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The Inglis town commission adopted it's budget for fiscal 2013-14 at its final bud-

get hearing last Thursday, Sept. 26th, but not before a former commissioner and mayor

registered their complaints on how public notification was handled. Mayor Glenda Kirkland

said the final millage rate was set at 4.5 mils, which was below the roll back rate of 5.0381.

The final budget expenditures for 2013/2014 are $1,842,489.00 and reserves are being used

to meet expenditures. The mayor commended the commissioners on their work. Commis-

sioner Sally Price said there would be no raises for the mayor, commission, or cost of living

raises for town employees. The final budget summary is available on thenewscaster.com

Former commissioner Drinda Merritt said the commission's vote violates a town

ordinance that requires a sixty day public notification period before adoption. Merritt said,

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"the same ordinance requires that if one voter at the meeting wants an additional budget

meeting the Commission shall do that, ten residents’ submitted letters requesting another

meeting. They decided that the Town Ordinances do not apply to them. Also they did

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not allow public input at the last public workshop. These are the same individuals who

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screamed that they were not allowed to speak at the Commission meetings and one Com-

sosaidthat peoplebe Formermayor William Lake sat

mis i n  the   should   allowed to speak."  

theaudience thehearing, but 

in   during  final   did not speak.

 • Merrittsaidin awritten statementto"This • has  For two years the Crystal River Boat Builders (CRBB) have put all their efforts into

    •   The Newscaster,  Mayor forgotten

Inglis system.directingdo her bidding building this replica 36 by 12 foot wide Civil War Era Sailing Scow. Scows were used in the

that  has a weak mayor  She is  the commissioners to 

and they are following likes lemmings. It is time for the residents to rise up and say enough 19th century along the coast of Florida because of their stability in open waters. The large

flat bottom square ended boat was excellent for shallow water draft in the bays and rivers.

CRBB was supported by Friends of Crystal River State Parks, Gulf Archaeology Re-

Shell Super Stop

search Institute (GARI)run by Gary Ellis and the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN)

preserving Florida’s past, promoting Heritage Tourism, assisting local governments and and

educating the public.

U.S. 19 at C.R. 40 • Inglis, Florida

CRBB’s goal is to educate the public about Florida’s vanishing maritime heritage and

it’s industrial past while providing those with a love of the old wooden boats an opportunity

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to come together to learn and appreciate the art. The boat’s construction done by members

was made by many primitive tools and means used in the days the boats were originally made

and used. The masterpiece will be a floating education center after the launch and final touch

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ups. The boat is dedicated in memory to Jack Bosen who passed January 2013. Bosen was an

original member of the CRBB, instrumental in it’s organizing and had the greatest boat build-

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ing experience, teaching it in an outstanding career.

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Pictured are members who met this past weekend to talk over the launch and chris-

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tening plans. Weather permitting this Scow will be launched Friday October 4 at 3:30 pm at

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Crystal River Preserve State Park at 3266 N Sailboat Ave. From Hwy 19 north of Crystal River

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go west on State Park Dr to the dead end. The public is invited. Photo & story by Sally Price.

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