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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Crash Fatal for HomosassaValrico and a 2006 Toyota
Pedestrian
Remembering the Past
A 2003 Lexus Driven by 44 year old Mark C. Mann of
four door driven by Qu Qili, 59 of Homosassa were traveling northbound on US Hwy 98
south of Village Center Drive. Julie Mae Cineus, 47 of Homosassa was walking in the
outside lane of northbound US Hwy 98 in the path of the vehicles. The Lexus struck the
pedestrian and pulled to the side of the roadway. The second vehicle (Toyota) then struck
the pedestrian now laying in the roadway after having already being struck by Vehicle one.
Ms. Cineus died at the scene from injuries sustained in the crashes.
This incident occurred about 10:30pm Monday, and according to the FHP report,
charges are pending.
Citizens Petitioning for
Inglis Charter Changes
Friday over a hundred petitions for seven charter amendment changes were turned
in to Inglis Town Clerk Sally McCranie. The petitions were given to the clerk s office by
Inglis businessmen and former commission candidate Andrew White.
The signed petitions were transported to the new Levy County Supervisor of
Elections Tammy Jones in Bronson for certification. According to Jones in order to get an
amendment put on the next election ballot the signatures of 10% of those registered at the
The discovery of phosphate in Dunnellon at the turn of the century brought a boom to the
last Inglis election must sign the petitions. Jones said last week that number was 927; 93
small quiet Marion County town of Dunnellon. Albertus Vogt who made the discovery owned
petitions have to meet the requirement. The Inglis municipal election date (March) has yet
this Dunnellon Phosphate Company Mine. This picture is dated between 1900 and 1905. Pho-
to be set by the commission. Read the full list of proposed charter changes on our website:
tograph from the Florida State Archives. History by Sally Price.
www.thenewscaster.com.
Progress Energy Florida: No Decision
Tickets Available for 14th Annual Tractor Pull
The 14th Annual Truck and Tractor Pull, sponsored by the Citrus County Fair As-
sociation gets underway at the end of this month at the fairgrounds in Inverness. Located at
on Repairing/Retiring Plant
3600 S. Florida Avenue (U.S. Hwy. 41 South). There will be pulling Friday, and Saturday,
January 25, and 26. There will be trucks, tractors of all sizes, including garden tractors.
A status conference before the Florida Public Service Commission Monday showed
Advance tickets are available at the Citrus County Fair Office, the Citrus County
little progress in the decision to repair or retire the damaged Crystal River nuclear plant.
Chamber of Commerce offices in Crystal River and Inverness and Eagle Buick in Homo-
It’s estimated as a best case scenario the cost could be $1.5 billion. A worst case
sassa. Advance tickets are available for one, day or two. Tickets at the gate are $10 for adults
showed costs could be $3 billion plus. In an agreement reached last year with state regula-
and $5.00 for children 4-11. All proceeds from this annual event are awarded as scholarships
tors Progress Energy agree to refund customers $100 million if the company decides to
for Citrus County youth. For more information call the Fair Office 352-726-2993.
repair the plant.
Annual Meeting Open to the Public
PEF is currently refunding customers $288 million for replacement power while
Withlacoochee Area Residents, Inc annual meeting will be Saturday, January 26,
the Crystal River plant remains idle.
2013 at the Yankeetown-Inglis Woman’s Club, 56th Street, Yankeetown. The meeting is
PEF is in negotiations with its insurance company NEIL. NEIL, an off shore com-
open to the public with light refreshments served at 6:30pm and the meeting at 7:00pm.
pany is “balking” at repair payments. The status conference Monday revealed that mediation
Guest speaker will be Dr. Robert L. Knight, founder and director of Florida Springs Insti-
meetings with the insurance company are continuing, however NEIL may not be subject to
tute, a nonprofit program dedicated to supporting springs science and education necessary
any U.S controls.
for restoration and wise management. Dr. Knight is a consulting environmental scientist
A lawyer for Progress Energy said a decision could be made by this summer, or
with over 30 years of professional work experience in Florida’s springs and wetlands. He
sooner. The plant has been idle since late 2009 when its concrete containment building de-
will bring this extensive knowledge as he discusses regional aquifer draw down and how
veloped a crack during an upgrade.
that is affecting springs (and river) flows along the spring s coast.
PSC chairman Ronald Brise said in closing, “a level of cooperation is there”.
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