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Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
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use), already owned, for this purpose? That’s SAVING Money (per Inglis government).
Inglis COULD HAVE SAVED over $1,000,000.00 reading meters quarterly, for
From Yankeetown Town Hall
the last 31 years, averaging bills, still billing You monthly. Instead, more WASTE on another
vehicle; and it can ONLY be operated on roads with speed limits of 35mph, or less. So Hwy
A Guest Commentary by Yankeetown Mayor Dawn Clary
19 and Hwy 40E get reduced to 35mph? Or do we “just say NO”?
HELP FOR FLOOD DAMAGE - If anyone is interested in learning more about
We suggested, they don’t listen.
possible grants and loans available from the state to mitigate repetitive loss damages from
FACTS: It takes 1-2 employees 5-6 DAYS to read less than 500 meters;
flooding, they can call the gentleman below and he will explain to them and help residents
They Wasted over 3 MILLION Gallons of purified water this year; That’s over $27,000.00
decide if the state programs would be beneficial to them. Contact Kirkland Spraggins, Flor-
on the ground, back IN the ground. They’ve wasted Millions of (YOUR) Dollars in Inglis
ida Division of Emergency Management Flood Mitigation Assistance Programs, Shumard
Water Department. Pressure at far side of town, 5:45 am is 107psi; that causes the water line
Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399, phone 850-413-9951, FAX 850-413-9857.
breaks along with failing pipes (wrong types & sizes) installed in 1980.
WATER BILLS AND GERBILS - We frequently get calls concerning high water
Since You’ve missed the meetings, You’ve missed a PARADE of Taxpayers with
usage which translates into high bills. Water softeners stuck on regeneration can be the cul-
leaks/breaks, owing insane bills; $240.-$2200.+(With $35. normal bills), begging for relief-
prit. Lately, high usages have been traced to irrigation systems. Automatic sprinklers have
None was granted(aside 1 elderly couple we all took up a Collection for) while Inglis has
been to blame as they can be leaking. Some automatic systems mindlessly water even when
$1,200,000.00 in Reserves.
we have rain. There is a design that will use input from a rain gauge to control their cycle.
In 1980, mandatory connection to this mess(Your Water Dept.)became ‘law’. That
People sometimes don’t have a good feel for just how fast water usage can add up and they
ordinance led to folks trying to Dissolve Inglis(shot down), a new Florida Statute for dis-
become convinced that the problem is a “bad water meter”. The water meters are relatively
solving towns & that Budget section in Your Charter. It’s been a mess ever since. Details of
simple mechanical devices. Without water going through the meter to turn the wheel, the
$90k failed membranes, $400k “pre-iron filters”, fixing’ the wrong type plant(only 8 yrs
meter can’t register any usage. Think of it as a gerbil wheel with no gerbil.
old)will make You furious & disgusted. MAD YET? You will be. More (even worse) Com-
While meters do fail low, however unless the laws of physics are suddenly sus-
ing.YOU CAN STOP THE INSANITY, The CHARTER gives YOU the POWER! Sept.
pended, it is virtually impossible for them to read high but we do test meters at the cus-
28th, 6pm, Be There. -Michael “Mick” Peters, Inglis Tax Payer
tomer’s request. A simple “bucket test” can be performed, which is a timed water flow
into a bucket of a known volume. The water used is then just a simple calculation which is
Letter to the Editor:
compared to the reading on the meter. We also do leak checks and you can do this yourself.
RE: Jim Zaloga Sign Complaints
Turn off all the water in your house, faucets, washing machines etc and then look at the
Inglis Mayor Bill Lake is infamous for operating ‘autonomously’ (that is , without
water meter. If it is spinning, you have a leak.
authority from the Commission before doing things/taking action, usually the wrong things
Good practices are to have your own shut off valve that you can control and turn
and bad actions).
your water off if you are going to be gone for a while, so a leak won’t go unnoticed for long
Jim had some correct concerns about Inglis’ sign ordinance. There are some viola-
periods. Even small leaks can add up so don’t put off fix’n stuff. A leak inside a toilet can
tors. Instead of dealing with the violaters, the MAYOR Signed work orders, commanding
use up to 200 gallons a day. Good Night and Good Luck, Dawn Marie Clary, Mayor of
town employees to go out and cut down signs, for businesses, that WERE PERMITTED
Yankeetown
by both the Ordinance and the Town.
Mayor Lake can always be counted on to make a bade thing worse. Now “La
Call The Newscaster Hotline with your opinion,
Donna” ice cream shop (in the Citgo Station) has no sign, on their property, advertinsing
their services, IN THEIR PROPERTY. So, sooner than later, they’ll probably stop selling
leave your name with a
hand scooped ice cream, lay off an employee (or 2) and make less profit. You’ll have less
!
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services and choice available because the Mayor felt You Didn’t Deserve them.
recorded message:
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Jim Zaloga was right: our Zoning official should be able to do more, however that
352-388-1668 Yankeetown
authority comes from the commission, not the mayor. Zoning enforcement comes from The
Charter and Code of Ordinances. The Commission has made sure that the Ordinances
aren’t enforced. Since the Commission causes this problem, the Mayor Over
Correction“Death investigation opened by Citrus County Sheriff Dept.” on
Compensates. Jim Zaloga is right....let’s let the county do it; there’s a much better
chance thta they’ll enforce the rules, since our Commission and Mayor don’t even know
what the Rules are? Michael White,Multiple Business Owner & Resident,Inglis.
A correction in
page 12 in the Sept. 8, 2010 issue: the death of Sidney David Moody, 47, is being investi-
P.S. Ordinances are enforced if your name is Drew White or anyone else that
gated following a brief physical dispute with Jeremiah Hollifield, 27, Floral City, on August
stands up to town hall. They have stolen property and done every dirty trick in the book to
29.
me and my family. Guess what, we are still here stronger everyday as their days are surely
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