The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - December 7, 2011
Letter to the Editor:
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
Re: Shouldn’t Yankeetown Pay their Fair Share?
Yankeetown Yankeetown MayorReport
Mayor's Dawn Clary
Chief Dixon recently went before the YT council asking them to anti-up their fair
share for law enforcement. Apparently the Chief and the Inglis Commission feel that IPD is
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too much of a financial burden for Inglis to foot alone. The YT council refused to contrib-
ute, possibly due to the fact the “I” in IPD stands for “Inglis”. They told Dixon to look to
Thanks Genie – Ms. Genie Sturtevant has resigned from the Board of Trustees, the
the county for his money. Yet, YT thinks they do pay. Imagine their audacity? I have even
governing board for the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve. Her life has become very busy with
complained in the News Caster that YT gets “free law enforcement on the backs of Inglis
new grand children, as she said in her resignation that her “professional and personal obli-
taxpayers.” I think the Chief must have read my letter to the editor. He used my exact words
gations have increased dramatically”. Ms. Sturtevant has donated her time and energy to
when reporting back to the Inglis Commission. So what is the straight story?
the WGP for at least 10 years and has been there since the beginning. As a science teacher
I recently spoke with a YT taxpayer who felt he WAS paying for law enforcement.
at the Yankeetown School, she has also been active in taking her classes to the Preserve and
He has analyze his tax bill and found that $2000 of his taxes each year go to LCSO who have
giving her students a hands on education in many of the natural sciences as well as helping
law enforcement responsibility for YT. So when Dixon says YT does not pay, he must mean
to work on some of the projects at the park. Always passionate about the preserve, she cared
that YT only pays once. Those Yankees apparently just don’t get it! Doesn’t everybody
about the decisions made and her service has been invaluable, the Town of Yankeetown
know that they should pay taxes twice for law enforcement? Those foolish, foolish Yankees.
Thanks her. She will be a hard act to follow.
Inglis understands that of course we should pay taxes twice! Those Yankees should
Christmas Parade – The Christmas Parade is this weekend. The Inglis Recreation
understand that this allows the LCSO to put their resources in other parts of the county.
Committee has graciously asked Yankeetown to have a representative in the parade as
After all, IPD has an Inter-Local Agreement with LCSO to cover most of south Levy. I’ll
Grand Marshal. Vice Mayor Larry Feldhusen will be riding in the parade. It was a very
bet the Sheriff laughed his head off all the way to the bank when Chief Dixon and the Inglis
nice invitation and our Thanks to the committee.
Commission signed that agreement. The Sheriff now has most of his budget to spend on
Fire Department Merger – The three fire departments in south Levy have been
the larger vote centers in north Levy, thus helping his reelection. Those Yankees just don’t
holding meetings to discuss the possibility of merging or consolidation. A report on this
understand! Don’t ask questions, you idiots! This is just “routine” and “for your safety”!
issue will have been on the YT Council meeting, which unfortunately will have been to late
Yet, could those Yankees be on to something after all? Can it be Inglis that does
for the paper. Look for info on this next week. Fire Liaison, Councilman Tommy Sholes
not understand? Why not merge IPD with LCSO so everybody will pay just once and look
has been working with the group. There is a thought that by consolidation of resources,
to LCSO for unified law enforcement? It works for Citrus County and many others. Better
they could be more effectively used and the possibility to hire some full time professional
economy of scale with better law enforcement, better tax structure, better way of life for
fire fighters may be achievable. Duplication of services is expensive and the increase of
Inglis and Yankeetown; shared equally. Is anybody against equal taxes for equal service,
training requirements as well as demographics has made it difficult to recruit volunteers. In
countywide?
Andy Eiland, Inglis
some retirement areas the population does not have the younger people needed. The goal
is always public safety. The County has hired a new County Safety Director, Mr. David
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Knowles. He’s attended at least one meeting in an informational capacity, answering ques-
Re: Inglis is being destroyed (letter edited for space)
tions. Levy County has asked for a 7 ½ % budget cut. So far the YT department has offered
Inglis has the reputation of being a place to avoid, and businesses are paying the
a 5% cut.
price. Cody’s and Cracker’s, and all the businesses in Crystal River are packed.
Bulk Pick-Up – Our bulk pick up is this weekend on Saturday. Remember that
I talked to a former renter and asked why he had left my rental in Inglis. His answer
they don’t pick up construction waste. Good Night and Good Luck
should wake up this sleepy town. He stated that the police department had pulled him over
for one of his three tag lights being out. He said he could’ve lived with that, but then the
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officer searched his car for about 45 minutes, and at that time, his foreman drove by - which
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nearly cost him his job. This was his third time being harassed by the IPD in two months.
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I have spoken to some people living in the surrounding RV parks, and they said
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they used to love coming to Inglis to eat dinner, have a beer, then go home. Now, they enjoy
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going to Crystal River, after one or two sobriety tests and thirty minutes on the side of the
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road with the IPD. We will never see a dollar of their money in Inglis, again. If you do not
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think this is true, look at the businesses in lnglis, because they will not be here much longer.
The powers that be should understand they are slicing their own throats. The com-
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mission should make IPD stand on its own, live within its means, and be a benefit to all of
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Of course, the PD response is - we have a drug problem here. The new system has
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fix the drug problem?
We have a problem in Inglis; it is an accountability problem. Our police officers
are forced to resign from the FWC, the Citrus Sheriff’s Office, and who knows where else?
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