The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - May 1, 2013
From Dawn's Front Porch
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
By Newscaster Contributor Dawn Clary
Fire Assessments – The cost of fire protection has been a hot topic lately because of
“Searching for the Truth”
the shift from local total volunteer departments to Levy County. The residential assessment
from Levy County has been moving around starting at $90 a year to $110 a year. Let’s say
that ends up at $110 a year, that’s a little over $9 a month. Many people forget that Inglis
There CANNOT be 2 Realities!
already pays a fire assessment of $32 I’m told, and Yankeetownians also paid about the same
Either the universe made itself….or something else is responsible.
last year through their property taxes to Yankeetown, the difference brings the additional
Either ape-like creatures became people….or people were created.
cost down to about $6.5 to $7 a month. It has amazed me how much concern there has been
Either the Earth is billions of years old….or it was created quite recently.
over what seems like a very small price to pay to have someone come, maybe in the middle
Either the language of DNA wrote itself….or there is an author of life.
of the night and save your house, maybe your life. While it is understood that even an in-
Either geology is slow and gradual…..or there has been a worldwide flood.
crease of $7 a month can be a hardship for some property owners, perhaps programs can
IF THE BIBLE IS WRONG ABOUT SCIENTIFIC ISSUES,
be found to help these individuals rather than starve a necessary service for the resources it
WHY BELIEVE ANY OF IT?
needs. Volunteer Departments are becoming unsustainable. It seems quite harsh to expect
someone else to volunteer to perform a tough job for free so that people can save a few dol-
God wants us to be inspired by what he has made. He wants us to clearly under-
lars a month.
stand the REAL history of this universe.
The real concern over cost is with businesses. Initial estimate for commercial
In the coming issues we will take an adventure in nature to explore how strongly
property was 33 cents a square foot, which doesn’t sound like much until you look at some-
observation confirms the straightforward statements of the Bible.
one with 5000 sq feet of commercial building and you calculate it out and see $1,650 price
which is significant in this economy. Now the discussion is that it will be lower at some-
where around 27 cents a square foot maybe. Still adds up to a lot of money. The County
Based on, Inspired Evidence a book by Bruce Malone, 2011.
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took the whole cost of the service (total budget) and apportioned the budget for the amount
of calls last year for this classification. This gave a percentage of the budget attributed to
Inglis Mayor’s Report report, I first want to sincerely thank
commercial property. They then divided that number by the total number of square feet of
commercial property and came up with an amount per square foot, 33 cents. Residences are
Hello Inglis Citizens, in this initial Mayor’s
assessed per unit
you for your confidence in electing me to be your Mayor; I look forward to serving you in
If you really want to make your voice heard on this subject, you should attend the
a non-partisan and fiscally conservative manner. It has been only 22 days, but as they say, I
County’s hearings scheduled for the preliminary and final fire assessment resolutions for the
hit the floor running and am pleased to report the following:
fiscal year 2013-14. The preliminary assessment hearing is scheduled for July 16, and the
We (the Town of Inglis) made the first ever visit to Tallahassee to meet with both
final hearing for September 11. These hearings usually start at 6:30 PM, but the time is not
Senator Dean and State Representative Stone. Both offices were very pleased to meet with
officially set yet. Hearings for the EMS, solid waste and road assessment programs will be
us and I am confident that our voice will be heard. I will work very hard over the next two
at the same dates/times. Good Night and Good Luck
years to bring our State’s support to Inglis.
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Also for the first time, Inglis was represented in the annual Florida League of
Mayors’ seminar in Orlando. It was very informative and encouraging. The Governor’s of-
fice shared positive news about Florida’s economy (unemployment rate is 7.5%!) and major
support for our State’s infrastructure with the real focus on ultimately increasing our manu-
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facturing base (read-jobs). It was especially interesting to me that the Governor’s litmus’
test in budgeting decisions was the ‘ROI’ or ‘Return On Investment’! I agree with that and
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will be working hard for the next two years to make both our Town’s investments (taxes)
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I have also met with our Levy County Commissioners, Sheriff and Emergency
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