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Citrus News Briefs

Pet Patrol

Town Hall Meetings

Upcoming Town Hall Meetings in Citrus County include *Commissioner Jeff Kin-

nard, April 27, 11:00 am-12:30 pm at the Coastal Region Library, located at 8619 W Crystal

St, in Crystal River and *Commissioner Brian Coleman, May 1, 5:30--7:00 pm at Her-

nando Historic School, located at 2415 N. Florida Ave. in Hernando.

Paving to begin on Fort Island Trail

Citrus County Board of County Commissioners has contracted D.A.B. Construc-

tors, Inc., to perform the Fort Island Trail Resurfacing (SCOP) Project. Paving was ex-

pected to start on Tuesday April 18, 2017 and anticipated date of completion is May 5, 2017.

Shoulder work and final striping will be completed by June 5, 2017. The Project area starts

at West Dixie Shores Drive and extends approximately five miles west. If you have any

questions, please call Quincy Wylupek at 527-5446.

All Water District Managed Campgrounds Closed

Angel and Bruce, lovely hound mixes, need a home

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) has closed all District

managed campgrounds throughout our 16-county region during Florida s wildfire emer-

Two beautiful hound mmix dogs, kennel mates Angel and Bruce, are available

gency event. The following District managed campgrounds are closed until further notice:

for adoption at the Citrus county Animal Shelter. Both can be viewed in the "Uppers" area.

· Cypress Creek Preserve · Deep Creek Preserve · Flying Eagle Preserve ·Green Swamp

Both are very friendly, but a bit shy, and housebroken. Angel and Bruce love to run and

East Tract ·Green Swamp Hampton Tract · Green Swamp West Tract · Lake Panasofkee

play together.

Angel is two and a half years old, weighs 52 lbs. with a beautiful coat

· Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve ·Potts Preserve · Starkey Wilderness Preserve

of white and black. She's dog friendly, aware of her surroungings and will warn you if a

Serenova Tract ·Upper Hillsborough Preserve Alston Tract · Upper Hillsborough Preserve

stranger is present. Angel's Animal ID Number is 34893167. Bruce is about 11 months old

Upper Hillsborough Tract.

and a gorgeous brown color. He's a sweet little hound and gets along well with dogs, but

no cats, please! Bruce knows the "sit" command and is good on a leash. He is quite playful

Water District to Temporarily Close Airboat Slide for Maintenance and Repairs

and enjoys playing with toys and balls. Bruce's Animal ID Number is 34893174. Come out

The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) will temporarily close

and meet these two sweethearts today. Please consider adopting them together. The shelter

the Wysong-Coogler Dam airboat slide for maintenance and repairs beginning Tuesday,

is located in Inverness at 4030 S. Airport Rd. Hours are Tues.-Sat., 10:00 am-4:00 pm.

April 18 for approximately two weeks. The airboat slide is located on the Withlacoochee

ocolicious dog food recalled, April 17

River in Citrus County. Temporary closure signs will be posted during the repairs.

The District operates two additional airboat slides in that area, the Moccasin Slough

Party Animal, Inc. has announced a recall of specific lots of two varieties of its

slide and the Brogden Bridge slide. Both slides remain open and can be used as during the

Cocolicious canned dog foods that have each tested positive for the euthanasia drug, pen-

Wysong-Coogler Dam slide closure. For more information, please call the Field Operations

tobarbital. The recall involves two dog food products: Cocolicious Beef and Turkey, 12

Section at the District's Brooksville Headquarters at 1-800-423-1476 or (352) 796-7211,

oz cans, with Lot Number: 0136E15204 04 and Best By Date: July 2019; and Cocolicious

ext. 4578.

Chicken and Beef, 12 ounce cans, with Lot Number: 0134E15 237 13 and Best By Date:

August 2019. The food was manufactured and distributed in 2015. Distributors and retail-

Cancellation of Citizens Advisory Committee of the Hernando/Citrus MPO

ers are asked to remove any remaining affected products from its shelves. Consumers with

The Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) regular meeting scheduled for Wednes-

questions may contact the company by phone at 855-727-8926 or by email at info@partya-

day, April 26, 2017, at 1:00 p.m., has been cancelled. The next scheduled Citizens Advisory

nimalpetfood.com.

Committee (CAC) regular meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, beginning at

1:00 p.m., at the Hernando County Government Center, 20 North Main Street, Room 261,

Brooksville, Florida,.

Any questions concerning the cancellation of this public meeting should be di-

rected to Mr. Dennis Dix, AICP, MPO Executive Director, Hernando/Citrus Metropolitan

Planning Organization, 20 North Main Street, Room 262, Brooksville, Florida, 34601, tele-

phone (352) 754-4057, extension 28014.

Citrus Snippet Giving Back to Pet Owners

Now is our time to give back to the pet owners and pets of Citrus County ! Snip-

pet has raised money and wants to give back to the community ! We are offering $10 spay/

neuters for cats, and $20 spay/neuters for any size dogs ! Working through us pet owners

will be given appointments at local vets to help their animals. Please ask people to call 352-

436-4268 for more information. See more on page 12.

Central Ridge Pool to open May 6

The Central Ridge Pool in Beverly Hills located at Lake Beverly will open on Sat-

urday, May 6, 2017. Pool passes are available for purchase at the Central Ridge Community

Center, 77 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills. Individual or Family passes can be purchased Mon-

day through Friday from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Tickets for daily

entrance to the pool will be available for purchase on Saturday, May 6, 2017. For more

information, please call Citrus County Parks & Recreation, Bicentennial Pool, at (352) 795-

1478.

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