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Wednesday July 10, 2013
Inglis, FL 34449
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Sally Price - Correspondent
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Squawk Box
Inglis Attorney
Contract Reviewed
Tuesday’s (July 9th) Inglis Commission
meeting was held after The Newscaster
went to press. Here’s a rundown of the
agenda, and you can always go to the-
newscaster.com and click on the audio
link on the home page to listen to the en-
tire meeting.
1. Attorney Comments:
A. Status of Lambert Trailer issue.
B. Status of Sandra Davis CDBG Home.
2. Ordinances/Resolutions:
A. Final Reading Ord. 04-13 Ref: Repeal-
ing Sections 38-31, 38-2, 38-34 and 38-
34 of the Town of Inglis Code.
B. Final Reading Ord. O5-13 Ref:
Amending Section 2-262 (Purchasing
Policy).
3. Contracts/Agreements:
A. Agreement for Legal Services be-
tween the Town of Inglis and Attorney
Bradly Roger Bettin, Sr., P.A. Bettin sub-
mitted invoices for the month of June,
2013 totaling $5587.00. That compares
Summer Fish Kill - Lake Victor is a popular, 130-acre FWC-managed impoundment in Holmes County. Unfortunately, in June it seems like a
to invoices for the month of June 2012
case of nature taking its course and, it happens throughout the state each summer. In this case, it appears that heavy rainfalls flushed organic
totaling $2313.50. You can read all in-
matter into the lake and the organic matter began to decompose, resulting in a low-dissolved-oxygen (DO) fish kill. As in most such cases, the
voices submitted by the attorney on the-
die-off did not kill all of the fish, and when the water cleared and the sun came out, oxygen levels recovered and biologists observed numerous
newscaster.com. Click on the Inglis link
surviving fish. Several continuous days of cloudy weather can repeatedly drop the oxygen level. FWC Photo.
on our homepage.
Homosassa man arrested for
Dunnellon Man
Old Business:
burglary of residence, theft
Killed in Single
A. Veterans Memorial between Capital
City Bank and Town Hall. (Com Price)
B. Discuss status of Lambert trailer at
was cut and there were pry marks around the
Car Crash
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
south Levy Rec. Park. (Mayor)
door latch, in addition to the broken glass
C. Discuss Laptop issue. ( Com. Ely)
Dale E. Dicks, 59, 10360 W. Oliver
noted earlier. She observed a small amount
D. Scrapping out Spiractor, Bucket Truck
St., Homosassa, FL, was arrested by the Cit-
From Florida Highway Patrol
of blood on the screen porch door and sever-
Issue. ( Com. Ely)
rus County Sheriff s Office, July 7, charged
al droplets of blood on the ground where the
2. New Business:
A crash in Marion County, July
with felony grand theft of a dwelling ($100
broken glass door was.There
A. To set Proposed Millage rate for
8, took the life of a 76 year-old Dunnellon
or more, but less than $300) and burglary of
were also three sliding glass
2013/2014 fiscal budget. (Town Clerk)
man, Arthur A. Saraceni, Jr. According to
an unoccupied residence. His total bond was
doors that led onto the screen
B. To set Proposed date of First Pub-
the Florida Highway Patrol,
set at $5,000.
porch, and the one on the east
lic Budget Hearing for fiscal budget
Mr. Saraceni was driving a 2009
On the same date, about 3:24 a.m.,
end of the residence had blood
2013/2014. (Town Clerk)
Nissan Frontier, heading north on U.S. Hwy.
a residential alarm indicating a glass break
on it, along with pry marks.
Dicks
C.All issued equipment to Town employ-
41, south of S.W. 88th Place Rd.at 5:45 a.m.
was received from a residence located at
In the bedroom, the
ees to be turned in on the date of separa-
when his vehicle veered left before crossing
10445 W. Main St., Homosassa. A deputy
top drawer to the armoire was open, a crow-
tion from the Town with a signed release.
the southbound lane of U.S. 41, leaving the
arrived at the alarm location at 3:47 a.m.,
bar was lying on the bed, and a pillow was
(Mayor Kirkland)
roadway to the west shoulder. The Nissan
parked on Central St. and walked to the
lying at the head of the bed was missing its
D. Discuss Town Cars to stay in com-
continued in a northwesterly direction for
backyard. As she approached the residence,
(matching pink) pillowcase.
pound. (Com. Ely)
several hundred feet before colliding with a
she made contact with a K-9 deputy. She
After they cleared the residence,
Continued on page 8 - Squawk Box
pine tree. The Nissan rotated counter-clock-
noted that the rear glass door was broken,
the three deputies went back into the back-
wise, approximately a quarter turn, before
and a short distance from the residence, a
Find a place to cool off
yard, and the K-9 deputy got his K-9 partner,
coming to rest, facing northwest, against the
wad of pink material was lying in the back
Zeus, to track the suspect. As Zeus walked
Read Dawn's Front
tree. Mr.Saraceni was transported to Ocala
yard. When another officer arrived, the dep-
toward the pink pillowcase lying on the
Porch on page 11
Regional Medical Center by Marion County
uties entered the back screened porch, and
ground a short distance from the wood line,
Continued on page 3 - Fatal Crash
the arresting deputy noted that the screen
Continued on page 4 - Burglary