THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
PAGE 8 - July 27, 2011
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SECOND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
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the George Brannen family. They are called Brannen Banks now.
The Town of Yankeetown is applying to the Florida Department of Community
Are you old enough to remember Coburn’s Supermarket? There motto was “Our
Affairs (DCA) for a grant under the Neighborhood Revitalization category in the amount
Meat is a Treat to Eat”. How about the Green Tavern? Growing up in Inverness the Green
of $600,000.00 under the FFY 2011 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant
Tavern or Green Turtle as we called it, was a place everyone talked about but, not everyone
(CDBG) program. For each activity that is proposed, at least 70% of the funds must ben-
could afford to make the long 18 mile trip to patronize.
efit low and moderate income persons. The activities, dollar amounts and estimated per-
Brown Dumas, a name as well known and respected as any I know of in Crystal
centage benefit to low and moderate income persons for which the Town of Yankeetown
River, owned Brown Dumas Texaco and Firestone Service and Winns Rexall Drugs and
is applying are:
Pharmacy was a landmark business in the heart of Crystal River.
The program lists so many businesses that have names I remember growing up in
Activity Number and Name
Budget
LMI% Benefit
Citrus County: Horace Allen, Clyde Byrd, Bob Trotter, Harley Levins, Jones Truck Stop,
03J – Water Line Replacement
$422,000.00
At Least 51%
Rooks, Nichols, Bunts, Knotts and many more.
03J – Water Tank/Well/Treatment Plant
$ 40,000.00
At Least 51%
I should also mention that the Regent Theatre was operating in Crystal River in
21A – Administration
$48,000.00
N/A
those days and I remember where it was. I’ll have to look next time I pass that part of town
21B – Engineering
$90,000.00
N/A
and see if the old building is still standing. I think it was razed years ago.
Total
$600,000.00
In the 1950’s it was a special treat when our parents would take us to the cool
waters of the springs at Crystal River on hot summer Sunday afternoons. It seemed like a
The project will undertake water line replacement within the Town of Yan-
long trip in those days.
keetown and improvements to the Town’s Water Treatment Plant.
But make no mistake about it, as a young man I hated the thought of losing to
The Town of Yankeetown plans to minimize displacement of persons as a result
those Crystal River boys on any athletic field. We just plain didn’t like them and they didn’t
of planned CDBG funded activities. If any persons are displaced as a result of these
like us. Funny how that plays out: I have as more old friends now who are CRHS and Dun-
planned activities, the Town of Yankeetown will assist with relocation payments based on
nellon High School Grads as I do Citrus grads. But when the Hurricanes take the gridiron
uniform act requirements.
against CRHS these days I still pull for the Black and Gold.
A public hearing to provide citizens an opportunity to comment on the applica-
Any “oldtimers” who would like to scan through those old football programs are
tion will be held on Monday, August 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible
welcome to. I will keep them at the Food Ranch courtesy counter in Inglis for a few weeks.
at the Inglis/Yankeetown Lions Club located at 22 59th Street, Yankeetown, Florida. A
draft copy of the application will be available for review at that time. A final copy of the
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application will be made available at the Town of Yankeetown, Monday through Friday
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. no more than five (5) working days after
42 Hwy 19 N. - Inglis,FL - 352-447-2600 Est. 1983
August 15, 2011. The application will be submitted to DCA on or before August 15,
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2011. To obtain additional information concerning the application and the public hearing,
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contact the Town Clerk at 6241 Harmony Lane, Yankeetown, Florida at (352) 447-2511.
The public hearing is being conducted in a handicapped accessible location.
Any handicapped person requiring an interpreter for the hearing impaired or the visually
impaired should contact the Town Clerk at least five calendar days prior to the meeting
and an interpreter will be provided. Any non-English speaking person wishing to attend
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meeting and a language interpreter will be provided. Any handicapped person requiring
special accommodation at this meeting should contact the Town Clerk at least five calen-
dar days prior to the meeting.
Pursuant to Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act of 1989, the following dis-
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closures will be submitted to DCA with the application. The disclosures will be made
1/4 mile west of Hwy. 19
available by the Town of Yankeetown and DCA for public inspection upon request. These
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disclosures will be available on and after the date of submission of the application and
shall continue to remain available for a minimum period of six years.
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1.
Other Government (federal, state, and local) assistance to the project in the
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form of a gift, grant, loan, guarantee, insurance payment, rebate, subsidy, credit, tax, ben-
efit or any other form of direct or indirect benefits by source and amount;
2.
The identities and pecuniary interests of all developers, contractors, or
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consultants involved in the application for assistance or in the planning or development
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of the project or activity;
3.
The identities and pecuniary interests of any other persons with a pecuniary
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interest in the project that can reasonably be expected to exceed $50,000.00 or 10% of the
grant request (whichever is lower);
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4.
For those developers, contractors, consultants, property owners, or others
listed in two (2) or three (3) above which are corporations, or other entities, the identifi-
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cation and pecuniary interest by corporation or entity of each officer, director, principal
stockholder, or other official of the entity;
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5. The expected sources of all funds to be provided to the project by each of the
providers of those funds and the amount provided; and
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6.
The expected uses of all funds by activities and amount.
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