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-- The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and

On July 20, 2015 the Board of Trustees of Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc. met

welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that in 2015 it

and appointed the following members as a committee for nominations:

has awarded a record 86 scholarships with a value totaling just over $400,000. In just over

Roy Dyer William Goess Pamela Higgins

20 years, the Foundation's scholarship program has paid out more than $3 million to help

William G. Jones R.D. Hawthorne Kathryn McInnis

families of Coast Guard members achieve their goals of higher education.

James A. Parker III Phillip Snyder

Valentina Clinton, daughter of PO1 William Clinton was awarded a Coast Guard

The committee will meet on July 27, 2015 at 6 p.m. to select nominees to represent Dis-

Foundation Scholarship. Clinton, from Dunnellon, FL is a graduate of Belleview High

tricts 2, 3, and 7 as Trustees of Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc. These districts

School. The Coast Guard Foundation Scholarships are intended to benefit the children of

are currently represented by:

enlisted men and women who are serving or have served in the U.S. Coast Guard, whether

active duty, reserve, retired or deceased. "We all know the sacrifices made every day

by the brave men and women of the Coast Guard, but the families also make tremendous

sacrifices as well," said Anne Brengle, president, Coast Guard Foundation. "It is an honor

for the Coast Guard Foundation to be able to give back by investing in the futures of these

remarkable young men and women as they pursue their dreams of higher education."

Allocates Funding for EMS

The Cooperative's Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015. Registra-

tion will begin at 8 a.m. and the business meeting will follow at 10 a.m. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

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

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From the July 7 Commission Meeting

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W sites: thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com · history.newscasterarchives.comFire Chief John MacDonald about where Inglis stood

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on bringing the EMS ambulance into town. MacDonald said this conversation had been go-

Sell Chamber Building

ing on over a year and now Mayor Merritt brought up maybe bringing in a modular rather

than adding on to the fire house which would leave two units outdoors. The chief said tell

me what you want, don't spin my wheels and waste my time, I have another job. $170,000

From the July 7th Commission Meeting

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had already been allocated in the budget to build onto the fire house.

With the news that the chamber had changed their mind about selling the building,

The chief felt adding on a slab and 30 by 60 steel addition with 2 doors and having

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there was a need to rescind the the resolution that was already passed at the last meeting.

an upstairs was the way to go and convinced the commission to proceed this way stating

With a motion by Commissioner White and a 2nd by Commissioner Tully, it was unanimous

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he felt it could be done for under $80,000. Finally a motion by Commissioner Tully, 2nd

to rescind selling the chamber building.

 commissioners by Commissioner Morin allocating $75,000 to Chief MacDonald for building of the EMS

Delays on the Mastadon bridge are causing complaints several              

 given the Station on the fire house passed.

said. Mayor Merritt said it is on the State DOT list but Commissioner White was      

The building has to have a day room, bathroom and so many square foot kitchen

go ahead to approach DAB about what can be done. White said DAB works      

 with the DOT which MacDonald said would work. When asked about liability he also stated the county is

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all the time and it would be easy for them to find out what can be done.

responsible for what happens to their people while on duty.

Mayor Drimda Merritt told the commission she felt the water board needs to be

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disbanded. She said there had not been a board meeting in months and their was no function-

ing board at this time. Ruth Ruppert questioned why there was a water board to begin with.

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William Monteverde explained that a water board is required in our ordinances and had been

overlooked for a lot of years. He said he had turned over to Chairman Greg Kirkland this

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The School Board of Levy County announced its policy for serving meals to

information over two years ago. The board was put together to clean up a lot of liens. He

said the ordinances are totally out of date.It was suggested by Commissioner Webb to leave students under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for the 2015-

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the water board as it is and that everything that comes before that board comes before the 2016 school year. All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the fol-

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commission. Commissioner White said there needed to be a workshop and go through the lowing sites: Community School Bronson Bronson Elementary School Bronson Middle/

ordinances that are outdated. It was stated that resident Bill Monteverde's recommendations High School Levy Learning Academy Cedar Key Cedar Key School Chiefland Chief-

need to be included. James Sparkman commented that citizens want to have communica-  Bullock Elementary School Chiefland Middle/

land Elementary School Williston Joyce

tions with the commissioners and that he had tried to be a part. Ruth Ruppert said she felt High School Nature Coast Charter School Williston Elementary School Williston Middle

the commission and Monteverde need to go over all this then give it to the attorney to look School

 Williston High School Yankeetown Yankeetown School For additional informa-

at instead of just turning it all over to the attorney and let him work it out like done in the , 

tionplease contact: Julia M. Oberst, Coordinator School Board of Levy County Food,

past. Fugate was in total agreement with this. It may wait until after the budget workshops 129 Bronson, FL 32621 (352) 486-5244-Office

Nutrition and Wellness P. O. Drawer

which Clerk McCranie said she is waiting on revenues to show up to possibly start July 22 (352) 486-5418-FAX

Email: julia.oberst@levy.k12.fl.us

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On July 17, Kelly Johannesson, 37, of Hernando, pled guilty to Orga-

nized Fraud and was sentenced to 11 months, 29 days in jail, maximum jail

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