The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - June 2, 2010
Letter to the Editor:
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
Re: Civil discourse is a two way street
Your article on page 10 of the May 9 issue titled “Inglis Commission Passes New
Rules for Public Participation at Meetings has bothered me all week particularly Mr. Mos-
From Yankeetown Town Hall
er’s comments regarding pacifying’ the citizens of Inglis and Ms. Merritt’s agreement with
Mr. Moser and her additional assertion that public comment should only be allowed when
A Guest Commentary by Mayor Dawn Clary
the Commission “deems it necessary”. I cannot for the life of me figure out whether their
comments reflect arrogance or ignorance, or both. It is words like these as well as citizens
YANKEETOWN MAYOR’S REPORT
Oil Spill - We have received the “Shoreline Impact Report Response Plan” from the St.
being told to sit down and shut up’ at Commission meetings that has led to the movement
Pete Sector of the Coast Guard. This plan covers the response should oil show up on our
within Inglis to dissolve the town. The Inglis Commission and the current Mayor, unless
coast. There are three phases, the report of shoreline impact, assessment of reported shore-
they mend their ways and become more realistic in the way they treat the citizens of Inglis,
line impact and response actions required. There is not a lot of detail as to the specifics of
will continue to be the cause’ that dissolves the Town. The Commission and the Mayor
the actual cleanup, but it defines the administrative path of confirming that there is oil here,
protest the lack of civil discourse, but civil discourse is a two way street.
sampling that oil and deployment of contractors and removal team. It is available at the hall
Gene Trimpert, Inglis
should you wish a copy.
Letter to the Editor:
Boil Water Notice - Again I would like to remind everyone that there will be a water
Re: A Heartfelt Thank You for a job well done
outage on June 14th to repair a valve. This will affect the entire town. If you are on the
The Center for Victim Rights would like to take this opportunity to thank the bar-
Yankeetown water system, you will need to boil your water for at least three days after the
tenders of Levy County for the fundraiser held May 22, 2010. The contests between the bar
14th or until sufficient samples have come back OK.
tenders were so much fun and was enjoyed by everyone.
Vandalism - For some reason some people have decided to molest our street signs. Dirty
The food, auction and drawings, were a nice variety and we thank those who do-
words and paint blobs have been found on town stop and other road signs. Also offensive
nated. Hopefully this will be the start of many more such events and I am looking forward
words have been painted on the playground pavilion and the “no” in the no swimming post-
Cynthia Holden, Center for Victim Rights, Lecanto
to being a part of them.
ings at the Yacht Basin have been plotted out. The individuals that vandalized the Yacht
ew email news to: news@thenewscaster.com
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Basin and the pavilion have been caught but not the people who did the road signs. It is
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unfortunate that people take out their frustrations this way. It accomplishes nothing and
costs the tax payer in sign replacement and labor costs.
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compliance. The facility was found to be clean and well maintained. All of the applicable
requirements such as records and ground water monitoring were found to be good.
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ditional pagers. This was for $738.25 and required a 50% match.
New Roof - The Children’s Playground at the town hall has been re-roofed. The whole
Summer Clearance On ALL
Solar Lite Garden Deco
roof was not replaced but the rotten wood was cut out and replaced and it got new shingles.
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Good Night and Good Luck, Dawn Marie Clary, Mayor of Yankeetown
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