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Deborah Russell - Editor/Publisher
Wednesday June 24, 2009
Inglis, FL 34449
Tom Russell - Consulting Editor
A Publication of
Sally Price - Correspondent
Permit No. 14
Newscaster Publishing
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
High Density
Inglis Commissioner Resigns, page 11
& Port
By Deborah Russell
Newscaster Editor
District
Neighbor Outstays
His Welcome
Proposed For
Last Friday evening, my neigh-
bor and I had high levels of adrenaline
pumping through our veins when I nar-
North Citrus
rowly missed stepping on a water mocca-
sin snake as we were walking to the boat
basin to view the baby alligators. We live
By Newscaster Correspondent
in the Moonlite Bay subdivision of north-
Sally Price
ern Lake Rousseau on C.R. 40, just west
Word received from Jim Hunter,
of the Levy-Marion county line.
Citrus County Information Resources Di-
By the way, this was not the
rector, the Citrus County Board of County
neighborhood’s first experience with a po-
Commissioners instructed staff in January
tential deadly predator, either! Last sum-
to remove the residential density increase
mer, an alligator trapper was summoned
restrictions within five miles of the Progress
to capture an alligator that had come out
Energy nuclear plant. In response, staff has
of the woods, headed for the water of Lake
prepared Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Rousseau, but meanwhile was stalking
application #CPA-09-10 to remove such
two dogs that were tied up under a tree,
limitations. The restrictions within the
yapping at a squirrel. And the summer be-
Comprehensive Plan have been in place
fore last, a trapper came and captured an
for some time (since approximately 1986),
alligator who had become unfearful of the
but they were only just added to the Land
residents and very fond of basking on the
Development Code in 2008.
shore under one of the chairs kept there
Staff could not locate any other
for the enjoyment of the residents by our
jurisdictions in Florida that have density
neighborhood “caretaker,” avid fisherman
Continued on page 8 Citrus Changes
Crystal
T.J. Harrison.
Well, back to the snake adven-
ture; Ellen Ralph and I were strolling, side
River Couple
by side, but we were keeping a watchful
eye out for a water moccasin Ellen had
seen, not long before, slithering from my
Arrested On
back yard toward the Moonlite Bay boat
basin, just a few feet away. I should men-
Citrus Boot Drive - Citrus County Firefighter/paramedic Kevin Pappadouplos of Homosassa Sta-
tion that My husband, Tom, and I have a
tion 3 will be one of the county’s firefighters out this and next weekend at key intersections
Drug Charges
dog, Samson, who loves playing in our
collecting donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. They will be extending the famil-
iar boot to motorists in their annual drive to help those afflicted with Muscular Dystrophy.Read
Continued on page 4 - Squawk Box
full story on page 5. Photo by Jim Hunter
Inglis Man Arrested On
On June 17, detectives with the
4th of July Celebration
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office arrested a
Crystal River man and his girlfriend - Will
Burglary Charge
Inglis, Florida
Brandon Parks, 30, and Jovanna F. Trunzo,
24, both of 734 NE 12th St. - on numer-
2 Days of Fun!
ous drug charges related to three incidents
FIREWORKS
From the Levy County Sheriff Dept.
where controlled substances were purchased
Friday, July 3, at Dark
Two Inglis residents reported to the Levy County Sheriff’s
at local pharmacies by means of fraudulent
Buddy Risher Sports Complex
Office on June 19, that their mobile home on 110th Avenue had been
prescriptions which had been made out to a
burglarized, sometimes between June 16th and19th. A locked door
Hwy 40E 2-1/2 mi E of US 19
third person who was not named, but had al-
had been pried open, the report stated, and several items had been tak-
ready been arrested, according to the arrest
FAMILY FUN
en, including several lamps, picture frames, jewelry, jewelry boxes,
reports.
Saturday, July 4
tools, a gym set, music CD’s and LP’s, and furnishings; the value of
The first incident occurred on
Starts at 10:00 am
the items taken was in excess of $2000.
March 15, at the Walgreen’s Pharmacy in
Inglis Community Center
A next-door neighbor told police, that on June 18th, she’d
Crystal River. The incident was videotaped
Behind Town Hall
seen a person she knows by the name of “Nick,” carrying a distinctive
and shows the couple during the incident,
135 Hwy 40W, Inglis
decorative lamp from her neighbors’ residence. The witness gave di-
with the girlfriend paying for and receiving
Games • Food • Child Pageant
rections to the man’s house, a single-wide mobile home, with several
the controlled substance (methadone). The
Vanbelkum
Details on Page 12
Continued on page 3 - Burglary Charge
Continued o page 3 - Drug Charges