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Deborah Russell - Editor
A Publication of
Wednesday April 22, 2015
Inglis, FL 34449
Tom Russell - Publisher
Newscaster Publishing
Permit No. 14
Sally Price - Correspondent
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Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Community
12th-annual Sheriff's
Summer Safety &
Youth Expo
Don't miss this special day of
safety programs, summertime activities
and healthy living, geared specifically
to children, at the 12th-annual Sheriff's
Summer Safety & Youth Expo, a free
event scheduled for Saturday, April 25,
from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Citrus
County Auditorium, located just south of
Inverness on U.S. Hwy. 41.
Children can get a free string
backpack filled with goodies and other
cool giveaways and prizes while supplies
last, and learn more about staying safe
when it comes to online predators, fire
and smoke, bicycle riding and more.
A free rock-climbing wall and
obstacle courses will be available for
children to enjoy, and families will be
able to watch various demonstrations.
As always, whichever Citrus
County school classroom has the highest
percentage of children attending Satur-
day's safety expo will win a free lunch
party at school with Sheriff Jeff Dawsy
Spillway Repairs - If you noticed the lower Withlacoochee River from the bypass spillway to the Gulf extremely low two weeks ago, it was due
before the school year ends - one class
to repairs at the bypass spillway east of Inglis. Read full story on page 8.
from both the east side and west sides of
Task Force
Women charged with committing fraud
the county.
New this year, on behalf of
Suncoast Business Masters, each teacher
Hopeful for New against mentally disabled clients
from the winning classrooms will also
receive a pampering basket with goodies
Inglis Lock
including a YMCA membership, gas and
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
food gift cards and other gift certificates
Twenty-eight year-old Linda Elizabeth Rosenbaum, 8885 N. Gil-
to local businesses. For more information,
On April 13, the Citrus County Wa-
ovu Dr., Dunnellon, was arrrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's Of-
please contact Deputy Michele Tewell at
ter Task Force held its bi-monthly meeting
fice, April 15, charged with exploitation of the elderly or disabled under
352-726-4488.
in Lecanto, in which the Inglis Lock on NW
$20,000 and scheme to defraud less than $20,000 in an investigation
Lake Rousseau was the topic.
Wind damage
that began in Feb. when Rosenbaum was fired from her employment
A presentation was made on the
Rosenbaum
with the Key Training Center as a Residential Services Supervisor.
Inglis Lock Replacement by William R.
report, pg. 10
Rosenbaum is accused of fraudulently obtaining money from disabled
Miles, PE, Director of Civil Works with
clients while she was employed by the Key Training Center in a position of trust,
Bergman Associaes, DPC, Jacksonville,
defrauding at least 14 mentally disabled clients. Rosenbaum supervised four hous-
FL. Costs were originally assessed in 2004
You can now place classified print
ing units and 25 clients. In her capacity as the residential supervisor, Rosenbaum
at $18,049,000, but escalation factors were
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taken into account and the estimate of the
was aware of the developmental disabilities of each victim, the report stated, yet she
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probable cost was renewed for 2015 at
obtained between $10,000 up to $20,000 from the victims between August of 2014
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$25,271,000, with costs escalating at a pro-
and February of 2015.
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jected 2.5% to 3% per year.
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Inglis Man Arrested on Marion County Warrant
The existing Inglis Lock is 84 ft.
at the Inglis Food Ranch service Desk. Cash
by 660 ft., constructed in the mid-1960's as
Javier Bernal Benitez, 41, 14035 W. River Rd. #21, Inglis, was arrested by the
part of the now defunct Cross-Florida Barge
Citrus County Sheriff s Office, April 14, on a Marion County warrant for traffic or en-
Canal project by the U.S. Army Corps Engi-
deavor to traffic in stolen property, grand theft ($300 or more, but less than $5,000) and
neers (USACE) to connect a waterway pas-
false verification of ownership or false identification to a pawnbroker. His total bond
sage across Florida. The project was stopped
was set at $12,000. He was identified by his Georgia driver s license, the arrest report
stated.
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