The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - April 22, 2009
Fireworks Show For Inglis
Yankeetown Mayor’s Report
A Guest Commentary by Dawn Clary
This Year In Question
We have a new Vice Mayor. Town Council voted to elect Councilman Doug Dame as Vice
Mayor replacing former council person Marsha Drew who has gone on to bigger things and
Chairperson of the Inglis Recreational Board, Valerie Davenport queried the Inglis
now is a Levy County Commissioner.
commission about this year’ fireworks for South Levy Park. At the April 14th Inglis commis-
Legal Front- Another case has been resolved in Yankeetown's favor. The District Court of
sion meeting commissioner Bob Webb said the same company as last year indicated it could
Appeals handed down a decision upholding the lower court's call in the case filed by Forum
do a July 3rd or Sunday the 5th show. He said, considering the times, it would be difficult
Architects against Yankeetown involving public records and our former zoning official. This
raising funds this year. In the past former Mayor Carolyn Risher has raised funds from
leaves 5 outstanding legal issues:
individuals and businesses in the community.
- The Board of Adjustment Appeal This case involves Izaak Walton Investors (IWI) re-appeal
Commissioner Gary Mosher suggested Friday July 3rd would be better because
of the Levy County Court decision upholding Yankeetown's Board of Adjustment's ruling on
more kids would come out. Mayor Bill Lake wanted to know who would solicit the funds. " I
the zoning official's denial of the majority of IWI's water front development project. IWI's
personally will not do it. I will put myself on record right now, I have no intention of soliciting
legal team of Lewis, Stroud and Deutsch has withdrawn from this case.
contributions in the name of Inglis like Mayor Risher did", said Lake. Lake went on to say, " I
- The Department of Environmental Protection Administrative Hearing, involving Yankeetown's
find a lot of other things can be done with the sum of money that fireworks could bring this
challenge to the pending DEP permit to Izaak Walton Investors for a 100,000 gallon per day
town other than a one night exposition. There are a lot of folks in this town that need help.
waste water treatment plant in the area north of CR 40 almost directly across from 59th street.
There are a lot of things that could be done with that money, were it collected."
Yankeetown's legal team is pursuing a settlement offer which as I understand it we are re-
Commissioner Edward Michaels said he wanted to be on record as fully agreeing
quired to do.
with the mayor. Commissioner Mosher asked, " How would that money be able to help some-
- The Comprehensive Plan Administrative Hearing, involving the intervention of IWI in the
body when it's not designated for them?"
approval process our Comp Plan amendment which was recently submitted to the Department
Former Mayor Carolyn Risher spoke to the commission stating, "I did this for ten
of Community Affairs. IWI's legal team of Lewis, Stroud and Deutsch has withdrawn from this
years. No one agreed to do it (solicit funds) so I told them (the commission) I would do it. At
case.
the end of each year I would give Darlene a list of donors and check numbers. We never had
-Bert Harris IWI and Sherwood Partners LLC have claimed that actions of the town have
a problem with one penny. You have to be careful about what you do. Who ever wants to do
reduced the value of their property. This case is still within the 180 day pre-suit notice period.
it I would be glad to help.
During this period it is my understanding that we will be required to go to mediation.
Town Clerk Sally McCranie said, “the money was handled like any other donation to
- Federal Case A case filed by Forum Architects which involves a dispute over the disposition
the town. The money was deposited into the park account under a line item set aside for
of zoning compliance forms and other work by previous zoning officer Stanley Moore. Stanley
fireworks. The mayor solicited the money as a volunteer. The town was not involved.”
Moore preceded former zoning officer Rebecca Jetton. IWI's legal team has withdrawn from
Mayor Lake said, "$26,000 was sent up in the air in one night. If that money were
this case.
available this year, I could build an adult exercise trail. That money would afford us to do
Hurricane Season- Hurricane season starts June 1st. Yankeetown has successfully com-
something that would be here forever, not something that would rise in the sky one night and
pleted its debris removal plan. As the name implies, it is a plan dealing with the copious
we'd all go home thinking it was just great. Can we do it, yes we can. I have already raised
amounts of debris the ends up in our streets and yards, should we be unfortunate enough to
$16,000 by going person to person, business to business."
have a storm come through, again. We must have preplanned disposal and storage sites, a pre
Commissioner Mosher said, "not everyone thinks like you. I'm not saying that's
approved contractor to pick up the debris, and other procedures in place to control and
wrong and that $26 thousand that she (mayor Risher) went out and got, people probably
manage the cleanup. FEMA now requires that you have a plan in place BEFORE the storm or
wouldn't have given part of that or all of that for an extension to the (central) park. If you've
they will not reimburse the town for the costs of clean up, which can be staggering. The cost
ever seen the number of people in that (So. Levy) park on July 4th it changes the whole
for Yankeetown in the 2004 storms was approximately $90,000. Our plan has been approved
spectrum. We still have to stay open minded to other things.
by FEMA which was no small feat. Special Thanx to Mike Clary for his persistence in working
Town Clerk McCrainie said, "The fireworks has never been something the town is
through this process to a successful completion. Good Night and Good Luck, Dawn Marie
responsible for. It's never been anything the town has obligated itself paying for other than
Clary, Mayor of Yankeetown
the donation the commission has made ($500). It has been an activity that the So. Levy
Recreational board did."
David & Rusty’s “Family Crusade”
Mayor Lake said, Mr. Mosher is right, my dream isn't everyone's, I just think mine is
right. I would simply like to find out who's is going to be responsible for Mr. Mosher's dream.
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