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Real Estate Today
Postal - Continued from page 1
dress.
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
When investigators spoke with Conklin in early May, she admitted that she had not
Another Nifty Trick to Help Sell Your Home
delivered some mail, that she burned mail weekly and that she had opened some non-profit
mail. When investigators arrived at her residence (11591 S.E. 200th Circle, Peaceful Acres
Instead of selling in this down mar-
doors to open with 8.5
neighborhood, Inglis), they found numerous types of mail, including letters, post cards,
ket, many of you have decided to enjoy your
lbs of force or less, and
packages and other types of mail, dating back as far back as October of 2003. Investigators
present home a little longer, with the plan
ramps should be at least
filled two large trailers with more than 40 containers of undelivered mail which was trans-
to list it for sale in a year or so when things
44 inches wide.
ported to Jacksonville and held as evidence.
improve.
With the “gray-
According to a former USPS employee in the area, Conklin has been a postal con-
If you decide to remodel while
ing” of our Florida popu-
tract carrier since about 1994 at the Bronson office.
waiting you may want to consider “handi-
lation having a handicap accessible home to
Mid-morning of May 6, Guy C. Nelson, Tallahassee, Assistant Special Agent in
cap accessible home remodeling”. Florida
sell, may put your house on the top of the list
Charge of Investigations, said his team of postal workers and investigators had been at Rose
was ahead of the curve with handicap
of many older buyers that may need these
Martin-Conklin’s residence for about 24 hours. He said that they would be going through
regulations in the 1970 s, as opposed to the
features..
Let s put it this
the large amount of mail found, with the ultimate goal of getting the mail delivered, and
Federal American s with Disabilities Act
way, if you have the only handicap ac-
after completion of the investigation, the report would be sent to a federal district attorney.
Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) which
cessible home for sale in any particular
Also in early May, Sam Montalvo, Miami, Public Information Officer confirmed that the
only came in effect in 1992.
market you will have a big advantage over
investigation by the office of inspector general had begun in April.
In 1997 the Florida lawmakers
the competition. If your home is presently
In July, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) sent letters to potential victims, explaining
modified the present code for consistency
handicapped accessible, then get it on the
that the mail was being kept as evidence until court proceedings ended, and at that time,
with the federal (ADAAG), BUT some
websites that cater to handicapped home
some of the mail will be delivered, but many pieces are in such poor condition that delivery
Florida rules are still stricter in some re-
shoppers, and if you have a competitive
may not be possible. Potential victims can contact the USPS’s Consumer Affairs Office by
spects. You should check with your profes-
price, watch how fast it sells.
mail at USPS Consumer Affairs, Bronson Investigation, P.O. Box 40005, Jacksonville, FL
sional contractor for up to date regulations,
Darryl Diamond is your local real
32202-0005; by phone at 1-800-275-8777.
but it seems that 29 inch door openings are
estate broker that loves to help people with
Child Porn Charges - Continued from page 1
the minimum bathroom size door openings,
real estate related situations of all types.
with the entrance and other doors to be 32
Diamond Investments Inc Ph 352-447-4442
images of child pornography. A subpoena was sent to the internet service provider for this
to 44 inches wide. Florida requires handicap
I ll see you around “The Campus”
IP address, and over several months, it was determined that several images of child pornog-
Citrus Citizens Group Pushes For
raphy were shared or downloaded at this location.
A search warrant was granted for Tundidor’s address on August 19, and more than
Progress Energy Rate Roll-Back
14 images of child pornography were found on his computer, which enhanced both charges
to second degree felonies, according to Det. Cornell and Florida Attorney General Bill Mc-
Collum. According to McCollum, Tundidor admitted to downloading and possessing the
Suzan Franks, who lost the election to Senator Charlie Dean, has organized a pro-
images and videos.
test for citizens opposed to Progress Energy rate hikes Thursday at 10:30 AM in front of the
Agencies which cooperated in the arrest included the Attorney General’s Cyber-
Citrus County Tax Collectors Office in Inverness. The nonpartisan group is called Citizens
Crime Unit, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, with
for Rate Payer Rights.
assistance from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Ocala Police Department.
Its members are opposed to the rate hikes requested by Progress Energy and the
Two computers, an external hard drive and numerous CD’s were seized which will
pre-construction costs for the nuclear plant that has been levied on all of the 1.7 million
undergo additional forensic analysis to potentially locate additional images of child pornog-
Florida rate payers. This group is asking for a repeal and refund of charges already paid by
raphy.
customers for the pre-construction costs.
Inglis Attorney Advises
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at Plaza 40
Town Garbage Contract Okay
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Hwy. 40E, Inglis
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contract up for bid, came up Tuesday morning in Inglis Town Hall when word was received
Contractors/Homeowners
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Inglis Clerk Sally McCranie said Inglis Town Attorney Norm Fugate wanted to
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look over the papers on the Inverness question before a meeting was called. Word was sent
Construction Debris
from town hall in a call from Sandy Lambert later in the morning, that Fugate had made the
Yard Waste
final decision that Inglis had done nothing wrong in renegotiating the present contract to
cover the new mandatory garbage assessment which is before the Inglis Commission right
now.
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