PAGE 4 Febuary 6, 2008
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Real Estate Today
State Involvement of Local Mining
To Annex or Not to Annex
Issues Irks Inglis Residents
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
By Sally Price, Newscaster Correspondent
Lion's  Club  in  Yankeetown  on
As of late, several sources have re-
valuable information on the
Monday February 11 at 6:30 PM where
The last Levy County Commission
ported that Dunnellon is examining a 1,900+
biggest investments of your
Tarmac will make a presentation and you can
meeting in Bronson was standing room only
home sub-division which a developer wishes
life. In order to determine how
hear from the mine folks themselves as to what
as South Levy residents showed up to express
to start building on the east side of that town.
much information has been im-
is going on. Car loads of citizens irrated about
their feelings about the large Tarmac mine
Labeled Blue Run Ranches, the parcel slated
parted let's have a contest open
the HR 985 Bill passed by the House of
north of Inglis, already in the stages of put-
for development is in the in the Rainbow
to all.
Representatives went to Tallahassee this past
ting together a multi-million dollar piece of
Springs Protection district. For that reason,
The first 3 people to e-mail the cor-
week 2 days to sit in on the Strategic Aggre-
equipment.
plus the sheer size of over 900 acres it ap-
rect answer to newscast@atlantic.net for the
gate Task Force meetings held and spoke in
Environmentalist Betty Berger
pears that this development is being scruti-
following real estate quiz will receive as a prin-
sharp opposition about the state taking away
booked a place on the agenda to let the com-
nized by both the city and Marion county
cipal a $1,000. credit from me towards their
any input or control about mining from the
mission know that she was not in favor of
very carefully.
next real estate purchase, and a free lunch on
county level.
what such an operation could possibly do to
We here in Inglis and Yankeetown
me. Licensed realtors with the correct answer
They made their presence known
our aquifer and environmentally sensitive
may be able to glean some incite on how small
will still get the free lunch. The correct an-
with green t shirts and a tag saying
area. Betty, as usual, has all her scientific data
neighboring towns such as Dunnellon handle
swer will be given to the editor of The News-
"saveournaturecoast". This vote will be com-
ready to back up her statements.
this type of large sub-division on the periph-
caster to safeguard. The two part quiz is:
ing before the Senate in a vote soon. At the
Other folks were allowed to speak
ery of their city. It may be in the near future
When you work with a real estate professional,
last County Commission meeting, Commis-
as Betty shared her alloted time. Water is al-
that a developer wants to build a sub-divi-
what are the three steps of a residential real
sioner Lilly Rooks said she was told at a state
ready a critical issue, without any more major
sion in Levy county close to Inglis, similar in
estate purchase? It is imperative that your real
meeting that 70% of Levy County could be
draws on the area. Over 80 residents turned
size and character to this one. Let's see how
estate professional be assisting you with
mined. If the control of mining is taken away
out  for  the  last  Levy  County
Dunnellon will handle this situation, and let's
which two parts? The correct answer will be
from all county commissioners around the
Planning Commission meeting, with only 2
notice if they decide to allow this developer
given next week. I'll see you around "The
state, then almost anyone in the county could
folks speaking in favor of the Tarmac mine.
to annex this project into that city. Switching
Campus" Darryl Diamond and "The Diamond
have a mine operation for a neighbor.
There will be a workshop at the
gears, this month celebrates 1 year of this
Team" are available 7 days a week for all of
weekly column. The goal has been to make
your professional real estate needs. Please
this column entertaining, while imparting some
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Important Toll Free Numbers
Citrus Cty Govt. Citrus Springs & Dunnellon  489-2120
Levy Cty Govt. 800-733-5389 Levy Cty Sheriff 800-538-9767
Levy County Commissioners hear complaints involving the proposed Tarmac Mining opera-
FHP Brooksville 800-500-1240 FHP Gainesville 800-395-8248
tion north of Inglis. The public can attend a public workshop in Yankeetown next Monday,
The Newscaster 352-447-4588
February 11th. Citizens fear their county commission may not have the power to make a
The Newscaster Citrus Co.352-621-4588
decision in the matter. Read more on page 10, letter to the editor. Photo by Sally Price
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