Sunday, March 21, 2010

Local Politics

Three-sided squabble may have to be settled by county

A three-sided squabble has bubbled now for the past two years, and on Tuesday boiled over into the Citrus County commission's chambers.

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County commission opens dialogue about user fees for parks, recreation

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All five Citrus County Commissioners today agreed that now is not the time to charge fees for using the county's parks and recreation areas.

But all five also agreed that fees are in the county's future.

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Commission implores legislative leaders to stop unemployment tax hike

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The chairman of the Citrus County Commission on Thursday sent a letter to Florida legislative leaders asking them to stop an automatic increase in the state’s unemployment taxes on employers.

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Tipped-over fire truck on training mission

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The Citrus County fire truck that tipped over on Feb. 5 on County Road 491 in rainy weather was on a training mission.

County Commission Chairman Gary Bartell, who was quoted in a local newspaper, said today his remarks were put in the wrong context.

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County concerned about unemployment compensation tax hike

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The Citrus County Commission is concerned about a twelvefold increase in the state unemployment compensation tax.

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County massages economic landscape with EDC contract

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Citrus County has inked a deal that gives it what it wants - a new contract with the Economic Development Council.

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Commission to discuss recreation fees, privatizing utilities

The Citrus County Commission will hold its regular meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the courthouse in Inverness and will consider a number of issues, including:

  • A 2:10 p.m. presentation by Commission Joe Meek regarding the newly constituted Citrus County Economic Development Council funding agreement.
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For Citrus County, it's all about jobs

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An Inverness masonry contractor's address to the Citrus County Commission on Tuesday put the county's unemployment picture in focus.

Ray Stevenson, of Ray Stevenson Masonry, made a plea to county commissioners to help those now jobless, or virtually jobless, find work in the county.

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BOCC given poor voting marks by Citrus County Council

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The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners got poor marks for recent approvals of changes to Comprehensive Plan Amendments 13, 14 and 15.

Taking the BOCC to task was Theodora Rusnak, President of the Citrus County Council, on behalf of the council.

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County commission sets special preliminary budget workshop

The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners will hold a special budget workshop at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at the Citrus County Historic Courthouse at One Courthouse Square in Inverness.

The old, historic courthouse is located on the square, adjacent to the new county courthouse at 110 N. Apopka Ave.

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COMMUNITY

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Teacher & Employee of the Year

The Citrus County Education Foundation has honored its Teacher and Employee of the Year. Ceremonies were held at the Citrus Hills Country Club

FEATURES

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Weapon against child porn

The Citrus County Sheriff's Office has a new tool to help with cases involving sex crimes and juvenile victims.

COLUMNS/BLOGS

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So Bad, They're Good

Citrus County's SERT team proved they had what it takes during a competition in Orange County. Red all about it.

COUNTY

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New restaurateur in town

Ann Marie Pollard, well known in Beverly Hills, has won the bid to operate the café in the Citrus County Resource Center in Lecanto.

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