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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Real Estate Today
Home Invasion
- Continued from page 1
Levy County Impact Fees
wait until the owner returned to speak to him or her regarding why the
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
vehicle was left unoccupied. Shortly after, the vehicle started and the
The present impact fee for new construc-  not on a golf course, and not on the water in
deputy decided to follow for interview purposes. The vehicle picked
tion in Levy county is $1,400. Plus $800. For  Yankeetown or Cedar Key.
up speed, at times going
This is strictly for a
schools for a total of $2,200. Bruce Day is the
in excess of 90 mph, and the deputy pursued. After a short pursuit,
town planner for Inglis. At the conclusion of  "Bread and butter" homes for
the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed between two homes
the planning commission meeting this month  the affordable housing group
on W. Star Jasmine Place. When the deputy caught up to the crash
he informed me that the school board for Levy  on fixed incomes in the $30K
scene, the passenger(s) was gone.
county is in the process of recalculating the  range.
The Sheriff's Office dispatched K-9 units and the aviation unit to
The people that can
school impact fee structure for new construc-
the scene to assist. It is unknown at this time if all suspects were in
build a Million dollar waterfront home in Ce-
tion in Levy county.
the jeep at the time of the crash, or if some fled on foot from the scene                             Kevin Michael Allen
The process will take approximately  dar Key can usually afford the extra money.
of the crime.
1 year to vote in, and then implement. The  They do not need affordable housing. As I
Citrus County Sheriff's deputies have probable cause for the arrest of Kevin Michael
closest "guessamation" is that we are look-  have written before, I believe in affordable
Allen, 41, of Hernando, in connection with the home invasion that occurred in Beverly Hills.
ing at between $4.000 to $6,000. Per home im-  housing especially for school teachers, po-
After investigating the incident, detectives discovered that the suspect, Allen, and the victim,
pact fee on top of the present $1,400. for all  lice officers, and fire fighters.
Debora Bishop, knew each other and that this was not a random incident. Bishop was
If these essential infrastructure
new homes built in the county. As of this time
targeted for the invasion. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Kevin
Inglis, Yankeetown, and Otter Creek would  workers cannot afford housing in an area, they
Michael Allen, please contact the Sheriff's Office at 911 or 352-726-1121. Further arrests in
be exempt from this school board impact fee.  may not be able to accept that local job, and
this incident are expected.
If you are interested in following this  may go elsewhere. This split impact fee struc-
impact fee, you need to contact the county to  ture would be a unique innovation for the
Inglis PD Nabs Two on
ask for the next school board meeting. One  entire state of Florida to copy.
The premise is simple, a small starter
thing is sure. If no one goes to these school
Newscaster Warrants List
board meetings, they will pass into law, lots  home with no kids would have a small fixed
of potentially high taxes on new construction  impact fee, and the larger home with lots of
Two suspects listed in last weeks Newscaster were arrested by officers of the Inglis
bedrooms and potentially lots of kids would
"to beat the band".
Police Department on Felony Warrants.
My take on this is that the school  pay more to pay for those school bound kids.
On June 26th, 2008, Melinda H. Foster, of Inglis, was arrested by Officer Jeff Pasternak
I hope to get this valuable informa-
tax should be instituted in two phases. Two
on a Levy County Warrant for Felony Violation of Probation. Also, on June 27th, 2008, Wayne
bedroom homes of 1,200 sq ft living area or  tion to the school board members for their
Drake, of Inglis, was arrested by Officer Tim Swiggett on two Levy County Warrants for
less usually have no children, and should be  consideration.
Larceny and Aggravated Battery with a Motor Vehicle. Both are being held at the Levy
Darryl and Vicki Diamond and the
frozen at the present $800 fee. Any home over
County Jail.
1,200 sq ft living space would be taxed at the  entire "Diamond Team" have the many years
IPD would like to remind citizens, if you have information about a person listed in the
required rate set by the school board and the  of experience required to handle all of your
Newscaster's MOST WANTED section, please contact an officer at (352) 447-0303. All infor-
county commission. To qualify for the low  professional real estate needs.
Please
mants will be confidential. According to officer Tim Swiggett several others on the list turned
impact tax rate, the 1,200 sq ft home would  call us anytime at 352-447-4442. I'll see you
themselves in. There is no one on the list for this week.
have to be on a standard lot, not 5 or 10 acres,  around "The Campus".
Robbery - Continued from page 1
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