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Squawk Box
Tarmac's Approval
No Surpirse
By Tom Russell, Newscaster Editor
After a marathon hearing that
began Tuesday (5-3-11) and lasted into
the night and ended Wednesday after 2
a.m. the Levy County commission passed
by a 3-1 vote the special exception use
permit for the Tarmac King Rd. mine in
Levy County. The Levy Board is operat-
ing with one member short awaiting the
appointment of a new member by the gov-
ernor. Commissioners Ryan Bell, Danny
Stevens, and Chad Johnson voted yes
while the one dissenting vote was cast by
Marsha Drew of Yankeetown.
Not many citizens we talked to
or heard from are happy with the commis-
sion’s decision to go ahead with the ap-
proval before the Army Corp. of Engineers
“weighs in”.
The Army Corps. of Engineers has
yet to approve the project. Tarmac will not
be permitted to do any work on site un-
til all local, state and federal permits are
obtained. Levy County will allow Tarmac
to begin its site work and construction of
its facilities once its final operating permit
Crash sends drivers to the hospital - A lengthy span at the top of the U.S. 19 bridge at Inglis bridge was covered with tools, truck parts
has been obtained.
and debris after the crash Monday. Bridge workers watched as the scene was cleared. There was no indication that the new bridge now being
Tarmac will also be permitted to ex-
used had any relevance to the crash. Photo by Sally Price
cavate the aggregate required to make
Crash Diverts U.S. 19 Traffic
Dunnellon woman
improvements to King Road and US 19,
however, no commercial sales of aggre-
charged with
gate will be allowed until those improve-
for 3 Hours, Hospitalizes Two
ments are completed. Increased activ-
ity will begin once all improvements are
felony retail theft
made to King Road and US 19 in mid 2013
Ford Ranger crossed over the center line of
at the earliest. Its estimated that about 780
From Florida Highway Patrol
Hwy. 19 and traveled into the path of Pot-
A three-vehicle crash in Inglis, on
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
ter’s Chevy truck. The front of Brock’s
Continued on page 3- Squawk Box
U.S. Hwy. 19, north of W. Cornflower Dr.
smaller truck struck the front of Potter’s
A Dunnellon woman was arrested
Custom
at the the Cross Florida Barge Canal Bridge,
Chevy truck. Brock’s Ranger continued
by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, May
Monday, May 9, at 7:40 a.m., caused seri-
south, overturned, and struck the front of
6, at Beall’s Department Store in Crystal
Wood Products
ous injuries to two of the drivers and halted
LeBlond’s Chevy. Brock’s Ranger came to
River. Dyestaney Marie Keen, 27, 10520 N.
north/southbound traffic over the bridge for
rest overturned, partially in the southbound
Dunedin Rd., was charged with felony petit
more than three hours, causing it to be di-
lane and east-facing shoulder. Potter’s
theft, resisting a merchant and simple bat-
Home - Industry - Marine
verted through Dunnellon.
Chevy truck came to rest in the northbound
tery. Her bond was set at $3,000.
According to the preliminary in-
lane, facing north. LeBlond’s car came to
According to the arrest report, the
Your plans or ours
vestigation by the Florida Highway Patrol,
rest in the northbound lane, facing north.
incident occurred around 9:28 p.m., and the
Travis Mason Brock, 24, of Bronson, was
Brock and LeBlond both sustained
sheriff’s office was dispatched to the depart-
driving south on U.S. Hwy. 19 in a 1993
serious injuries and were transported to
ment store at 10:28 p.m. The store’s loss pre-
50 years experience
Ford Ranger pickup truck. Robert Dale Pot-
Shand’s Hospital at the University of Flor-
vention officer told the deputy that he saw
ter, 47, of Crystal River, was driving a 1994
ida in Gainesville. Potter sustained minor
Keen take numerous items into the fitting
Wood Products Division
Chevy C-2500 truck, traveling in the oppo-
injuries and was transported to Seven Rivers
room, carrying a large purse that appeared
site direction, north, on Hwy. 19 with a 2006
Regional Medical Center in Crystal River.
to be empty, as it
Chevy LTZ VE car following him, also trav-
All three drivers were wearing
was flat. When Keen left the fitting room,
Enviro Group of Florida, Inc.
eling north, that was driven by Joseph Paul
seat belts and none of the vehicles carried
her purse appeared to be packed full. The
LeBlond, 50, of Inglis.
a passenger other than the driver. The report
loss prevention officer checked the fitting
352-586-9598
The crash report stated that Brock’s
Continued on page 4 - U.S. 19 Crash
Continuted on page 5 - Retail Theft