THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
PAGE 8 - April 6, 2011
Car Wreck
Tarmac Takes Its "Case" To The
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Levy Planning Commission
ing the Beasley car, Rhiannon Castle (Inglis) saw the car flip into the ditch.. She said if
one minute in her Dunnellon trip had changed she would not have seen the car disappear.
When she saw the car upside down in the water the transmission fluid was floating on top
Tarmac America,LLC took its presentation to the Levy County Planning Com-
and she feared it was blood.
mission in a public hearing Monday night that lasted until about 1:30am. The hearing, for
She was going to jump in when Putch, pulled over and jumped in and pulled
a special exception was advertised in The Newscaster for two weeks. Expecting a large
Karen out. As he opened the door, the car filled up with water. Not wearing a seat belt
crowd the planning commission held the hearing in a court room. About a hundred people
played a big role along with the timing in saving Karen’s life according to Castle.
showed up, mostly to protest the mining operation. according to one observer, about 95%
The car was overturned, upside down in about 3 feet of water and not visible from
of those present apposed the mine.
Tarmac has stated that about 65 jobs will be created. During the construction
the roadway. Beasley, according to Crossman was transported to Seven Rivers Regional
phase an economic study estimates about 781 jobs will be created. An economic impact
Hospital for treatment. He said she was shaken, but otherwise looked to be okay. Watch the
study (supplied by Tarmac) released in January 2010 can be read online on The Newscast-
entire interview with fire chief Crossman at http://www.thenewscaster.com (home page).
er home page. Go to: http://www.thenewscaster.com. This hearing is just one of many steps
Storms in central Florida caused downed trees, power lines and flash flooding.
that Tarmac must take before being approved or denied by the Levy County Commission.
A tornado was reported between Cedar Key and Otter Creek in northern Levy County.
According to Grace Romero, Planning Commission Secretary and Zoning Code
Another tornado warning was issued for central Citrus county where tree limbs and power
Specialist, the atendees crowded into Courtroom A and spilled over into the hall. The
lines were reported down near Citrus Springs Elementary School.
outcome was approval by the Planning Commission to go to the Board of County Com-
Incarcerated Inglis man arrested on warrant
missioners. Voting yes were PC board members: Toni Collins, Thomas Harper, Vaughn
William E. Coggins, 39, 187 E. Cason Blvd., Inglis, who was already incarcerat-
Lee and Thad Barber. Ron Grant stood alone with a no vote. The planning commission
ed at the Citrus County Detention Facility, was arrested on a Citrus County arrest warrant,
board approval which will move up to the County Commissioner has multiple conditions
March 23, for Failure to Appear (in reference to an original charge of failure to pay a civil
attached to it according to Romero.
penalty within 30 days for violating Game and Fish Rules). His bond was set at $450 cash
Jim Farley, mayor of Crystal River and City mgr. Andy Houston testified their
or $4,500 surety.
concern over the impact the hundreds of trucks would have on their infrastructure. Inglis
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Planning Commission member Darryl Diamond said that "county officials need to concen-
trate on having the mine and other major impact projects pay their own way as part of the
at Plaza 40
concurrency element of the future comp plan. He said that Inglis and south Levy sheriff
Carting
coverage will need to be beefed up and Tarmac should pay for this." Jeff Harris, manager
Shopping Center
of the King Road Mine said, "We are very pleased with the decision by the Levy County
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Planning Commission to recommend approval of our Special Exception application for
Hwy. 40E, Inglis
the King Road Mine. Tarmac has invested seven years of study and planning for the King
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