C M Y K Gifts for the guys www.newssun.com Ideas for the special man in your life Tough night Auburndale rolls EWS UN N -S LIVING, B12 past Sebring Highlands County’s Hometown Newspaper Since 1927 SPORTS, B1 Friday-Saturday, December 20-21, 2013 Volume 94/Number 151 | 50 cents Code enforcement complaints to remain anonymous By BARRY FOSTER 30 percent of claims unfounded, likely neighbor disputes Handley suggested an agree- News-Sun correspondent ment might be reached with SEBRING – Highlands the Highlands County County commissioners have department would have plaints probably would The margin was 4-1 for told commissioners currently Sheriff's Office for a nearby agreed to continue to allow required a name, address and reduce the number of actions keeping the current system – that approximately 30 per- deputy to make an initial residents to anonymously telephone number for any- filed, commissioners agreed with Commissioner Jim cent of complaints were drive-by assessment of ini- complain about code body reporting a suspected in keeping the current sys- Brooks casting the lone dis- unfounded, and often are the tial reports before sending enforcement violations. violation. tem of being able to inform senting vote. result of disputes between code enforcement officers to Under a proposed new poli- Saying that making people the county on possible Highlands County Zoning neighbors. cy, the code enforcement accountable for filing com- breeches of the code. Supervisor Linda Conrad Commissioner Ron See CODE, A3 School Light ’em up 7 arrested grades will spark for home tougher standards invasion Group suspected of other Sebring High gets crimes, HCSO says B, while APHS, By PHIL ATTINGER LPHS get C’s
[email protected] SEBRING — Sheriff’s deputies News Service of Florida arrested six Avon Park residents and one High schools across the Sebring resident in connection with a state will face tougher stan- Lake Placid home invasion within 24 dards next year after more hours of the crime.