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Showers possible. 72 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com JUNE 18, 2021 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community $1 VOL. 126 ISSUE 254 SO YOU KNOW I The Florida Department of Judge: Shooting unjustified Health has ceased the daily COVID-19 reports that have been Howard rules BH man wasn’t acting in self-defense when he shot neighbor used to track Ball was reason- Had Howard he shot Dorbert on South Dorbert had his hands up changes in the BUSTER ably defending found Ball was in Monroe Street because he and was 10 feet away from number of THOMPSON Staff writer himself against his right to shoot was hiding his gun ille- Ball when Ball had his coronavirus cases 32-year-old and kill Dorbert gally beforehand, making pistol drawn on him, but and deaths in the Michael Kenneth Ball’s Dorbert during an under Florida’s Ball ineligible for the Ball decided in that mo- state. fatal shooting of Tyler argument the laws on justifiable state’s self-defense ment of calm to open fire. Dorbert in their Beverly morning of March use of force, the protections. “There was silence, and Hills neighborhood was 25, 2020. judge would have Assistant Public De- then a bang,” the judge NEWS not justified. Ball remains Michael granted Ball im- fender Ed Spaight, Ball’s said, adding Ball had no BRIEFS Circuit Court Judge scheduled to Ball munity from fur- lawyer, said his client reasonable belief Dorbert Richard “Ric” Howard stand trial the week of ther prosecution. was lawfully armed be- was going to harm him. made the ruling Thurs- Aug. 2 on charges of Citing evidence and tes- cause he was in the im- “You took the gun and City to host day, June 17, ending a second-degree murder timony from the hearing, mediate vicinity of his shot him in the heart.” week-long two-day hearing to deter- and carrying a concealed Howard said Ball was house. mine whether 64-year-old firearm without a permit. committing a crime when Howard also noted See COURT/Page A6 charrette The public is invited to participate in the city of Crystal River’s week-long planning charrette June 21-25, where the city and its consultant will ‘Yappy Hour’ to benefit pet clinic host a series of meetings and workshops to de- velop a civic master plan. This highly illustrative document will address development opportuni- ties, preservation con- cerns, and environmental needs within the community. There are several ways to participate, starting with the kickoff and hands-on design session at 6 p.m. Monday, June 21 at Crystal River High School. For more information, go to www.crystalriver civicmasterplan.com. Gov. signs bill limiting gas station rules Gov. Ron DeSantis an- nounced late Wednesday he had signed 24 bills, in- cluding a measure to limit local-government regula- tion of gas stations. The gas-station law (SB 839) will block local governments from pre- venting the siting or de- velopment of stations. The bill also will prevent mandating infrastructure, including electric vehicle charging stations, on fuel retailers. The Sierra Club said this week that the changes will make “the MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle transition to electric vehi- Humanitarians of Florida Inc. surgical technician Deana Litle, left, administers a liquid to a kitten Tuesday, June 15, at the Humanitarians’ cles more difficult.” Sen. clinic in Lecanto. The clinic will hold a fundraiser July 3, to raise funds to offset costs incurred over the last year as many families have Travis Hutson, a St. Au- struggled to pay for pet care during the pandemic. gustine Republican who sponsored the bill, argued on the Senate floor in Humanitarians of Florida brings low-cost pet care services to county March that the changes NANCY KENNEDY checkups to elective clinic even opens. pay for services),” said In the past, the Hu- will allow local govern- Staff writer surgeries. It’s a busy place and practice manager manitarians have had ments to advance clean Since it opened in has been ever since it Audie Montgomery. yard sales and bake energy without prohibiting n an average 1980, the clinic has so opened, and as a non- Also, people often sales to raise money to already-existing fuel weekday, staff at far done 78,399 spays/ profit organization, it bring in injured ani- help these animals. sources. Othe Humanitari- neuters on cats and relies on donations and mals and surrender Plus, they operate a ans of Florida low-cost dogs — plus one rabbit fundraising events. them to the clinic. thrift store, which gen- Court says no veterinary clinic in Le- and a peacock. “Lately we’ve been When that happens, erates income, and they to marijuana canto take care of be- Most mornings, it’s not getting a lot of emer- they raise funds to treat work with several res- tween 75 and 100 uncommon to have as gencies, pets hit by cars them and bring them cue organizations that ballot proposal animal clients, from many as 10 people and or sick pets in general, back to health, then provide funding. TALLAHASSEE — A shots to dental clean- their pets waiting in the and a lot of people do find them good homes, proposed constitutional ings and claw clippings, parking lot before the not have any money (to Montgomery said. See PETS/Page A7 amendment to allow recre- ational marijuana use in Florida won’t be on the 2022 ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the ballot lan- Multi-use path linking Program offers guage was misleading. The court, in a 5-2 deci- sion, said proposed ballot language that says mari- parkway, US 19 proposed ‘signing bonus’ to juana is “for limited use and growing by persons twenty-one years of age or Project would be funded from state coffers older” is misleading. The eligible workers MICHAEL D. BATES The Hernando-Citrus county’s project manager, court said nothing in the Chronicle County received. proposal’s actual wording Staff writer Metropolitan Planning Or- said a consultant with the ganization (MPO) board Florida Department of The sign-on bonus limits marijuana use. A multi-use path allowing agreed in consensus Transportation (FDOT) con- In mid-May, Career- program is open to any The proposed amend- pedestrians and bicyclists to Thursday to support the tacted him about whether Source Citrus Levy employers and jobs ment, called “Regulate make an uninterrupted state’s proposal to build he believed the county Marion began a trial seekers who want to par- Marijuana in a Manner journey from the Suncoast the 6.5-mile path, espe- would be interested in a sign-on bonus program ticipate, according to Ar- Similar to Alcohol to Es- Parkway Trail at the U.S. 98 cially since it fits right in new path at the same time it in Citrus County. dath Prendergast, vice tablish Age, Licensing, interchange west to U.S. 19 with the county’s commit- resurfaces and makes me- The program was president/operations and Other Restrictions,” in Homosassa could be- ment to build intercon- dian improvements along funded through left- & BRE for the Citrus already faced an uphill come reality. nected trails and paths that stretch of road. over monies from the County Chamber of battle. 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