected ofﬁcials to do this and actually show you want to do the wishes of the major-

it was for senior (Over 55) housing which

vious comprehensive plan. At the January

ity. Let the people decide.

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would allow for up to 9 units per acre. My

Inglis Planning commission meeting, the

Shooting-ContinuedonJanuary2010forthelisted charges. is a

rationale was that encouraging senior hous-

future land use and growth management as-

from page 1

Detective Bell arrested   19,     Campbell

 Campbell

ing is necessary, and seniors usually have a

pects portions of the Comp Plan were exam-

lower impact on the environment in general.

ined.

convicted felon for grand theft and he is currently on felony probation.

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Anyone in the town can have their say on

The Inglis town planner, Bruce

this important growth issue.

email news to: news@thenewscaster.com

Day gave presentations on cluster housing.

The next planning commission

To understand this plan, let’s say you have

meeting is scheduled for 7 PM February

20 acres with one house per acre zoning.

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16th . I personally implore any and all con-

Under the clustering rule, the town would

cerned citizens to show up at this meeting

consider letting you build the same 20 hous-

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to express your views on the growth of the

es on 10 acres with the other 10 acres used

town for the next ten years. I’ll see you

for recreation, or other green area uses for

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around “The Campus”.

the community residents. Another item of

Citrus Sheriff’s Emergency Management Offers CERT Training

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(Lecanto) Does the idea of teaming up with others to meet immediate lifesaving needs

in the wake of a major disaster appeal to you? If you answered “yes,” then as concerned

citizens, you might want to consider enrolling in Community Emergency Response Team

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(CERT) training offered by the Sheriff s Ofﬁce Emergency Management Section.

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In Citrus County, CERT training begins at the Sheriff s Ofﬁce Emergency Opera-

tions Center on Saunders Way off of CR 491 in Lecanto, and is offered free of charge to all

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county residents. Classes for the upcoming CERT training session will be held on Wednes-

days and are scheduled for Feb. 10, 17 and 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, and April 7. Be-

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cause class size is limited, pre-registration is a must. CERT trainees must attend all nine

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evenings of instruction in order to receive their certiﬁcate of training. For more information

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