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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Musketeers Clash in Local “Battle”
Gulf Crash - Continued from page 1
By Mike Moore
the armies as it might have happened some-
down the boat ramp, "I didn't realize what was happening. I said, 'Oh, God! Oh, God!' when I
Horses, cannons, hundreds of ac-
time between 1862-64.
saw the water." Both Mr. Utter and Ms. Wood were shaken up, but unharmed. Fortunately,
tors and a multitude of spectators made for a
According to participants, only one
the truck was not totally submerged, and the trailer stopped before it hit the water.
noisy, wonderful, two-day historic recreation
battle was officially recorded between North
Chief Shearer said that his department had received the call about 5:50 a.m., and a
of "The Skirmish of Crystal River" last week-
and South civiil war era troops in Florida; all
one-ton dually and 30 ft. trailer had crashed into the boat ramp. He said a buoy had been
end during the annual Civil War re-enactment
other confrontations were considered light
placed to cordon-off the area, in the event of fluids leaking from the truck and trailer into the
held in the fields along the west side of Route
'skirmishes' between scouting parties or small
Gulf, but there had been no leakage. He'd already notified the Florida Department of Environ-
19 just south of the barge canal bridge and
contingents restocking or re-supplying out-
mental Protection and the National Response Team about the incident, and the Florida
Inglis. Sponsored by three different local re-
posts or garrisons stationed in the area. Fort
Highway Patrol was already on the scene, investigating it. He'd also spoken with a Levy
enactment groups, the event re-created a fic-
Cooper, between Inverness and Floral City,
County Road Department supervisor about the possibility of placing warning strips on the
titious "raid" on Crystal River. Dressed in
was such an outpost. The Inglis re-enact-
road and/or a warning light near the end of Hwy. 40 in Yankeetown. Inglis police chief Steve
authentic period clothing and camping with
ment grounds provided a safe controlled
Dixon said all federal roads have a state, local, and federal designation and it is up to the local
historical accuracy, the forces for both Union
space to graphically demonstrate the fight-
maintainence entity to determine the signage.
and Confederate battalions acted out with
ing techniques and strategies common to
Editor’s Note: Perhaps the U.S. 19 signage should contain all three. That would be a great start
surprising realism a supposed clash between
Civil War battles.
toward rectifying what has become a nuisance and expense to responding agencies and a
potential threat to lives. Road agencies should respond with haste, before a life is lost. There's
already been three warnings to heed... See the video on: www.thenewscaster.com/video_page.
Exemption Case - Continued from page 1
cultural use, was deemed to fall under an exemption in state law for permits for non-residen-
tial agricultural buildings. In addition to storage space for agriculture uses, the barn report-
edly has two bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen, but the inspector had no evidence the
structure was being used as anyone’s residence. Dean subsequently told the Citrus County
Chronicle he sometimes allows visitors to stay there, and the question of whether it was a
residential dwelling on that basis was raised. The staff had ruled that because it had no
evidence that any rooms in the structure were being used as someone’s residence, the barn
fell under the exemption. What specifically constitutes a residential dwelling is not specifi-
cally defined in the statute. Because the complaint was deemed unfounded, the case had
ended there and the inspector had no need to notify Dean.
The citizen who initially complained, however, protested the staff findings to the
county commission at its March 10 meeting. Schembri said of the action he was taking, “In
response to the questions being raised about the agricultural exemptions on Sen. Charles
Dean’s barn, given the issues that have come up, I am taking what I consider an appellate
With rifles aiming skyward, civil war reenactment members salute the fallen dead of all battlefields.
step, and I am asking the Secretary of the Department of Community Affairs, Tom Pelham, to
The "Skirmish of Crystal River" was performed over the past weekend by hundreds of players from
give us an opinion on the case.”
three different re-enactment groups. Photo by Mike Moore
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