2.75 Million Is Awarded to Suwannee Landing Developers Continued from Page 1A the Amount of $68,145
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Suwannee Democrat 128th YEAR, NO. 91 | 2 SECTIONS, 30 PAGES Wednesday Edition — August 28, 2013 50 CENTS Serving Suwannee County since 1884, including Live Oak, Wellborn, Dowling Park, Branford, McAlpin and O’Brien -Photo: Tammy Johns Photography • $36K raised so far for charity from police ball • LOPD’s Casino Royale a hit • Checks keep coming in, says chief • Page 16A Melody Church Pumpkin Patch $2.75 million is awarded to FREE opens Oct. 6, HAIRCUT Details, 3A DETAILS, PAGE 5A Suwannee Landing developers Judge rules Suwannee County breached contract with TSS Development “It would be clearly improper, unlawful and unjust for the (county) to benefit from its poor decision/bargain to the detriment of the (developer/TSS).” - Third Circuit Judge David Fina By Bryant Thigpen [email protected] The gates at Suwannee Landing remain closed. File photo Third Circuit Judge David Fina 19.47 acres that was conveyed to the project in reliance on the de- said Suwannee County breached a the county by the developer. velopment agreement. However, development agreement with TSS Daniel Webster, the attorney Fina found that many expenditures A view of room 45 at the Douglass Center af- Development in his final judgment representing TSS owner Fred listed as damages “were not ter being destroyed by fire Saturday. Cause of signed Friday. Fina has ordered Treadway, was seeking to recover proven to be expended solely on fire is arson. (Live Oak Fire Department photo) the county to pay TSS $2.75 mil- damages totaling $4,649,079.48 lion in damages plus $68,145 for he believes his client invested in SEE $2.75M, PAGE 15A Arson at Douglass Center under investigation says PD By Bryant Thigpen used to house Suwannee [email protected] Middle School. Adjacent rooms 44 and 46 were SRWMD explains Live Oak Police Detec- both damaged from ex- tive Justin Bates told the cessive smoke. Democrat Monday an in- Crews with LOFD ar- minimum flows/levels vestigation is underway rived to black smoke bil- By Joyce Marie Taylor on the structure fire that lowing from part of the [email protected] building. The fire was happened Saturday at the Jon Dinges, assistant executive director of Douglass Center. The fire quickly extinguished but was determined to be ar- not before severely dam- Suwannee River Water Management District (SR- son by the Live Oak Fire aging three rooms. WMD), explained minimum flows and levels for Department. According to Bates, the the lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee rivers and The fire destroyed room springs at a recent meeting. 45 at the Center which SEE ARSON, PAGE 15A SRWMD, 12A John Dinges Live Oak Charter Review Committee 1st meeting Update: 4 murder Church parsonage >> Councilors to give reasons for review on trials continued catches fire Sunday Sept. 17 to committee By Bryant Thigpen 12803 225th Rd., was By Bryant Thigpen reported structure fire bryant.thigpen@ hosting a party and bryant.thigpen@ at 1202 7th St. South- By Andrew McGee gaflnews.com cookout at his home gaflnews.com west, Live Oak, which [email protected] with 11 people in atten- was being utilized as Separate trials for dance. At approximate- An unattended pot on the parsonage for The The Live Oak Charter Review four accused of murder ly 10 p.m. on Jan. 26, a heated stove was the Triumph Church & Committee had their first meeting have been continued six of the party goers cause of a fire at a local Kingdom of God in Tuesday, Aug. 20, to plan a meet- until pre-trial in Sep- got into a fight. church parsonage, ac- Christ. ing to allow city of Live Oak tember, according to the Shortly after the fight cording to the Live Oak Upon arrival, the councilmen to voice their reasons Suwannee County had broken up, Cole Fire Department. crew saw light smoke for wanting changes to the Live Clerk of the Circuit went into his home and According to a coming from the front Oak Charter. According to City Court’s Office. retrieved a 30.06 rifle. LOFD report, on Sun- door and the eves of the Clerk John Gill, the Committee Mike Williams, 46, day at approximately structure. A one and City Clerk John Gill. Marcus Cole 8:54 