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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Levy Nuclear Plants "Hot Topic"
Sarah (Sally) Posselt, 84, passed on Sept. 18, 2009 leaving footprints in the
Town of Inglis. Sally and husband Joe (Posselt Plumbing) unselfishly gave to Inglis years,
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Joe as a working commissioner and Sally as a volunteer 18 years with the Levy County
Health Dept. bringing an extension to town hall. Sally never missed bringing coffee and
drinks to every fire call and volunteered for any job needing to be done. Sally was a dedi-
This past Saturday Levy County Commissioner Marsha Drew held a meeting at the
cated member of the St. Anthony of the Abbott Catholic Church and the original I/Y Lions
Lions club of Yankeetown. She listened to comments and concerns from all who attended.
Club. Sally and Joe moved to Inglis in 1976. Their neighbors knew Sally and Joe have given
Darryl Diamond, Inglis real estate broker voiced one of his main conerns. He asked
more to the Town of Inglis than most people can ever realize. Sally is survived by husband
Drew if she knew that the NRC is asking Progress Energy to monitor the salinity and flow
Joe and 8 daughters, including Patty Thompson at Yankeetown School, who faithfully cared
of the Withlacoochee River and wanted additional information on that topic as part of their
for her parents during the last years with so many medical problems. Sally is a legacy.
application for the Levy County Nuclear Plants. Drew said she would remain aware of the
situation.
Betty Berger, Inglis reisdent presented a three page report to the group. One of
the highlights of her presentation: “the Dept. of Energy (DOE) paid $82,845,926.00 of
taxpayer money to Progress Energy Florida (PEF) last year for 1982 to 2005 to store spent
fuel assemblies. The two new Levy plants will store spent fuel into infinity as DOE cannot
honor the Nuclear Waste Policy act (NWPA) and has to pay Progress Energy Florida to do
it.”
Save Our Waters Week just ended. It is a time to make everyone more aware that
water, the precious natural resource, is needed for life and it is in critical condition. Many
functions were held to educate people of the grave situation of the water crisis and also have
an adopt a shore to clean up our waterways. The Jimmy Buffet Citrus Parrot Head Club
held a Sunset Fest at Citrus Water Sports behind the Days Inn Saturday at the conclusion
of the week long celebration. Mitchell Hall of Inglis took a dunk in the dunking tank and is
clowning as Judge Wilkes of Crystal River looks thru the plexiglass front with the ball that
put Mitchell under. Photo by Sally Price
In the inset photo Town of Inglis Commissioner Drinda Merritt (left) and Yankeetown Mayor
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Dawn Clary (right) are seen in a discussion. Merritt proposed to those attending the meet-
ing that Inglis and Yankeetown hold a joint meeting in the future. Photos by Darryl Diamond.
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