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At the June 2 meeting the Inglis Town Commission out voted me 4 to 1 to give your tax

dollars to the struggling Chamber of Commerce. I am Commissioner White and when I put

Guidelines for submitting Letters to the Editor

an item on the agenda the mayor or town clerk make me provide back up material to prove

The Newscaster does not publish anonymous letters or commentaries. We the validity of my request when the commissioners are the ones suppose to be running the

receive letters from time to time that do not meet our requirements (mostly un- town. Dick Streeter and Helen Ciallella from the chamber were on the agenda with no docu-

signed and no address) and that's why they don't get published. Please keep letters mentation requesting the town give the chamber property to them to sell to Central Florida

to the editor as brief and to the point as possible, 250 words or less. Letters must be Electric Coop and use the money for them to promote Yankeetown and Inglis. (when the

typed in upper and lower case on plain white paper or emailed to editor@thenews- chamber ceased to function there the title reverts to the Town of Inglis according to the deed

I am told, that is why they had to ask for it to sell)

The function of the chamber had been transferred to the IPD building months ago

All letters are printed and edited for length and content at the discretion of and have free rent, electricity and water all on the tax payers of Inglis so they can sell the

the editors. The views and opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily building and have no expenses. I explained that former 32 year Mayor Dewey Allen donated

represent the views of the publishers, staff or advertisers.Letters must be signed by the land for the chamber and Don Nemeth built it with this stipulation but my remarks fell

the author, with a local phone number and current address. Letters are not accepted on deaf ears.

at the Newscaster drop box at Food Ranch. Emailed letters may be delayed while

Commissioners Kesterson, Moran, Webb and Tully voted to let them sell it with no

verification takes place. Emailed letters must be received from the author's valid proof of any kind of chamber standing or use and control of the money. There is no way this

email address and be signed with your name, address and phone number. One point can be legal and I am asking the attorney to overturn this travesty. Allens made this arrange-

and counterpoint per topic will be accepted. Multiple submissionsS. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Floridatheir donation for town use not to be given away to be sold for someone

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else's profit. Mayor Merritt said CFEC offered to buy the building for $80,000 plus from

will be selected on a first come, first serve basis. There is no campaigning for or

Phone: (352) 489-4588 them. If the chamber building was to revert to the town we should vote to sell the old IPD

Fax: (727) 362-4788

against any issue or candidate allowed in the free letters to the editor. Contact: edi-

Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail, Debbie move the zoning, code and animal control over here by the town complex and

building and Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com

tor@thenewscaster.comWebpaidspolitical advertising rates.

for site : thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com · put all that money back in town coffers.thehealthcaster.com

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

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Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

Letter to the Editor:

Email Tom Ru sel it is blisher the e maintain the old IPD building, saving

Clerk, McCraniessaidl, Pu$12,000 :a yearntowscaster1@gmail.com

Re: South Levy Marketplace

more townail, DebThe chamberlhasditor:rented for yearscaster@gmail.ctwo decided to

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cash in for the whole us on theAs eb: know, TheNewscaster.com for calling people

Visit enchilada. W you www I will catch a lot of flack

The SLMP is a joint community effort with Inglis, Yankeetown and the Chamber out and some other property of mine will be taken on to distract what is happening. Listen

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of Commerce, designed to attract outside visitors to our beautiful nature based area. The to the June 2 meeting recording near the end and hear Ciallella tell the town they can buy

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goal was never to hurt the local businesses, or take away their customers. Just the opposite this property back from them that 4 commissioners just voted to give them. If this vote is

is true.. The committee has taken the following steps to insure the we support our local not reversed we will be in a bidding war with CFEC while Inglis citizens fund what is left

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businesses. We will have a dedicated area to showcase and promote our local businesses. of the chamber.

Businesses are being invited to provide coupons, flyers, and specials that will         Taxpayer  White. (Inglis Commissioner)

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to all the visitors. The businesses will be listed on our website, they will also belocatedon    

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missioner White did not see eye to eye, especially on the high attorney fees racked up over

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that past two plus years. Commissioner Tully said at last month's vote, she voted to termi-

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nate based on high attorney fees. Tuesday, Commissioner Ann Morin and commissioner

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Steve Kesterson cast the two votes in support of Bettin. All attorney expenses dating back

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to 2011 are posted on The Newscaster website. Go here http://www.thenewscaster.com/

Commissioner White made his first attempt at terminating Bettin s contract at a

special meeting on May 29, 2014, but lost his bid on a technicality when Bettin termed the 

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meeting "illegal" because it wasn't properly advertised. Bettin admitted" It's hardly a secret

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that Commissioner White has been unhappy with me since the April 24th meeting. He's free

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to make a motion to fire me at any regular Commission meeting.He s also free to request a

special meeting "To address the Town Attorney's performance / status," if he is so inclined 

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- whether the Mayor would call or two other Commissioners would endorse the call of such

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a meeting is the question." It was "downhill" from there as White was suspended by the

governor while commercial littering charges werpent t. ttfied

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the governor s office of the pending charges and Whias f  mmissunti st

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month when the FDEP offered a "no contest" plea. White accepted the terms of the settle-

ment and the governor s office re-instated White.

Mayor Drinda Merritt told The Newscaster "The Commission voted to terminate

his (Bettin's)contract for convenience and the effective date of that is June 2, 2015. We have

an interim firm which was voted on at the regular meeting and are advertising for Request

ie firm."   

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