PAGE 16 - October 24, 2007
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YANKEETOWN MAYOR SAYS YOUR HOME IS NOT AN INVESTMENT
This Editorial paid for and approved by
property. Under these new standards, you
taxes whether they like it or not. The taxing
strong experience and support to Petrovich
Carl Mazzuca
can build a low, postage stamp size building,
agencies don't really care if we were mislead
with common sense thinking.
Mayor Dawn Clary said in front of
period, maybe. Your commercially zoned prop-
into the mess; they just want their money.
For example, when asked about al-
60 or 70 people at the Yankeetown Woman's
erty just took a big reduction in value. Thank
Without commercial and residential expansion
ternative financing for the water plant the
Club annual Meet the Candidates Night on
you Mr. Cohan, thank you Mr. Candela for
we will be tax poor.
Mayor was unable to suggest any alternative
October 16th, your home is not an investment.
saving us.
Now lets look at issues that we can
other than borrow all the money, put the town
As most of us picked ourselves up off the
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A Comprehensive Plan that makes
do something about by bringing our vote to
in debt and double the amount of our monthly
floor to get back in our chairs she continued.
all properties non-conforming. Think the town
bear on October 30th:
water bills. Petrovich outlined a very simple
We (who's we?) consider Yankeetown to be
can't mess with you if they want to? This plan
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Charter Amendments. These are
way to use about $300,000 from our reserves
our home not some get-rich-quick-scheme.
severely limits land use and puts the respon-
brought to us by none other than Council-
(which is what that money was collected for)
"Yankeetown is not a Cash Cow." If you came
sibility on the homeowner to provide his own
man Candela who lied publicly about the ori-
to offset the finance costs and only increase
to Yankeetown expecting to make money on
infrastructure, eliminating any hope of hav-
gins of this nonsense. Actually they ema-
our water bills a few bucks. This is only one
your house, you came to the wrong place.
ing sewer, storm water management or any
nate from Hometown Democracy which is a
example of the type of thinking that could ben-
That's the gist of her message.
other infrastructure for years to come. For
fringe lunatic movement in this country that
efit this town with a professional in the lead.
I applaud the Mayor. For the first
example, while they contend that connection
wants to do away with representative gov-
Our current leadership wants to use our
time in a year in office she told the truth. She
costs to sewer is expensive, Cohan and Can-
ernment. They believe that all rights belong
money to fight developers in court rather than
confirmed beyond any doubt that her
dela are hatching a scheme where all
to the Group. The individual has no rights
find solutions. That's why they don't talk
administration's agenda is what we have seen
homeowners, under ordinance, will be forced
outside the "collective." Novel concept! One
about spending it on benefits for us.
but been lied to about for months; fewer land-
to
inspect septic systems annually. If it doesn't
of
these amendments says that you will
be
The question was asked how the
owner rights and reduced values across the
pass inspection you get to replace it with a
able to vote on height variances. What it
Mayor could help heal the rift in the town.
board.
new, modern aerobic system. Look up what
does not say is that this is only the begin-
Mayor Clary said it is not the responsibility
The Mayors vision is now clear; If
those cost, folks.
ning. Mr. Cohan and Mr. Candela have plans.
of
the Mayor to heal the town. That's up
to
the town government can control landown-
These two issues alone seal our fate
Once they get their noses in the tent, you will
'the people' she said. Mr. Petrovich vehe-
ers
at all levels, turn Yankeetown into a real
from the perspective of assured future de-
be
voting on whether you or your neighbor
mently disagreed and said one of the most
estate waste land, limit values, prevent infra-
clines in our property values and severe in-
can
have a room addition, a porch, a drive-
important functions of the Mayor is to pro-
structure like clean water pipes or modern
creases in our property tax. Yankeetown al-
way, you name it.
vide strong leadership for the Town. That's
sewage or storm water control and get Coun-
ready is the highest tax assessed property in
The balance of the amendments re-
what Chief Executive Officers do. He strongly
cilman Candela and Chairman Cohan to cre-
Levy County. When asked at the Meet the
move the power of the Mayor making that
criticized the current administration for encour-
ate so many rules and restrictions that no one
Candidates session what they would do to
seat unnecessary. Under this scheme if you
aging the rift by not leading but rather con-
will want to invest here, we can keep those
reduce taxes (the writer of the question stated
vote for a Mayor, it's a wasted vote. Most
doning and participating in the misinforma-
rotten developers and anyone who thinks they
specifically they were not asking about mil
damaging though is that they give the coun-
tion, hatred, bile and slander that happens on
want to build a house here, out of our town.
rate) Clary and Feldhusen chimed "we already
cil free reign to do as they please with ordi-
the Save Yankeetown website. The Mayor
And the "Collective" (that's us) will live hap-
have the lowest mil rate in Florida." They don't
nances, committees and anything else hav-
needs to listen to everyone. That's the job,
pily ever after. In a pig's eye!
know the difference between mil rate and as-
ing to do with decision making that you, the
he
said.
