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LEVY COUNTY HISTORY

53 Years Ago

Fishing Tourney October 6

From the Levy County Clerk of Court Archives and History Dept

There is a fun time fishing tournament scheduled for Saturday October 6 from the Yankee-

Minute Book "R"- 1950-1955, pp. 412-413, Special Meeting, September 30, 1954

town Marina and hosted by the Nature Coast Sportsman's Club of Yankeetown, Florida. All

A Resolution Terminating that Portion of the Pay of the County Agent of Levy

of the money from raffles of sponsor products and food sales will be donated to Hospice of

County Which is Paid by the Board of County Commissioners of Said County

Citrus County for use in their bereavement camps for children who have experienced a loss

Upon motion, duly seconded, the County Commissioners of Levy County unani-

of someone in their family.

mously adopted the following Resolution, that

The tournament will be a one day event open to club members, guest and registered

WHEREAS, for the past several years numerous complaints have been made by the citizens

participants. The entry fee is $75 per boat including 2 anglers. The entry fee for extra anglers

of Levy County requesting the transfer and/or removal of Mr. T. D. Rickenbaker as County

is $25 each. Registration is open until 6:00 PM 5 October 2007. An optional captains meeting

Agent of this County, and

will be held at Yankeetown Marina at 6:00 PM Friday 5 October 2008. 100% of all registration

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of said County has, due to the fact that

fees will be awarded for top three largest trout and redfish. In addition, redfish with most

said requests have become so numerous, made a careful and conscientious examination of

spots, largest mackerel, and largest flounder will be awarded a $50 prize each from the clubs

the complaints made by the citizens of said County against the said present County Agent,

accounts.Official entry forms may be picked up from Yankee Marina, local bait stores, and

Mr. T. D. Rickenbaker, and

from club members or tournament official Bob Webb at 447-0491

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners, acting as a whole, has requested the said

Weekly Sat. fundraiser Flea Market at Citrus County Fairgrounds

Extension Service of the University of Florida to transfer the present County Agent, Mr. T. D.

Rickenbaker, from Levy County to suitable employment with the Extension Service within

Grandparents and Others Raising Children, Inc. is now hosting a weekly Flea Mar-

some other County of this State, and

ket fundraiser every Saturday, from 7am-12noon, at the Citrus County Fairgrounds in Inv-

WHEREAS, as of this date, said request has not been complied with, and

erness, located at 3600 S. Florida Ave. (Hwy. 41).

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners believes that the agriculture industries of

The group is asking for volunteers, people to donate items and customers to shop

Levy County would be best served by the transfer and/or removal of the present County

at their Flea Market fundraisers! If you have an item to donate, please drop it off at the Citrus

Agent, Mr. T. D. Rickenbaker, from said county,

County Fairgrounds (Baker Building) on Fridays from 8am-12noon, or contact the following

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Levy County, Florida,

people, president Jeanie Ried at (352) 560-0370 or secretary Les Welch at (352) 527-7465.

Izaak Walton Investors Files 2nd

acting as a whole, that the Extension Service of the University of Florida is hereby requested

to transfer the present County Agent, Mr. T. D. Rickenbaker, from Levy County to suitable

employment with the Extension Service, that the portion of the salary of the County Agent,

Suit Against Yankeetown Board

Mr. T. D. Rickenbaker, paid by the Board of County Commissioners of Levy County, be

terminated and ended as of the said 31st day of October, 1954, and that all duties performed

by the said T. D. Rickenbaker for and in behalf of Levy County, be thereby terminated and

August 9th Izaak Walton Investors, LLC filed a second lawsuit against the Yankee-

ended..

town Board of Adjustments for its approval of the Smith/Pallot Appeal which was heard by

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Clerk of this

the Board on June 8, 2007 followed by its Administrative Order on July 3rd and it Amended

Board to the Extension Service of the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, and further

Administrative Order on July 13th.

that a copy hereof be given to Mr. T. D. Rickenbaker, and

The essence of the complaint relates to the highly unusual tactic taken by the

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall act and be a 30-day notice of the

Smith/Pallot Appeal in an attempt to bolster Rebecca Jetton's denial of the IWI development

termination of employment of Mr. T. D. Rickenbaker by the Board of County Commissioners

plan, claiming that there were more grounds that could have been used to deny the IWI

of Levy County, Florida. From the Archives and History Center, Levy County Clerk's Office

development application and the Board's failure to: 1) provide procedural due process or 2)

Danny J. Shipp, Clerk of Court

observe the essential requirements of law. "The Boards actions relative to the appeal were a

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total shame from start to finish." stated Jim Sherwood. For more on Yankeetown lawsuits,

see page 11, Yankeetown Mayor's Report.

porary backup system until a decision is made. This extends the decision window for OGT at

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low cost, while resolving the safety issue."

As Lake Rousseau covers a 12 miles by 1 mile area and borders Marion, Citrus and

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Levy Counties, and the Withlacoochee River extends another 15 or so miles from the Inglis

Lock to the Gulf of Mexico, the Inglis Lock should be a great concern to many people in the

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area - even if you care nothing for recreational boating. To contact officials who are in a

position to allocate funding to avoid this possible disaster, please contact state representa-

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month and 7 years, in Bramblett's pickup truck, so he arrested Mr. Bramblett for placing their

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