The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - November 3, 2010
From Inglis Town Hall
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
There is one correction I would like to make to the last article. The computer
classes are held on Wednesdays at 6pm not 7pm as previously stated.
Yankeetown Mayor's Report
The Levy County Food Bank Drive is in full swing. There are collection boxes
located at the Inglis Town Hall, Capital City Bank, Perkins State Bank, the V.F.W., The Pub
A Guest Commentary by Yankeetown Mayor Dawn Clary
and many other locations around town. Any monetary donations may be brought or mailed
New ZO - Starting this week, Yankeetown will have a new Zoning Official, Mr.
to the Inglis Town Hall (P.O. Box 429, Inglis, Fl. 34449) 135 Hwy 40 West. Please drop off
Kurt Woerner. He comes to Yankeetown with 30 years of experience in all areas of planning
only can goods at these locations, your generosity is greatly appreciated.
and zoning. His wealth of experience includes the creation and setting up of a municipal
At the next Regular Commission Meeting on November 9th, 2010 there will be
planning and building department, supervision of ordinance development and enforcement,
discussion on the possibility of a sewage system for Inglis. Please attend the meeting to
and coordination of federal, state and local agencies on municipal projects. He also has
voice your opinion.
experience in the private sector which should give him perspective on both sides of zoning
We had to replace the pump on one well at the Water Plant and this was completed
issues. He holds a B.S. Degree in Urban and Regional Studies from Ball State University,
in a timely manner by the Maintenance Department.
Indiana. As well as the zoning official functions, he will also be responsible for Code En-
The Shop- with-a-Cop Program will be kicking off on November 1st there will be
forcement in YT. Currently he resides in Crystal River with his wife Nancy and says that he
more details in the next article.
enjoys fishing, hunting and gardening.
The Down Home Dance sponsored by the Recreation Advisory Board was
The zoning office will remain in the same place, at the corner of CR 40 and 60th
a success. The kids costumes were wonderful and quite imaginative. Special Thanks to
Street, but the hours will change. The new hours will be 9:00 to Noon on Monday and
R.A.B.A.C. and Commissioner Merritt for all their hard work.
Wednesday and from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursday. Evening hours will be
Sadly the Town has lost two friends recenlt, Marshall Ballard and Laura Bell Gib-
available by appointment. The email address for the ZO will remain the same as well as the
son. They will be sorely missed. We at Town Hall send our condolences to their families.
phone number.
Mayor Bill Lake
Kurt takes over the duties from Chris Fineout who is retiring from the position after
Letter to the Editor:
approximately 4 years of service. Chris has been a great Zoning Official despite the chal-
“Regarding the Mayor’s Proposed Sewage System”
lenge of coming on staff during a very turbulent time in Yankeetown. For the time being he
On Nov 9th at the Inglis Town Council meeting, our mayor will be proposing a
will remain on staff as the Community Rating System Coordinator and Flood Plain Manager
sewage system for Hwy. 40 businesses and residents, which will also include a small por-
but his hours will be greatly reduced. To reach him on flood plain matters via email his new
tion of Hwy. 19. The intent of this system is to attract new and larger business to Inglis.
address will be yankeetowncfm@bellsouth.net. We all hope his new extra free time is well
Making the business owners and residents pay $5,000 to $10,000 to attract COM-
spent and enjoyed
PETITORS to Hwy. 19 just does not make good business sense. There are less expensive
Free WiFi - For those of you that are really with it and not a dinosaur like me, you
ways to attract new business to Inglis - like enforcing existing zoning codes. A cleaner city
may be looking for a place to use your wireless laptop computer. In case you didn’t know,
would attract new business.
the Yankeetown Library has free WiFi. The service is on all the time even when the library
I have spoken to several residents and business owners on Hwy. 40, and they are
is closed. Apparently there is leakage of the service outside of the building so you can sup-
dead-set against it. The Wal-Marts and Lowes will be built just outside the city limits where
posedly access it from the parking lot if you want to use the service after hours.
the millage rate is much lower.
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Inglis residents and business owners want small restaurants and shops in town.
$5,000 taxed/levied/liened, or whatever, is just too much when many can barely pay their
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Everyone, please attend this meeting before you get a surprise bill in the mail.
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Letter to the Editor:
Enhance your Health
Re: Cedars of Lebanon Cemetery
REMOVE Iron, Sulfur,
SERVICE
Friends, Family and Community Members: My Girl Scout Troop is trying to raise
with Reverse Osmosis
Chlorine,Hardness
money to do some landscaping at our local Cedars of Lebanon Cemetery. My troop of girls
Drinking Water &
Bacteria, Tannin,
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in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades have sent out letters to the local clubs, with no response; we are
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now turning to our friends (that’s you) and asking that everyone contacted will send me a
dollar or two! If you have family buried in the cemetery, you know the place needs some
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work!
Our plans include a traditional butterfly garden shaped like a cross, with a bird-
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bath center, surrounded by butterfly attracting plants and two benches for family to sit and
remember. Then we want to do some planting around the pavillion area and to try and do
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some finishing touches on the pavillion itself. Our final project is to do landscaping at the
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entrance using low container walls, tall to short plantings, and cleaning up the area around
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the flagpole, wall, cross, etc.
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This is a BIG project for little girls, and we need money - or supplies! Do you still
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have contacts, friends or relatives here? If so, can they spare some mulch, some soil, some
4X4’s - RV’s - Trucks - Autos
fertilizer, ground cloth, plants or paving stones? All help will be accepted, acknowledged,
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and greatly appreciated; if each family would donate $5.00, then we would have a great
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wealth to beautify a fine place to remember our friends and family who are no longer with
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us.
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Fax Line 447-6040
Letters to local business will go out next week and bake sales, etc., will follow. The
project will be completed by the second week in April, when the local residents have their
annual cemetery cleanup day. Please mail monetary donations to Sheena Price, Leader; P.O.
w! email news to: news@thenewscaster.com
Box 202; Inglis, Florida 34449. For donations of material,s contact me at 352-447-0124 and
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leave a message. Thank you in advance for your friendship, love, and support!
Sheena Price, Inglis
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Todd Sumlin
39 W. Highway 40 - Inglis, Florida
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