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Citrus Animal Services offering half price
Pet Patrol
adoptions through June
Citrus County Animal Services is offering half price adoptions on all dogs and cats
from now through the month of June. The cost to adopt a dog is $30 and $17.50 for cats.
The cost includes age appropriate vaccinations, spaying/neutering, and a micro-
chip. To qualify to be an adopter, a resident must own his or her own home or, if renting,
obtain a permission letter from the landlord. Also, existing pets in the household must be
appropriately licensed by the county.
To view online potentially adoptable pets that Animal Services has at its Inverness
shelter, go to www.citruscritters.com. Persons interested in adopting can then visit the shel-
ter at 4030 S. Airport Road in Inverness (behind the Citrus County Fairgrounds) to see the
pet in person and begin the adoption process. Call Animal Services at (352) 746-8400 for
more information.
Commission to try feral cat neutering program
Changes law to allow registered groups to feed the cats
At the April 26 Citrus County Commission meeting, the commissioners voted
unanimously to change the county Animal Control ordinances to allow some non-profit
groups to trap, neuter and then release feral cats back into their feral cat colonies.
“J-J really wants a permanent home, to give
The revised ordinance would allow people registered with the non-profit group to
all of her love and devotion to you. She is a
feed feral cats from the colony they are managing.. The cats would be neutered, vaccinated,
s.f, a very calm Jack Russell or Rat Terrier
have micro chips inserted, and have an ear marked for quick identification before being
of 4 yo. J-J likes to cuddle, is housebroken,
released.
leash and crate trained, rides well, is sub-
“Schnookums, a beautifully coated, small 6
Work on new Turkey Oak entrance to
missive but jealous of other pets, so must be
yo, s.f. Schnauzer, is such a well behaved
the only one. No Children. See her, a n.m.
and quiet little girl. Other dogs available,
Crystal River High School to begin soon
Chihuahuas, a Pom, a n.m.Schnauzer mix
two year old neutered male Yorkie-Poos, a
Bids are expected back soon for a county administrated road project to add another
and several others onwww.AHumaneSoci-
s.f. Rat Terrier, a n.m. Pomeranian, a sm. lg.
entrance to Crystal River High School – this entrance from Turkey Oak Drive. The contrac-
etyPetRescue.com and will be at A Humane
hr. n.m Chihuahua, and a pair of Shih Tzus
tor who wins the bid is expected to begin the project soon, as the expected completion date
Society of Central Florida Pet Rescue, Inc’s
that will be at A Humane Society of Central
is the beginning of the next school year.
Weekly Saturday Adoption Event in Pet
Florida Pet Rescue, Inc’s Saturday Adop-
Engineers estimate the project at around $514,000. It is being paid for by the school
Supermarket, Inverness, 10-12 PM. Phone
tion Event in Pet Supermarket, Inverness,
board as part of a number of improvements at the school, and the project will be overseen by
352.527.9050 if you must give up your pet.”
10-12 PM.”
Fatal Crash - Continued from page 1
the county Public Works Department. The new road will be 1,614 feet in length.
This project consists of the milling and resurfacing, widening, intersection im-
Dickson provided a breath alcohol sample with the result of 0.155 and was placed under ar-
provements, and signalization at the new entrance of Turkey Oak Drive from approximately
rest. He was transported to the Citrus County Detention Facility, charged with DUI with se-
500 feet west and approximately 1154 feet east of the new school entrance.
rious injury. Mrs. Dickson was transported to Tampa General Hospital with serious injuries
The widening will include both an eastbound right turn and a westbound left turn
and later expired from those injuries. According to the FHP, the charges against Mr. Dickson
lane into the new school entrance. The work will include drainage improvements, sanitary
will be increased to DUI manslaughter. Neither of the Dicksons was wearing a seatbelt.
sewer manhole adjustments, installation of new traffic signals at the intersection, signs and
pavement markings.
Small Business center gets matching funds
Health Department opens Fort Island Gulf Beach
The Citrus county commissioners voted to give the Small Business Development
The Citrus County Health Department on May 12 lifted its advisory against swim-
Center $32,500 from the business license funds to match federal funding to pay for the
ming at Fort Island Gulf Beach Park, and the county parks division has taken down signs
$101,500 operations costs for the coming year.
prohibiting swimming at the beach. The beach had been closed to swimming last week.
The SBDC said that in it’s startup less than a year ago, it has visited 500 local busi-
Water samples taken last week showed acceptable levels of enterococci and fecal
nesses, counseled 187 -- many struggling to survive -- and helped five start up businesses.
bacteria, the organisms used by the state to determine the potential danger due to bacteria in
The center is part of an economic development alliance created between the Citrus County
the water.
Economic Development Council, the county commission, and the SBDC.
The beach is tested weekly, normally on Wednesday, and results are usually avail-
able on Thursday or Friday. While it was reopened based on samples taken earlier in the
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areas to become contaminated with germs from animal waste and from sewage in water
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