The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 3 - July 11, 2007
Sheriff's Office Seeks
Squawk Box
from page 1
pick up trash and cut off limbs that stick out on the Inglis-Yankeetown Bike Trail. I've had
Volunteer Members
more than one person say to me, "what to you get out of spending your time with the Coast
Guard Auxiliary, isn't that the Coast Guard's job?" Well sure it is. But since I wasn't trained
and have no desire to carry a gun and fight crime, my contribution is two- fold; I help save
If you have some time to spare and a desire to experience the inner workings of the
lives by educating the boating public on safe boating and that allows the people who are trained
Citrus County Sheriff's Office while helping the community and your neighbors, then the
and paid to fight crime more time to do it.
Sheriff's Office may have just the spot for you.
Have you seen us out on safety patrol? If you've seen us, chances are really good
Sergeant Chris Evan, who oversees the agency's Volunteer Unit, says he's always
we've seen you too. We are the eyes and ears of the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has a
looking for community-minded men and women interested in volunteering four hours a week
fancy name for what we in the Auxiliary do; they call it 'resource augmentation.' Basically that
or more in a variety of assignments. Times and days are flexible.
means they can do a better job with our help. It is the same in all cases. Whether you
Right now, a need exists for volunteers to serve at the Sheriff's Operations Center in down-
volunteer with the local fire department as a firefighter or a support person, join the Red
town Inverness performing fingerprinting duties for the public. Ink as well as electronic
Cross or help your church gather canned food for the homeless, your contribution helps do
fingerprinting is conducted at this location several days a week.
a better job with less resources. Somewhere else in this week's paper is a call for volunteers
Interested applicants should have at least some experience with computers or be
from the Citrus County Sheriff's office. They need volunteers and I can tell you Sheriff Jeff
willing to be trained. More volunteers also are needed for Community Patrol 6, which operates
Dawsy appreciates his volunteers. My plate is full; I challenge you instead.
in the Homosassa area. Serving as the eyes and ears of the Sheriff's Office, these volunteers
Why not step out of your comfort zone and pitch in and help do a job that you've
drive marked agency vehicles and report any suspicious persons or activity found in Homo-
never done before? Tired of working your whole life and want to enjoy your retirement? Well
sassa neighborhoods. Speaking of his volunteers, Sheriff Jeff Dawsy says, "They truly are
sure,that's why it is called volunteering; if it gets to be too much, just quit. What will you get
the unsung heroes of this agency. We couldn't provide the services we do without their
out of it? Fame...ummmm, nope. Fortune....no, try again. Maybe you'll save someone's life.
help."
Maybe you'll help feed someone, cloth someone, or just hold someone's hand who is in the
Interested applicants must be at least 18 years of age and be willing to submit a com-
hospital and has no one else to do it. Maybe you will get warm feeling and a sense of
pleted application form. In addition, all applicants are subject to a criminal background check.
satisfaction that indeed, it takes a village.
Applications may be downloaded from the Sheriff's Office Web site at www.sheriffcitrus.org.
Coast Guard Stays Busy Over July 4th
Just click on "Crime Prevention & Information," and scroll down to "Volunteer Application."
For more information about becoming a Sheriff's Office volunteer or to receive an appli-
JACKSONVILLE - Coast Guard rescue crews and coordinators were at work over the July
cation by mail, please call Carol Carpenter at the Ridge Area Community Resource Office in
Fourth holiday facilitating or assisting in the rescue of 41 people, which included 11 children,
Beverly Hills, 746-3484.
in a 24-hour-period in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
Yankeetown Talks  - Continued from page 1
Coast Guard rescue crews, with the help of local and state inter-agency partners
across three states, conducted three emergency medical evacuations, towed three disabled
oper currently has a lawsuit pending in Levy County Circuit Court to: determine: 1) Sherwood/
vessels and its passengers to safety preventing more than $238,000 worth of property loss,
IWI right to develop the Saxon property under the industrial/commercial zoning classifica-
located 14 mariners in distress, and provided first aid to one burn victim. Rescue coordinators
tion and 2) Exemption from the existing moratorium for the Sherwood/IWI development plan
worked a total of 26 search and rescue cases during the holiday coordinating assets from
for the Saxon property.
numerous local, state and federal agencies. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary crews
Meanwhile Yankeetown has filed a NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION TO
from South Florida to South Carolina were on land, in the water and in the aircovering a 1.8
DISMISS because as a source close to the case says "they went into court using the wrong
million square-mile area of responsibility.
case number."
New Summer Hours:
Sherwood/IWI also contends they property is "grandfathered in" as Industrial/
Sunday, 6am-4pm
Commercial property. Yankeetown's position is that the property is R1 residential.
Mon-Thurs, 6am-8pm
Clary also said, "upon reviewing the proposal, the comprehensive Plan, the Zoning Code and
Fri-Sat, 6am-9pm
valid planning concerns set forth in the Zoning Official's Report, the gulf between what
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