THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
PAGE 8 - March 30, 2011
Feb. Unemployment Rate Drops - Continued from page 1
PLANNING COMMISSION
decline since 1992, said Becky Rust, AWI’s head of Labor Market Statistics.
“That’s a very positive sign,” Rust said, adding that 14 of the state’s 22 metropoli-
A public hearing on each petition as described below will be conducted by the
tan statistical areas (MSAs) experienced growth.
Planning Commission on Monday, April 4, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the
The Ocala MSA continues to post the second-highest unemployment rate in the
matter may be heard during the course of action. The hearing will be held in the Levy
state behind Palm Coast with 14.9 percent. In terms of job losses, the Ocala MSA is down
County Courthouse, 355 South Court Street, Bronson, Florida. The Planning Commis-
1,000 jobs over the year which, at 1.1 percent, represents the third steepest rate of decline
sion is not bound to consider the petitions in the order listed in this notice. Any of these
in the state and the 44th consecutive month of job loss.
petitions may be considered as soon as the meeting commences.
Rust said Ocala continues to be hampered by industry declines in construction
FP 4-10 McMillen Surveying representing Cheryl Crane and Joy Smith, peti-
and finance. However, while education and health services continues to post positive gains,
tioning the board for a Final Plat of “Crane Acres,” a subdivision located N ½ of the NW
up 400 jobs or 3 percent during the past 12 months, that sector has been joined by transpor-
1/4 of the NW 1/4, in Section 12, Township 13S, Range 18E, less right of way for NE SR
tation and utilities, with 100 jobs for an increase of 4.3 percent since February 2010. Retail
121 and CR-502, being 17.9 acres more or less.
trade also posted a slight uptick.
SE 3-10 TARMAC America, LLC, (applicant), Plum Creek Timberlands, LP
Out of a regional labor force of 207,373, there were 26,418 without jobs in Febru-
(property owner), petitioning the board for a Special Exception for a Major Mining Oper-
ary, a drop of 2,279 in the total number unemployed.
ation to mine approximately 2757 acres of land within the project area. The purpose of the
If the labor force shrank concomitantly, without growth in the number of em-
mining operation is for the production of FDOT approved construction grade aggregate
ployed, it could mean that discouraged job seekers had given up the search for work during
to be used in building and road construction. Said parcel is located in all or portions of
the month. However, while the region’s labor force shrank slightly -- down just 747 – the
Sections 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22 & 23; All lying in Township 16S, Range16E,
number of employed in Marion County during February was 114,928 or an increase of
Levy County, Florida. Total project area: 4751 acres more or less. Said parcel is located
1,029 with jobs. At the same time, the number of jobless in Marion County dropped by
within an “F/RR” Forestry/Rural Residential zone.
1,479 to 17,444.
Copies of said petitions with complete legal descriptions and subsequent staff
In Citrus County, the number of employed individuals rose by 548 to 50,768
reports will be available for review at the Levy County Development Department. For
while those unemployed fell by 726. And in Levy County, the number of those with jobs
Information call 352-486-5203. Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard
increased by 63 to 15,260 while those jobs remained dropped by 182 to 1,962.
regarding the proposed petitions. Any person requiring reasonable accommodations to
Woodring said that Workforce Connection business development services include
participate in this meeting should contact the County Commissioners Administration Of-
on-the-job training, paid internships and financial incentives. She added that Workforce
fice at 352-486-5218.
Connection continues to work with economic development partners throughout the three-
SHOULD ANY AGENCY OR PERSON DECIDE TO APPEAL ANY DECI-
county region to bring new employers to the area as well as to provide services and hiring
SION MADE BY THE BOARD WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED
and training incentives that help new and existing businesses, large and small. Workforce
AT SUCH MEETING, A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING, AND FOR SUCH PUR-
Connection has partnered with the Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce as spon-
POSE, A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED, WHICH RE-
sor of the chamber’s Power of One series.
CORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE AP-
To get a full copy of the February 2011 Unemployment Data or to find out more
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