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My letter to The Newscaster September 17 was about proposed Inglis tax increase

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with specific points on reductions and ethical conduct. Town attorney Brad Bettin respond-

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ed in the September 24 Newscaster attacking me and referring to all of us respected citizens

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as "Minions" which is insulting, rude and out of place when he works for Inglis Citizens.

September 17 budget meeting was conducted by Mayor Kirkland who was totally out of

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control with the worst display of screaming, and disrespect towards the citizens necessitat-

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ing a deputy to be called. Only two Commissioners, Price and Smalldridge listened to us

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--The "Minions" as Attorney Bettin calls us.

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Attorney Bettin showed up cross state from Cocoa for the September 19 garbage

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meeting and again at the budget hearing September 24 sitting with Mayor Kirkland's daugh-

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ter. Bettin kept jumping up from the audience to the microphone making comments out of

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order and grabbed the microphone from Drew White who was speaking at the time. Com-

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missioner Price asked Bettin if he was there as a citizen or our attorney? I encourage you all

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to listen to all three audio recordings on the Town of Inglis website and judge for yourself.

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Yes, I'm concerned about The Town of Inglis attorney Brad Bettin, not only for my

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wife's welfare and me but for all of us. What is he capable of doing to silence citizens?

I have been sending all Attorney invoices to The Newscaster for years. This is not a "ven-

Letter to the Editor:

detta" against Bettin but simply a prudent review our legal expense. Fact: Attorney Bettin's

Re: The TRUTH SHALL BE REVEALED...

invoices are $ 35,000 more a year than former attorney Fugate. (That's equal to our tax

At the April 14, 2014 TOWN COMMISSION meeting, Item K. was "Request to

get Waste removal bids from everyone in the area" by Comm. White. On audio B, you can

The budget last year was reduced due to Commissioner White's insistence that

find this taking place at almost exactly 2 hours in.

the expenses be lowered. Commissioner White wanted attorney Bettin fired which placed

The FACTS: Comm. White brought up that our garbage contract would be coming to an end

a bounty on his head. Commissioner White became Mayor Glenda Kirkland's target be-

soon....to which Atty. Bettin replied "Yea, in a few mos....", " It would be prudent to put

cause he would not do what she wanted. First they voted (ILLEGAL MEETING and NO

out a bid for proposals...so that we don't get into a situation where we don't have time to

AUDIO RECORDING) to remove him as President. Then Brad Bettin our attorney with

seek proposals and now we're more or less faced with ... there's only one company standing

Commissioner Kesterson started a letter and phone campaign to the Governor to have White

there even interested in talking to us." A motion and 2nd was made to go out for bid propos-

removed. Commissioner Kesterson even including -Me -in his letter to the Governor. It sure

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als and the vote was UNANIMOUS, 5/0.

seems like they have a "vendetta for me and "MINIONS" who cross their path.

At the May 12, 2014 meeting, A Waste-Pro Representative was there talk-

5093 S. It's a shame Homosassa,attorney Brad Bettin would treat us as if we have no

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ing about Waste-Pro's desire to continue servicing Inglis. Comm. White spoke up and said

value, just(352) 489-4588 Fax: (727)accessed here: http://www.thenewscaster.com/in-

Phone: "MINIONS" Invoices can be 362-4788

that The COMMISSION had already voted to put out for bids and that Waste-Pro could put

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Wm. Monteverde, Inglis

theirs in like everybody else. Comm. Morin asked the question, "Can't we just advertise for

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bids?" to which the MAYOR replied sharply, "NO!. At the 41:56 mark on audio, Comm.

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White once again stated, "We've already asked to have others submit bids." He looked at

Re: WHERE ARE WE GOING?

the MAYOR and said, "You and me have already met with FDS." By the end, the MAYOR

There are many issues facing the residents of Levy County: central sewer system,

and Comm. White were to continue talking to prospective bidders, including Waste-Pro, and

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mandatory garbage pickup, rebuilding the boat ramp at the end of County Road 40, cleaning

set up a workshop for May 21, 2014. At that WORKSHOP, the Waste-Pro Rep. began by

Lake Rousseau and the Withlacoochee River, revision of local zoning codes, just to name a

saying that their offer would be to "Continue with the same rates going forward", obviously

few. The reasons or excuses for not addressing there issues are many, such as lack of funds,

not considering the lowering of the rates. NO VOTE was taken at the following SPECIAL

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citizen refusal to consider needed changes and a lack of leadership by elected officials. As

election time approaches, Levy County citizens must ask candidates what specific plans and

3. Moving forward to the month of August, I began calling the Town Clerk on different

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solutions each has for the issues listed above. If elected, these candidates must explore fed-

dates to see whether or not the Town had received any bid proposals for garbage pickup---to

eral and state ·longand term 

 grants, establish  ·short  goals to address current and future issues

which I always got the same general words such as, "No, and the Commission decided to

that must  inorder Levy Inglisand Yankeetown tobe a progressive area.

 be faced    for   County,    

give Waste-Pro the opportunity to renew their contract first." On August 6, I tried to submit

 When tothe  willbe:jobsbecreated; the county will

 these issues come  fruition,   results    will  

a written request to the Town Clerk as to a copy of the ad that was run in order to procure

continue to grow; local businesses will experience an increase in their business.

waste-disposal bids. She refused to stamp it into the record, and said, once again that the

In summary elected officials as well as local citizens must expect and face change.

Commission had decided to negotiate with Waste-Pro first and if they chose NOT to renew

Refusal to plan for the future and changes will be catastrophic with growth moving to the

with them, then they would seek other bids. (I kept thinking in my mind this whole time that

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north where the areas are  progressive, leaving Inglis and 

Yankeetown to be ghost

I did not remember any such vote being taken).

 Some symptoms of this

R Y towns Iand G M for D E crime andO R D Eunemployment. 

T H N meccas A drugs, T O

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4. On August 8, a CERTIFIED Letter was received and signed for at Town Hall----It

alreadyasenrollment  to drop, drug making and use continues

exist  student  has continued

was a notification from FDS that they were going to place their bid on/before 4pm on Friday,

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and unemployment is at an all time high. Now is the hour for everyone to begin to "fish or

August 29. I continued to call the Town Clerk during August to ask whether or not the Town

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had received any other proposals, to which I got the same response, like a parrot repeating

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what it has been taught to say, something like, " No, and the Commission decided to negoti-

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ate with Waste-Pro first."

No Swimming at Ft. Island Beach

5. Wednesday, August 27 at 12 noon, became the cutoff date and time for information

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to get in to Town Hall in order to be presented at the Town Meeting on Sept 2. Homosassa

Serving Inglis, Yankeetown, Dunnellon, Crystal River, Sometime

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 to a high level  fecal matter, a warning has been posted swimming will not

before noon, a SEALED BID was brought inetoaTown Hall by FDS Disposal and received by

PHONE: (352) 489-4588

Fax: 1-727-362-4788

be allowed at Ft. Island Beach this weekend and until further notice. The water will be tested

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the Town Clerk. She told the gentleman who brought itforthat she would take it, but that they

Proof in 8-27-14 thru Sept 24,14

again on Monday. Please contact Parks & Recreation Department at 352-527-7540 for any

would not open it until/unless the Commission decided not to renew Waste-Pro's contract.

End Part I, To Be Continued, Rhonda Kline, Inglis

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