Awhile back the town published a
sessed value. We pay tax on assessed value.
citizen will be cut out of by elimination of the
"Yankeetown is in big trouble" said
list called "What Your Current Town Govern-
Oh, that reminds me, the Federal, State and
balance of power currently held by the Mayor.
Petrovich and the only way out of it is to start
ment has Done for You." The list contains
County governments do see your home as
an
These ordinances are conceived by
exercising some business sense. "And if any-
nothing extraordinary, just day to day, rou-
investment. They even have their own method
people who have made it obvious they want
one thinks for a minute that because I eat
tine business that they are supposed to do
of
assessing it's increase or decrease in value
control of our lives. And, given the contro-
someone's food or have a drink with them that
anyway. The list does not tell us about the
and
they tax you accordingly.
versy of Councilman Candela's out and out
I
can be bought,
then they don't know
my
havoc they are working on behind the scenes
What this administration is trying to
lie about where they came from and the Mayor
character and reputation at all." There is no
like at public meetings at 9:30 am on week-
feed us is, if we stop all growth, particularly
and
Council's cover up for him, it is question-
pro-development faction in town. This is an-
days. The highlights are:
commercial growth then our taxes will not in-
able at best that they should be on the ballot
other slander that is placed on people who
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Commercial Architectural Standards.
crease(??). They have studied and analyzed
at
all. Vote them Gone. Our Charter works for
are not in lock step with this government.
These have already been rammed through by
the consequences that their actions will bring
all of us the way it is today.
There are civil and intelligent ways to address
Cohan and Candela. In a nut shell this is a
down on all of us, right? Hogwash! It has
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Three incumbents are in the running
issues. I am very afraid that the current course
clever way to re-zone commercial property
been proven in community after community
for town official seats, Dawn Clary for Mayor,
does nothing but punish the people of Yan-
without having to go through the hassles of
across this country that a no-growth policy
Larry Feldhusen and Norm Shannahan for
keetown."
true rezoning. The architectural standards
means the existing tax payers will support the
Council seats. The challengers are Jim
The tactics of the Clary administra-
ordinance changes what can be built on your
ever increasing costs of infrastructure and
Petrovich for Mayor and Kerry Hayes and
tion in handling of the massive problems be-
Eleanor Berkley for Council. If you missed
fore us have been and will continue to be ill-
"I will pay your Home Warranty for 1 year
the Meet the Candidates night at the
advised and disastrous. They believe
CALL ME for DETAILS!"
Women's Club try and get to the one tonight
strongly that the rights of the collective trump
at
the Lions Club and see these people in
ac-
the rights of the individual. I, for one, have a
FORECLOSURE: 2006, 3/2 home in CRYSTAL MANOR.
tion. Ask the really hard questions of each
lot of trouble with this most un-American con-
INGLIS: 3/2 on 1.5-acres (more or less), asking $95,000.
then judge for yourself. It becomes glaringly
cept. Many lives will be changed, and not for
NEW
CONSTRUCTION:
3/2 home, $159,000.
obvious that while Clary and Feldhusen have
the better, if leadership doesn't set foot on a
REDUCED in CRYSTAL RIVER: 3/2 home, only $43,000.
99
no
understanding of
even the simplest fiscal
path of adherence to the law, common sense
INGLIS: 1-acre LOT w/septic & power pole, $39,000.
concepts (how to acquire and disburse money
and
civil behavior.
HOMOSASSA: 0.23-acre WATERFRONT LOT, $120,000.
for the good of the community), Petrovich,
A
vote for Petrovich, Hayes and
INGLIS: 2/2 on 1.25-acres, $79,000.
with a business administration degree, an
Berkely is a vote to get us back on track to
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nance, not only grasps the concepts but has
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them mastered. Hayes and Berkeley lend
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