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A Guest Commentary by Mayor Dawn Clary

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Planning and Zoning Commission Resignation - Ms. Lisa Crawley has resigned

comment line at 352-897-0381. You must leave your name and phone number for verification.The limit

her position on the P&Z commission. She cited needing more time to spend with family as

is 400 words, no exceptions. For more information see page 2.

she is expecting her first grand child shortly, Congratulations! We thank her for her service

The Staff, Board of Directors, and Clients of the Levy Association for Retarded

and wish her luck with her future endeavors.

Citizens want to thank everyone who supported this year’s Wild Hog Canoe and Kayak

Mosquitoville - You may have noticed that the bugs are back. It seems early but

Race. We really appreciated having all of our County Commissioners turn out to help cook

with all the rain we’ve had, it looks like we are going to have a bumper crop this year.

and participate in the race and it was a special pleasure having Frank Couch, the founder of

Please, Please, Please take the time to walk your property and empty any standing water

the Wild Hog Race, stop by to say hello.

that may be caught in something. If you are fixing to leave for the north, make sure that any

And most of all, we want to thank our hosts, the members of the Bronson AmVets Post

potential rain catchers are positioned to avoid standing water. Be kind to those who stay

#88, who worked so hard to make the event a success. Betty S. Walker,LARC Executive

Biggest Thing Last Week - This is the time of year when things are really quiet at

the hall. The audit is done, there is still a month or so before we have to start the dreaded

Temporary license check leads to court date for Inglis man

budget planning and the weather is so good that everyone’s mind is on fun stuff. The biggest

Lonnie Lee Wilsey, Jr., 19, Shearer St., Inglis, was stopped by the Inglis Police

thing happening last week was potty training. The town has 3 composting toilets, 2 at the

Department, April 3, for a registration check of a temporary license that could not be verified

WGP and 1 at the water plant. Composting toilets require the addition of stuff to facilitate

through a record check. The officer reported, that when he approached Wilsey’s vehicle, he

the composting process such as wood chips every so often. They also need extra water and

detected a strong odor of burnt marijuana coming from it. Although Wilsey denied having

a turning of the composting pile from time to time, as yucky as that sounds. Anyway we had

any illegal narcotics in the vehicle, the officer located a small bag containing 13.3 grams of

the manufacturer here last week for training, to make sure we are doing everything right.

cannabis. Wilsey admitted that the cannabis was his and was issued a Notice to Appear for

See the things that your town staff goes through for you.

possession of cannabis less than 20 grams. He was also issued a civil citation for operating

Special Thanx - WOW, you go girl to Levy County Commissioner and former YT

a motor vechcle while in possession of a controlled substance.

council member, Marsha Drew who rode her bicycle 42 miles in the Cycle for Education

Event to raise money for the Levy County School Foundation.

Also, Thanx to Ms. Kathleen Burke for offering to serve on the County Planning

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Commission. Though the Levy County Commission did not accept her offer it was nice of

her to volunteer in an effort to represent south Levy County in planning.

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Day (Tomorrow, the 22nd). - Earth Day was founded 40 years

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