The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 5 - February 27, 2008
Community Events & Meetings
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Floral City Strawberry Festival Strawberry Princess Pageant
ON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce would like to invite contestants to partici-
AMENDMENTS
pate in our Little Miss Strawberry Princess and our Miss Strawberry Princess Pageants at our
21st Annual Strawberry Festival at Floral Park in Floral City. The pageant will be held on
AFFECTING THE USE OF LAND IN
Saturday, March 1st with the Little Miss Strawberry Princess Pageant beginning at 9:00 a.m.
and the Miss Strawberry Princess Pageant at 10:00 a.m. Contestants must be at least four
YANKEETOWN, FLORIDA
years old but not older than twelve years old by March 1, 2008. Contestants must be a
resident of Citrus County. For more information, please call the Citrus County Chamber of
TOWN OF YANKEETOWN, FLORIDA
Commerce at (352) 726-2801.
ORDINANCE NO. 2007- 10
Fishing Tournament Save the date!
Team Becky of Dunnellon Relay For Life will be having their 3rd Annual "Fishing For the
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
Fight" fishing tournament to benefit the American Cancer Society on April 5, 2008. For more
info contact Jill Peterson at 352-489-4924 or for a FFF Registration form e-mail
(CPA 2007-01)
Riverbrat41@wmconnect.com.
AN ORDINANCE OFTHETOWN OFYANKEETOWNAMENDINGTOWN
CCVC Benefit Yard Sale/Flea Market ReScheduled
OFYANKEETOWN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN;AMENDINGTHEYANKEETOWN
(Inverness, Fl. 2/23/08) The Citrus County Veterans Coalition Benefit Yard Sale and
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT, GOALS, OBJECTIVES, POLICES AND MAPS,
Flea Market scheduled for Saturday, February 23rd was washed out by some very severe
INCLUDINGTHEFUTURELANDUSEMAP;
AMENDING FUTURE LAND
weather the plagued Citrus County Saturday morning. About 50 of the over 100 venders who
USEELEMENT,TRAFFICCIRCULATION/TRANSPORTATIONELEMENT,HOUS-
had reserved booths made it to the Withlacoochee Technical Institute parking lot by the
INGELEMENT, PUBLIC FACILITIES (SANITARYSEWER, SOLIDWASTE, DRAIN-
scheduled 7 a.m. starting time with great intentions of waiting out the weather but at 9:30 the
AGE,POTABLEWATER,ANDNATURALGROUNDWATERAQUIFERRECHARGE)
bottom dropped out and severe weather warnings were issued, The Coalition workers an-
ELEMENT,CONSERVATIONANDCOASTALMANAGEMENTELEMENTRECRE-
nounced to all that it was just to dangerous to hold out any longer and issued verbal rain
ATION/OPEN SPACE MANAGE-MENTELEMENT, INTERGOVERNMENTALCO-
checks to all the prepaid venders for the next scheduled event.
ORDINATION ELEMENT, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT, CAPITOLIM-
The next CCVC/WTI Yard Sale and Flea Market will be held on Saturday March
PROVEMENTS PLAN, MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROGRAM OFTHE
29th from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot at WTI in Inverness. All prepaid participants will
YANKEETOWN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDINGFORTRANSMITTALTO
have their spots reserved and it is requested that if you haven't already verified your partici-
THE DEPARTMENTOFCOMMUNITYAFFAIRS, PROVIDINGFOR SEVERABIL-
pation please contact Richard Floyd at 726-5031 so he can keep your booth space marked for
ITY; PROVIDINGFORAN EFFECTIVE DATEAND LEGALSTATUS OFTHE COM-
you. This event has been beneficial in supporting our "Veterans Helping Veterans" campaign
PREHENSIVEPLANAMENDMENT.
and the Coalition appreciates your participation. Venders who participated in the first event in
The Town of Yankeetown is preparing amendments to its Comprehensive
January were very pleased with the response they got and were eager to come back. We also
Plan affecting the Town of Yankeetown in its entirely and will hold a public hearing to
want to thank the public for their support of our veterans and this event and look forward to
be conducted by the Yankeetown Town Council on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.,
your visit in March.
or soon after, at the Inglis-Yankeetown Lion's Club located at 22 59th Street in Yan-
New Exhibit at Heritage Museum
keetown, Florida for the purpose of adopting and transmitting the proposed Compre-
The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum opens a new exhibition titled: Men, Salt,
hensive Plan Amendments to the Florida Department of Community Affairs and other
Cattle and Battle: Florida in the Civil War in the John Murray Davis Rotating Exhibit Gallery on
state and regional agencies for any objections, recommendations and comments. Once
Friday, March 7th. This brand-new exhibit runs through May 30th, 2008.
convened, the Public Hearing(s) may be continued to one or more future dates: any
This display of pictures, early maps and historic photographs, and rare and unique
interested party shall be advised that the dates, times and places of any continuation of
artifacts is used to help relate the story of Florida's special role in the Civil War. This story is
the Public Hearing shall be announced during the Public Hearing and that no further
often overlooked in the retelling of accounts of this great and tragic era of American history.
notices regarding these matters will be published.
"The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum plows new ground with the production of this ex-
The purpose of the hearings is to conduct a public hearing to consider and
hibit utilizing its expanded capacity to develop exciting and information presentations,"
take public comment on amendments to the Town of Yankeetown Comprehensive Plan,
says Karl Seidman, long-time volunteer docent at the Museum.
including the Future Land Use Map affecting the entire Town of Yankeetown in its
Floral City Public Library & Town Center Groundbreaking
entirety:
The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and the Citrus County
Library System (CCLS) would like to cordially invite the public to a Groundbreaking ceremony
for the Floral City Public Library and Town Center on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 10:00 am,
at the location of the old library at 8360 E. Orange Avenue, Floral City, Florida.
In attendance will be the Board of County Commissioners, Citrus County officials
and staff, Floral City Heritage Council, Garden Club, and Masons as well as members of the
Library Advisory Board, Library Friends Groups and representatives of Spires Construction.
A.B.A.
A/C & Heating,Inc.
All interested parties may appear and be heard with respect to the proposed
Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan Amendments at each of the public hearing(s). A
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copy of the proposed Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan Amendments is available for
public inspection at the Office of the Town Clerk, located at Yankeetown Town Hall,
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All persons are advised that if they decide to appeal any decision made at the
above referenced public hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and that,
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Any handicapped or person with disabilities requiring reasonable accommo-
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dation to participate in this meeting are encouraged to attend and should contact the
Town Clerk at (352) 447-2511 at least 48 hours (if possible) prior to the meeting so
arrangements can be made pursuant to Fla. Stat. Section 286.26 and the Americans with
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Disabilities Act.
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Published 2-27-08