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For one day only, Friday, April 15, any person with an outstanding Citrus County

On May 7, Democrats from each of Florida's 27 Congressional Districts will

traffic ticket or criminal fine and fee will be allowed to pay those charges in full without

meet in district caucuses to elect 135 district-level delegates to the Democratic National

paying the 25% collection fee. "Amnesty on Tax Day" will also clear the way to reinstate

Convention. The Citrus County caucus will be held at the Beverly Hills Community

suspended driver's licenses, once they have paid in full. You can take advantage of this

Building, 1 Civic Center, Beverly Hills, FL on Saturday, May 7, 2016 from 10:00 am to

one day offer by visiting the Citrus County Courthouse, 110 N. Apopka Ave., Inverness, or

2:00 pm. From Congressional District 11, three delegates, two female and one male, will

the West Citrus Government Center, 1540 N. Meadowcrest Blvd., Crystal River. Custom-

be elected representing Hillary Clinton. Two delegates, one female and one male, will

ers can also make payments over the phone by calling 352-341-6424 during usual business

be elected representing Bernie Sanders. All Citrus County Democrats are encouraged to

hours of 8:00am to 5:00pm. Payments in full will be accepted by cash, check, money order

come out and vote on May 7. Voters are required to bring a photo ID. A voter registration

or credit card. If using a credit card, please note that the credit card vendor will assesses a

card is also preferred, but not required.

The results of Florida's March 15 Presidential Primary Election were used to ap-

Man charged in burglary says he wanted toilet

portion delegates to the National Convention in Philadelphia on July 25-28. After the

Congressional District caucuses, the district level delegates will meet to select 27 ad-

tissue to blow his nose

ditional Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) delegates, 45 At-Large Del-

egates, and 17 At-Large Alternates to the Democratic National Convention. The Florida

A 24 year-old Dunnellon who was arrested on a burglary charge, told deputies he

Democratic Party Delegate Selection process ensures all Democrats have a voice in the

noticed that a house was vacant, so he went inside and stole a roll of toilet paper so he could

national convention and the delegation represents the tremendous diversity of the Florida

Michael Anthony Andriuolo, 10434 N. Allegheny Way, was charged with petit

Tourism Development Council Awards

theft with a value less than $100 (toilet paper valued at 35 cents) and (felony) burglary of

an unoccupied residence. His total bond was set at $10,500.

Funds to Two Local Organizations

A deputy was dispatched to a N. Citrus Springs Blvd., Citrus Springs residence

about 12:12 pm and spoke with the complainant, who described Andriuolo and told the

The Citrus County Tourism Development Council (TDC) awarded a total of

deputy she'd seen him enter the vacant residence across the street from her, wearing a black

$2200 in grants for tourism related initiatives to two Citrus County Non-profit organiza-

and white striped jacket and carrying a blue backpack. She said he'd left, but she'd lost

tions on Wednesday, March 23 at their regularly scheduled meeting.

sight of him when he'd crested a hill.

The Council awarded $1,200 to One Rake at a Time for advertising and promotion

The deputy searched neighboring streets and soon located Andriuolo, who

of the inaugural Blues and Brews Festival to be held in Downtown Crystal River and Kings

matched the description given by the witness. The deputy told him he was detaining him as

Bay on June 11. It also awarded $1,000 to the Citrus County Historical Society to assist in

the suspect in a burglary. Andriuolo told the deputy that he had not committed a burglary.

the production of a new brochure promoting all three of the county's historical museums to

Andriuolo said, as he was passing by, he noticed that the front door had an unsecured pad-

visitors in a single brochure.

lock that held keys to the residence. He said that he took one of the keys, unlocked the front

Blues and Brews is a fund-raising festival which the community organization One

door and went in, because he needed to blow his nose. He said he'd been inside about 15

Rake at a Time has created in its effort to fund a proposed aquarium on the shores of Kings

minutes, and he'd taken a roll of toilet paper. He said when he left the residence, he left the

Bay in Crystal River. The festival will celebrate both Citrus County's blueberry growers

key in the door. The arrest report stated that deputies found a roll of toilet paper inside the

and the vibrant craft-beer brewing scene in Florida. The event in downtown Crystal River

will feature blueberries, beer tasting, live music, boat tours and other activities. The fes-

The property manager wanted to pursue charges. The report stated that the key

tival is scheduled for June 11th, a typically slow time of the year for tourism and, for that

was in the door, just as Andriuolo had said.

reason, of particular interest to the Tourism Development Council. The $1,200 will be

spent on advertising outside of the county designed to bring visitors in for overnight stays.

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"Research shows that an average party of overnight visitors spends $800 per visit," stated

Adam Thomas, Director of the Citrus County Visitors and Convention Bureau. "That's a he had no idea who had the BB gun or the X-Box.

significant stimulus to the local economy."

The report stated, that when looking through McKinsey's phone, there were Face-

The Citrus County Historical Society was awarded a $1,000 collateral materials book messages sent by McKinsey, asking for a ride to sell an X-Box. Keen's and McKin-

grant for its initiative to combine three separate informational brochures for the county's sey's bonds were each set at $50,000.

community history museums in Floral City, Inverness and Crystal River into a single uni-

The juvenile told detectives that he had gone back to the car when the yelling

fied brochure. The emphasis is to highlight the county's cultural resources in a way that began, and that he hadn't seen anyone with a gun, and he didn't know what was taken.

entices visitors to extend their stay in Citrus County by presenting additional activities to The boy stated that his mother had picked him up at a convenience store, sometime after

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do once they are here.

midnight, and that he was too intoxicated to remember anything. The youth's mother cor-

5093 S. OrwellDevelopment Council continues to seek new tourism initiatives. The roborated that the boy appeared to be intoxicated that night. The boy was also chaged with

The Tourism Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

next funding cycle begins in June when applications for funding are due. The TDC plans to robbery with a firearm. He was transported to the Department of Juvenile Detention in

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