The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - May 29, 2013
From Dawn's Front Porch
“Searching for the Truth”
By Newscaster Contributor Dawn Clary
Electro-biology
Congrats – Yankeetown employee Chris Howard has passed his Class D Water Opera-
tor License. The State of Florida has four classes of certification for water treatment plant
Scientists have discovered a bacterium that is capa-
operations. Class A is the highest level of certification. Class A operators can operate all
ble of producing an electric current as it transforms natural
public water systems. Those with a Class B and C can operate public water systems with
sugars into other complex biological products. It does this
varying levels of water treatment processes. Class D is the basic level of certification. Class
by transferring electrons to iron and other minerals in the
D operators can only operate small public water systems but laws were changed a few years
surrounding water. Found in marine sediments, these bacte-
ago to require a Class D License to work on the distribution system without supervision
ria are being explored for use in electric producing fuel cells.
from a licensed operator. This meant that if we had a leak somewhere in the distribution
This little microorganism does what no human engineer has
system, Chris would not be able to work on fixing the leak without someone with a license
been able to do. It produces electricity while feeding on sug-
being there. Now that he is licensed, he will be able to work the system himself which is
ars such as glucose or fructose with an astounding 80% efficiency. These unbelievable
a big help for small staff when others may not be available. Chris Howard started with the
bacterium are twice as efficient at making electricity compared to coal burning power
town in 2008 and has been our Maintenance Department ever since. Congratulations on a
plants.
big accomplishment.
Evolution says this happened by accident and chance. Does making electric-
More Town Hall Hours? – Placed on the agenda for the next YT Council meeting by
ity for our homes happen by accident? No, it involves hundreds of processes. So too
new Council member Adam McNiece, is a discussion of the possibility of keeping the YT
with this bacterium; it involves hundreds of chemical processes that scientists do not
Town Hall open more hours. The hall is now open 3 hours a day, from 9 AM to Noon and
fully comprehend even today. These chemical processes would have to be in the right
it has been that way for as far back as anyone can remember. The staff is there from 7AM
order with none missing. Within our electrical generating plants, every part has to be
present for them to work and many lines in place to bring the current to each home. If
to 3:30 PM Monday thru Friday and does answer the phone if questions or needs arise. The
any part breaks or is missing, the plant shuts down, and there is no electricity. When
low number of open hours has been a recurring complaint for years and years. Some citizens
we make electricity it does not happen by accident or chance. In the same way, this
resent the limited access to the hall when they are paying the freight and note that right now
bacterium’s ability to make electricity did not happen by accident but was designed by
they are closed more than half the time. The other side of the argument, for more limited
its all powerful designer, God. God’s creativity simply knows no bounds.
hours, is to give staff sheltered time that is not interrupted to get more work done. It will be
And God said, “Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature
interesting to see what the outcome of this discussion If you have an opinion send it in, the
that has life, and fowl that may fly above the Earth in the open firmament of heaven.”
YT town hall’s email is yankeetownth@bellsouth.net.
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters
Odds and Ends – A trespass complaint at the WGP has been filed against an individual
brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind…
with the Levy County Sheriff’s Office and also attempts to rob the donation boxes have been
– Genesis 1:20-21
investigated. Contact Paul Shearer for further information on these incidents. He has also
asked that everyone assure they are using the correct 911 address for Emergency Services
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purposes. Apparently there have recently been some discrepancies. Contact town hall for
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further info on this. Good Night and Good Luck
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We are trying to look at every opportunity to save the town money and hope to be able to
operate within the budget and hopefully be able to cut the millage rate when budget time
comes. We are still working on the bill for town long distance phone service which was
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$2700 last month and wonder why this outrageous bill has not been challenged before. A
special meeting last week included a vote by White, Morin and Price to stop the Inglis Po-
lice Department cars from leaving the city limits of Inglis while on duty except in official
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business and responding to backup requested by the Levy County Sheriff’s Office.
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In April, George Obier, our Inglis Zoning Officer resigned. The thirty hour position
remained vacant while the commission tried to decide what to do with the vacancy and the
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little business was handled by town hall. Until a decision about the vacancy was made, the
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commission voted to let Bruce Day, who works for the Withlcoochee Regional Planning
Council (WRPC) handling Inglis matters, fill in on a limited basis for up to 90 days. Several
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in handling official Inglis business. A special commission meeting was called which in-
cluded this subject and a vote succeeded to hire Charles Botts as interim zoning officer for
a maximum of 20 hours a week at $15.00 per hour to handle regular zoning matters. With
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a 3 to 2 vote by White, Morin and Price as yes and Ely and Merritt no, Botts has started the
temporary job. Botts also does the same job in Yankeetown and according to several elected
Sally Price, Realtor
officials there, Yankeetown is quite happy with Botts performance despite several rude re-
marks by Commissioner Merritt in the pre-hiring discussion.
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We have had 3 calls recently for animal control and I have handled them myself. One
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dog was collected from Yankeetown and two cats and a dog from Inglis. One of the dogs
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have attended several meetings in Bronson recently and got to meet with Senator Bill Nel-
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son’s Director of Outreach, Lynn Bannister, who asked us for recommendations of what
benefits the area has to offer. Salt and fresh
they could do for our town. Levy County Sheriff’s Office Brett Beauchamp said he has
water ramps nearby, as well as Greenways
started working on a proposal for consideration of law enforcement by LCSO. This will be
and Trails multi use trail on the barge canal.
in the works for several weeks. David Knowles, Levy County Public Safety Director, called
Equestrian trails and some of the best fishing
Friday and said the proposal for Levy County Fire Department service was in legal with the
in the state.
county and would be available soon.
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