p.m., trucks E-7 - Photo: Andrew McGee 1st meeting, 12A Marcus Cole, 40, of SEE UPDATE, PAGE 15A and L-1 responded to a SEE CHURCH, PAGE 15A SUWANNEE INDEX: COUNTY, Arrests ..............................2A Valdosta treatment plant fails again TENTATIVE Branford News ................9A The total suspended solids result Classifieds ......................10B >> No raw sewage spilled into river, say officials BUDGET, for the effluent sample collected Community Calendar ..4-5B ASSESSMENT, Staff and press release reports overload at the WWTP. As a result Aug. 22 was 203 milligrams per Legal Notices ..................4B The Withlacoochee Wastewater of a peak hourly flow of 15.58 liter. This is greater than 1.5 times MILLAGE Obituaries ......................11A DATES Treatment Plant in Valdosta has million gallons, the incident led to the weekly average of 45 mil- Sports ............................1-3B suffered another failure due to re- a discharge of total suspended ligrams per liter allowed by the Suwannee Suwannee Living..............4A cent rains and moderate flooding solids in excess of the National NPDES permit, which constitutes County TV Guide ......................6-8B of the Little and Withlacoochee Pollutant Discharge Elimination Thursday, Sept. 5 at 6:15 p.m. Viewpoint ......................10A rivers. This has caused a hydraulic System (NPDES) permit limit. 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Harrison Fax, 386-364-5578 the entire arrest record each Patrol Poss Drug Para: DTF- D. Live Oak, FL, DWLS/R Aug 26, Earl Poole, 52, Email, [email protected] week. If your name appears FWC-Florida Wildlife Slaughter Knowlingly, VOP O/C Petit 11179 112th St, Live Oak, Mail, P. O. B ox 3 7 0 here and you are later found Commission Aug 22, Ryan D White, Theft, 1st Appear/WFW/PD FL Agg Battery (Dom Viol), Live Oak, FL 32064 not guilty or the charges are DOT-Department of 25, 5721 CR 136A, Live Appt: LOPD- A. Hernandez Battery (Dom Viol): SCSO- Office, 211 Howard Street East dropped, we will be happy Transportation Oak, FL, Poss -20 Cannabis: Aug 24, Isidro Gomez- T. Meeks I Publisher, to make note of this in the OALE-Office of Agricul- SCSODTF- T. Warren Juarez, 25, 615 Georgia Aug 26, Everette Maurice Myra Regan, ext. 122 newspaper when judicial tural Law Enforcement Aug 22, Chad Dean Smi- Ave, Live Oak, FL, Battery, Jenkins, 23, 820 SW 2nd St, proof is presented to us by P & P-Probation and Pa- ley, 32, 9543 116th Place, Poss -20G Marijuana: Live Oak, FL, Burg of a you or the authorities. role Live Oak, FL, Lafayette Co LOPD- K. Kirby Conveyance, Petit Theft: CONTACT US WITH The following abbrevia- USMS-US Marshals Ser- VOP: SCSODTF- T. Roper Aug 25, Hector Agapita- SCSO- K. Descarreaux tions are used below: vice Aug 22, Carlos Castro- Vega, 40, 119 Road, Live Aug 26, Sherry Lynn YOUR COMMENTS SCSO-Suwannee County ATF-Department of Alco- Ortiz, 46, 514 Duval St, Oak, FL, Tresspass After Santangelo, 44, 6886 59th Sheriff’s Office hol, Tobacco and Firearms Live Oak, FL, Witr of Bodi- Warning, 1st Dr, Live Oak, FL, VOP O/C If you have any questions or LOPD-Live Oak Police DOC-Department of Cor- ly Attachment Child Sup- Appear/WFW/PD Appt: S/M/D Drugs: SCSODTF- concerns, call us at 386-362-1734 Department rections port: LOPD- J. Rountree SCSO- T. Roberts J. Cameron or visit our Website at FDLE-Florida Depart- Aug 22, Roy Kingdom, Aug 22, Quinton Joitrai Aug 25, Carol Joyce Aug 26, Elias Mendoza, www.suwanneedemocrat.com Philmore, 30, 10562 128th Daspit, 56, 13040 CR 137, 29, 909 Brown Ave, Live Street, Live Oak, FL, Wellborn, FL, Grand Theft Oak, FL, VOP-No Valid Morgan Family DWLS/R: LOPD- Sgt J. II: SCSO- M. Landis DL, Cash Bond Only: Roundtree Aug 25, Jennifer Ann SCSO- J. Zimmerman NEWSROOM Aug 22, Angela Jo Star- Goldstein, 37, 10388 198th Aug 26, Marvin I Editor, Dentistry ling, 52, 1809 2nd Street, Terrace, O'Brien, FL, Poss Williams, Jr., 35, 1611 Jeff Waters, ext. 131 Family Family DentistryDentistry –– EndodonticsEndodontics –– ImplantsImplants Apt A-6, Live Oak, FL, Re- Controlled Substance: Marion Street, Valdosta, I Reporter, CosmeticCosmetic DentistryDentistry –– OralOral SedationSedation –– OrthodonticsOrthodontics sisting Officer W/Viol: SCSO- B. Castor GA, Grand Theft, Felony Andrew McGee, ext. 132 SCSO- M.