The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - December 22, 2010
From Inglis Town Hall
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
Inglis at a Crossroads
The town of Inglis is at a crossroads; the decisions made by the current Town
Yankeetown Mayor's Report
Commission will help to determine the economic and environmental health of Inglis in the
future. The power plant is coming and with it commercial growth. What must be decided
A Guest Commentary by Yankeetown Mayor Dawn Clary
by the town is whether it wants that growth inside the city, with its accompanying benefit of
Special Thanx - It was nice of the Yankeetown Volunteer Fire and Rescue Depart-
an increased tax base, or in the county with no benefit to the town.
ment to participate in the Christmas parade this year. Thanx to those who took the time to
To attract business to Inglis, we must offer benefits for those businesses to open in
wash, decorate and drive the truck in the parade. It is such a busy time of year, it’s hard to
Inglis. A sewer system is a huge benefit to locate in the town rather than in the county. The
ask people to work one more thing into their schedule, it was appreciated.
cost of a package system for businesses is huge; if they have the option of a sewer system,
WGP - The trails have all been groomed and should be in really good shape Thanx
they will come to Inglis.
to the County for providing the Forestry Ladies to do the labor. In other news, the building
The creation of jobs these businesses bring would be a great benefit to the unem-
is getting close to getting its Certificate of Occupancy. There has been some confusion on
ployed residents. As we all are aware, there are very few jobs in the area and as our children
this but apparently there is not much more to do. Volunteers and Maintenance have been
grow up, there are no opportunities in this area for them, and they move away. As this trend
working on the last issues such as the bathrooms in hopes of making the building occupiable
continues Inglis will become a dying town.
to the public soon. Also, we had an odd incident where an individual was “camping” at the
In another article in a previous paper, the suggestion was made that we tie into a
park overnight. This person was sleeping in their truck and had run an extension cord to one
planned sewer system in north Citrus County. There are a number of problems with this
of the outdoor outlets to power a small heater. The police took the individual into custody.
proposal. Foremost are the engineering studies that would cost well over a million dollars
The person did apparently have sufficient funds on his person to have gotten a hotel room.
to make sure the bridges could handle the added load of waste water being pumped thru the
Take Pride in Your Town - A citizen asked that people be reminded to please animal
pipe. After the engineering studies are complete there are no guarantee that the necessary
proof their garbage. Putting out garbage that is not in cans makes the garbage vulnerable to
permits would be issued. This would mean that the million plus dollars spent on the engi-
being strewn around by dogs, raccoons and a host of other animals. The garbage company
neering studies would be a colossal waste of taxpayer money.
will not pick up trash that has been spilled on the ground. It makes the town look so bad in
There is an additional reason not to send the waste water across the river and the
spots.
barge canal. We would be sending money to Citrus County instead of keeping the money in
Food Bank- There has been much confusion about the food bank collection. Many
Inglis. With our own sewer treatment facility in Inglis, we would be employing individu-
people are still not aware that this is not just a Christmastime appeal to donate. We will be
als to work there and they will spend their money in Inglis, providing additional money
collecting all year long for the Levy County Food Bank.
circulating in other business here instead of providing jobs and the resulting monies spent
Holidays - Have a Merry Christmas Yankeetownians and to those Yankeetown-
in Citrus County.
ians that observed Hanukkah, I hope that it was happy. Remember that the Town Hall will
Inglis is indeed at a crossroads. One road includes a very positive future for the
be closed on Friday December 24th for the Christmas holiday and December 31st for New
town, and the other road will only result in economic stagnation.
Years Eve. For those of you who are curious, we have been experience some technical dif-
Drinda Merritt, Inglis Commissioner
ficulties with the lighting on the town tree. Hopefully we will have them cleared up by this
Letter to the Editor:
printing. Good Night and Good Luck
Re: School Trip
Recommended Mail By Dates for Domestic Mail
The Kindergarten at Yankeetown School would like to give a heartfelt thank you
to some important members of the community. First we would like to thank the Inglis Post
office and especially Ruth for allowing our students to tour the post office and see firsthand
Dec. 22 Express Mail
what an important service they provide for the community. The students were able to expe-
Express Mail service commitments are based on drop-off times. See Retail Associ-
rience everything from mailing a letter to even the delivery of letters. Ruth did an excellent
ate or usps.com for details.
job being our tour guide and explaining the inner workings of the Post Office.
MAIL TO US MILITARY BASES AROUND THE WORLD
Next we would also would like to thank Mayor Lake and his lovely wife. Not only
Last recommended date for mailing to US Military Personnel in Iraq and Afgani-
did we get to go to the Post Office then we were able to enjoy the new “City Park”. As a
stan was Dec 4. Express Mail not available to these destinations.
surprise the Mayor and his wife provided a lunch for the students of hot dogs, chips, pop-
The last recommended mailing date for Express Mail gifts and greetings to other
corn and juice. As one little girl exclaimed “This is the best day of my life!” it was certainly
US Military bases around the world was December 18.
enjoyed by all! Then, as a special surprise Chief Dixon and one of his deputies stopped by
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and showed the students a police car.
This was a wonderful experience for our students to see all the different members
Citrus Cty Govt. Citrus Springs &
of our community and how they make sure our town is run smoothly. We were so touched
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by the kindness that was showed to us by all that were involved. Thank you again for such
Levy Cty Sheriff 800-538-9767
a wonderful day in our community! Sincerely,Paula Yaws and Sandy Watson, YTS
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