The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - December 21, 2011
Letter to the Editor:
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
Re: Inglis Police Dept.
Yankeetown Yankeetown MayorReport
Mayor's Dawn Clary
It’s 2:30 in the morning. You see lights in your neighbors house, they are on vaca-
tion. Who are you going to call? It’s 3:00 in the morning. The glass is shattered at a local gas
station, a burgler alarm is piercing into the night air. Who are you going to call? If we are
A Guest Commentary by
lucky we will still have a police station in Inglis, if not we can wait on a sheriff’s deputy. We
Tarmac Lawsuit – The Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Levy County ruled against
can wait until crack houses pop up in our neighborhoods, we can wait until 19 sees vechicles
the Withlacoochee Area Residents (W.A.R) on their lawsuit asking for injunctive relief from
speeding down our main street. Frankly I’d rather not wait for these things to come to pass.
the decision the Levy County Commissioners made granting Tarmac America a develop-
I’s rather not wait until a deputy, perhaps 30 miles away, can get to town.
ment order to mine. The suit boiled down to an interpretation of the County’s Comprehen-
I like the comfort of knowing we have a police force. I like the comfort of knowing I
sive Plan. W.A.R contended that the Comp Plan policy phrase “protected from mining”
don’t have to wait if I need help. There is always going to be bad things that happen among
meant mining was “prohibited”. The Judge did not agree with their arguments and ruled
the good, but in this case the good always outweighs the bad. If you believe having cops is
in favor of the Levy County Commission and Tarmac. The opinion seemed to be that when
hurting Inglis, have I got some swampland for you.
Rindy Crews,Inglis
taken as a whole, the comp plan allowed for flexibility and only in a few limited circum-
stances did the county issue outright prohibitions and “even then compelling circumstances
Letter to the Editor:
or necessity allow for case by case reviews to protect rather than prohibit”. It appears that
Re: Rezoning
the conditions placed upon the special exception were considered sufficient to protect the
Inglis Commission Meeting December 13 passed a zoning change on first reading
environmentally sensitive area. Yankeetown has appealed a lawsuit over a similar issue
for Dennis C. Gilkey, Inglis Partners, LLC, Bonita Springs, FL. Dick Kellman made the
concerning the mine, however there has been no decision from the courts as yet.
motion which passed 4 to 1, with Com. Price dissenting. Her reasons given were the arsenic
Star Gazing - The astronomy event that was planned for the evening of Dec. 16th at
contamination of the soil and river, making it unsuitable for a motel.
the WGP was cancelled due to excessive cloud cover making it impossible to see the stars.
Gilkey had asked that his 10 acres zoned C-1 be re-zoned to C-2[A The motion was “I
It was to be the second star gazing night event. The first was a huge success. It was too bad,
move that, with the exception of the first 150 feet on the West End of Parcel #2 and approxi-
but the Friends of the WGP, who organized the event, have indicated they will reschedule
mately 250 feet on the West end of Parcel #1, that we re-zone the balance of the parcels from
and said to watch their website for any rescheduling info.
C-1 to C-2A(Highway Commercial.) This would be done in conjunction with an agreement
Holiday Schedule – Since Christmas is on a Sunday, the hall will be closed on
limiting certain uses allowed in C-2”
Monday the 26th for the holiday. New Years Day is a town holiday and also falls on a Sun-
I was one of the 44 signers of a petition not to allow this as it adjoins a residential neigh-
day this year, the hall will be closed on Monday the 2 nd . The date of the next meeting is
borhood, and specifically abuts my 263 feet on Inglis Ave. and the river, and is residential
yet to be scheduled.
property. My letter to Gilkey thanked him for his concession of the 150 feet adjoining my
THE WAR IS OVER - On December 15th the war in Iraq was officially over. The
property, (Parcel #2). on the south side of Inglis Ave I asked for further concessions. (1)
war spanning almost nine years cost 4,487 American lives and the lives of over 100,000
His Parcel #1 on the north side of Inglis Avenue is drainage for that area, and the water is
Iraqi civilians. History will decide the verdict as to the wisdom of the war, but for now, it
piped under the road into a ditch leading to the river. I felt that the filling for a commercial
just seems a great Christmas present for many families here and also abroad that it is finally
development there would cause area flooding, and should be eliminated from the request.
over. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Hanukka to those who observe it. Good
(2). The entrances and exits should be only on Highway #19. (3.) The 150 feet of his con-
Night and Good Luck.
cession between our properties should be left natural and not developed, as it could be under
9 allowable uses, under C-1.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Gilkey stated that the entrances and exits for the planned motel WOULD be on Inglis Ave.
TOWN OF YANKEETOWN
and not on Highway #19. That he would not build on the West portion of Parcel #1 but he
INFORMATION ON THE 2012 ELECTION
do so on the Highway. He would not leave the 150 feet between our property undeveloped.
The second reading will be Jan. 10, 2012 and public comments could affect the
final vote. Com. Ely expressed concern over the commercial use of a Town road, Inglis
THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN QUALIFYING:
Ave. I question the anticipated need for a motel to handle the building of Levy Nuke plants.
QUALIFYING DATES ARE:
Mon. Jan. 23, 2012 - Fri. Jan. 27, 2012
Progress Energy plans to dig the Barge Canal deeper by 10 feet to pipe their cooling water
QUALIFYING TIMES ARE:
9:00 am - 12 Noon
to C. R. It was stopped at 12 foot depth in 1991 and violation is not permitted.
QUALIFYING LOCATION:
Yankeetown Town Hall
Betty Berger, Inglis
6241 Harmony Lane
Yankeetown, Florida 34498
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