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Creator, Not an Accident

continue to read. We are all grateful for those that donate money and things towards com-

Have you ever thought about how the ev-

munity events, but time? That's priceless. The volunteers you see regularly at community

ergreen survives the winter? For an "evergreen" to

events? Priceless. Volunteer for just an hour at the next community event. Show your com-

stay green forever, the needles must carry on photo-

munity support and how you are helping to make it a better place for all of us. The bonus is

synthesis throughout the winter. Water is needed for

that it's pretty fun. See you there!

Ruth A Ruppert,Inglis

this to happen. In the winter, the ground is frozen, so

Inglis Commission News & Notes

where does the water come from?

To keep the water inside for as long as pos-

From the December 1 Inglis Commission Meeting

sible, the needles have a special design. Evergreens

At the December 1, 2015 Inglis Town Commission Meeting Town Attorney Blake

have narrow needles with a thick waxy coating.

Fugate said he had received a request that he needed to bring before the commission to get

This coating helps retain water. The small breath-

direction. Fugate said Attorney Tim Haines and his wife, new owners of Pine Lodge on Hwy

ing holes (stomata) under the needles are few and

40 W Inglis, were requesting the Town of Inglis to abandon the service alley behind Pine

slightly sunken, which again protects the needles from losing too much water. But what

Lodge between Maple St and Schoolcraft Dr. Fugate said when a subdivision is finished

S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, those frigid temperatures wouldn't the water freeze inside the needles?

the developer usually leaves any common area left to the subdivision or

5093 town, municipality

The needles themselves produce certain chemicals that act like anti-freeze, preventing

or county. Part of the property was vacated in 2003 leaving this small piece (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

Phone: which is land-

ice crystals from forming inside the cells. These are also the chemicals that give the

locked and was not abandoned like the rest.

Email, Tom Russell,Fugate said he did not look into the ownership

Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail, Debbietheir characteristic scent. How many thousands of years would it have taken

Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com

further until he found what the sites:wanted to do. He did not know who held ownership. · history.newscasterarchives.com · thehealthcaster.com How did an evergreen

Web town thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com to develop these anti-freeze chemicals by random mutations?

There is no real process in the code for abandonment of an alley way in a subdivision.

survive until this happened? Just how did the tree evolve these complex "anti-freeze"

Planning, Zoning and Land Use Officer Steve Warren stated he walked the prop-

chemicals? Could this have happened by accident and chance?

erty in question, it is land locked and he told Haines he did not see why the town would

The Master Designer had to set it up correctly from the very beginning. Oth-

arbitrarily give up land they owned. Warren understood the new business owner wanted to

erwise, all that would have "evolved" would have been dead evergreens. So, as you

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put a kennel on the property but Warren was not sure if Haines raised dogs or has dogs. The

take that winter walk, marvel at the design features of the narrow, waxy needles and its

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intent was for a dog kennel. Warren advised the commissioners that they each needed to

specially formulated anti-freeze allowing the evergreen to survive the winter.

look over the property.

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I will plant in the wilderness the cedar and the acacia tree, the myrtle and the

Commissioner Ann Morin asked if it had to do with access for fire and said if it did not

oil tree; I will set in the desert the cypress tree and the pine. And the box tree together,

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that       know,   

belong to the person requesting it she did not see why they would give Haines

for free if that is what they are asking. Commissoner Drew White stated that the  had  LORD   this, and Holy One of Israel has created it. Isaiah 41:19-20

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the   has done   the

forever been a path that cuts through the woods for students to keep from walkingon (NKJV)    

  Hwy

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40 to go to and from school. White felt it should remain where kids could walk through there

Based on, Inspired Evidence a book by Bruce Malone, 2011

but the whole thing needed to be sent to the planning commission. Fugate stated there was a

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screened ground pool and some another little something already encroaching this alley way.

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Commissioner Steve Kesterson told them9it is aOrwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

50 3 S. brand new business owner and I don't see

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any gain for muddying the water as far as the city(352) 489-4588 thing on the face of it

Phone: messing with this Fax: (727) 362-4788

but I would like to see it go toEmail, Tom commission. It is on their land and essentially

the planning Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.com

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they have been using it. Warren stated his onlyRussell,was what they intended to do with

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it bsi e they were going to leave · open and natural he would have no concern. If they

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planned on covering it with pavement or cement I have a concern for runoff drain etc. Once

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you get the map it is a question for the town attorney. In response Fugate stated you can't

put contingencies on their property they own now but they do not own these alleys. These

alleys are public right of ways as of right now.

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Nice 1 acre lot cleared and ready to

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city limits. Has large oaks, unique

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plantings, mature azaleas, ferns.

Lot is outside Inglis city limits so

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no franchise fees. E Cason Blvd.

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