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Mine Application - Continued from page 1

Havee Citrus CounSeen’s ThisedStolen fiVehicle?970

You ty Sheriff Office ne s your help to nd a stolen green 1

ception in zoning for a “major mining operation,”

Dodge Charger. The Charger has chrome rims with Mickey Thompson tires, a 440 cubic

according to a bright orange sign emblazened

inch engine, a black vinyl roof and black spoiler. The vehicle may have been painted a

with “Levy County Notice of Proposed Land Use

different color by the suspect. It is believed the car

Action” that was posted, March 15, by the Levy

is currently being stored within Citrus or surround-

County Development Dept. near the entrance to

ing counties. The vehicle was last seen in Inverness

the cemetery, located on U.S. Hwy. 19 at S.E. 147

but has ties to both Crystal River and Homosassa.

Place.

The vehicle was last seen in November, 2011.

A hearing to consider the re-zoning re-

If you have any information regard-

quest, SE 1-12, will be held by the Levy County

ing the whereabouts of this vehicle, please con-

Planning Commission on Mon., April 2, 6:30

tact CrimeStoppers of Citrus County by calling

p.m., at the Levy County Courthouse in Bronson.

1-888-ANY-TIPS, texting the word CITRUS plus

The sign states that the request was placed by C & M Ranch, West Levy. According to Sun-

your tip to 274637 or visiting crimestopperscitrus.com. You may be eligible to receive a

biz.org, the registered agent for C & M Ranch, LLC is Michael T. Roth of Ocala. The request

cash reward and you can remain anonymous.

involves 380 total acres located in Sections 6 & 7, Township 16, Range 17E, parcels #38141

Levy Co. Henry Beck Park to Open for Spring Break

and #38146. S.E. 147 Place, the road leading to the cemetery from Hwy. 19, runs directly

Spring break is next week, so in anticipation of that Levy County Parks is opening

through parcel #38141. Traditionally, fields in these parcels have been used for growing

Henry Beck Park on March 24th and it will remain open until September 30th. Henry Beck

watermelon and raising cattle.

Park is located on CR 343, ½ mile from CR 326, about 5 miles east of Gulf Hammock on

James Mashburn, an area resident whose family has lived in south Levy County

the Wekiva River. It offers swimming, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, and a kid’s play

since 1930, is very upset by the possibility of an active mine bordering the cemetery, which

station. The park has several small picnic pavilions, 17 picnic tables and 8 grills. It also has

is the resting place of friends and family members.”Enough is enough, after a continuing

one large pavilion that can be rented by the day for $25 or ½ day for $15. There are outside

fight with the Tarmac mine,” said Mashburn. “I am against anybody taking water out of the

showers & restroom facilities and a large paved parking area. Call 352-486-5326 for cur-

ground, when springs are already dry in the Hammock. We are going to run out of fresh

rent admission fees. Blue Springs Park will not be open.

water, and then everyone will be out of business. We urgently need an elected Levy County

Commissioner, in South Levy, who will stand up for us and promote the beauty of our Na-

An Amazing Deal...

ture Coast - with tourism, not industry. I feel northern Levy feels ‘out of sight, out of mind.

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Elected officials are giving us, in the south, all the unwanted they don t want, while they

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keep the money. The proposed mine near Manatee Springs in northwest Levy was stopped.”

Suggested Opening Bid $275,000

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“I need more information,” said Eldridge Fowler, President of Cedars of Lebanon

Cemetery, Inc., ”but if a mine is located next to this cemetery, blasting could damage the

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new pavilion and cemetery monuments; crack concrete vaults with the caskets inside. And

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vibrations and water withdrawal can cause settling and sinkholes. Entrance to the cemetery

is a one-lane road, and damage from heavy equipment and large trucks could possibly make

Custom log home located on a canal

the dirt road impassable. Most importantly, this is a historic cemetery.”

that leads to some of the most spectacular

Roy Fantelli, owner of Gatorland R.V. Park, located on Hwy. 19 near the planned

fishing spots the Gulf of Mexico has to

mine, said he knows of no one who received written notification regarding the requested

offer. Built on stilts, this gorgeous custom

change. He said he is upset because he feels the area has “no representation” since former

log home boasts a covered wraparound

Commissioner Sammy Yearty was removed from office. He added, “There are three gas

balcony with exquisite views. The modern

lines on the easement, running alongside of the proposed mining property, one on the east

interior is finished with wood paneling.

side of the power lines dating back to the fifties, I was told. Blasting will be a problem.”

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