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1A FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 19 & 20, 2013 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Spray field project backed Commissioners OK spray field into a wetland treat- While all commissioners were in approved. ment system. favor of any action that would ben- Several commissioners claimed $100K to help fund The plan is to convert 334 efit the Ichetucknee Springshed, that they had very little knowl- July 19 conversion to wetland. acres of spray fields near Sisters they raised concerns about the edge of the project. Welcome Road and CR 242 to actual details of the plan, includ- Minnis told commissioners that Humane Soc. fundraiser By STEVEN RICHMOND a man-made wetland to filter ing proposed design, layout and the estimated $4.8 million project The Lake City Humane [email protected] nitrates out of wastewater, Steven long-term impact. Their primary would involve construction of a Society is holding a raffle Minnis, Suwannee River Water concerns were about the wetland’s man-made wetland area that would for a beach blanket hand- The County Commission unani- Management District’s director of stability during hurricanes, its filter out about 77,350 pounds of made by Kathy Dixon and mously approved $100,000 of fund- government affairs and communi- impact on local wildlife and the nitrates per year and ultimately donated to the society. ing Thursday night toward a plan cations, said during a presentation lack of control the commission Tickets are $1 each. The to convert Lake City’s wastewater at the commission meeting. would have over the project, if FUNDS continued on 3A drawing will be Aug. 3 at the Gleason Mall. The blan- ket can be seen and tickets purchased at Creative Ideas Hair Salon, 819 SW Alachua School Ave. Call (386) 438-8488. July 20 protest Cake decorating contest The Lake City Mall will have a cake decorating con- proves test from 2 to 4 p.m. as a fundraiser for Hospice of the Nature Coast. Area bak- futile ers, both amateur and pro- fessional, are being sought Neighbors’ ire fizzles to enter the competition. after attempt to get Participants will bring a blank cake, with all nec- permits revoked. essary materials to deco- rate their cakes publicly at By AMANDA WILLIAMSON the mall — Food Network [email protected] style. “celebrity” judges will judge the entries and then A controversy between will auction off the deco- New Generation Christian rated cakes to raise money School and its neigh- to support the programs bors fizzled out during the and services provided by County Commission meeting the hospice. Space is lim- Thursday night after hom- ited. Contact Josh at (352) eowners real- 262-4768 or jlipshitz@hos- JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter ized the coun- piceofcitrus.org for more A road crew from Curt’s Construction works on the new entrance to Columbia High School on County Road 252 ty couldn’t information and to enter. on Thursday. The project is expected to be completed by mid-August, weather permitting. revoke the school’s per- Toy show mits. A nostalgic and collect- R e c e n t l y, ible toy show will be held New CHS entrance expected modular class- from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at rooms began Dowling the Wellborn Community to appear on Association Inc., 1340 to be ready when school starts a formerly Eighth St., off County Road v e g e t a t e d 137, in Wellborn. Project’s goal: Reduce includes construction work in the “The school board initiated plot along Admission is $3 for adults; county’s right-of-way. the project because of concerns S o u t h w e s t children 10 and younger, traffic congestion “The work is the final course they had, and the Department M a r v i n active-duty military and mil- of asphalt — the top layer of of Transportation got involved B u r n e t t itary veterans get in free. on CR 252, US 41/441 the driving surface, and the final because of the traffic congestion Road as New Early viewing will be avail- dressing out. We’ve still yet to on U.S. 41/441,” Williams said. Generation Gorman able at 8:30 a.m. for a $10 By TONY BRITT layout the sod and miscellaneous Donnie Harrison, CHS assis- C h r i s t i a n fee. There will be Southern [email protected] small items,” Williams said. tant principal, said school offi- School moved barbecue, other foods and The improvements involve cials were hoping to have the into the area. Flooding forced drinks available. Construction work on the new about 1,800 feet of roadway, with road completed for the 2012-13 the school to abandon its pre- Door prizes will be given Columbia High School entrance new side drains, extensions of old school year, but it was pushed vious location, but residents out. Admission profits will is expected to be completed when culverts and replacement of some back by Tropical Storm Debby. don’t seem to like that the be donated to Operation school begins next month. existing culverts. He seemed pleased to learn the school has been allowed in Shoebox, a military aid char- “The project is still under con- Construction began in early project was slated for completion ity, through the Southern struction and projected to be com- June. before classes resume, offering SCHOOL continued on 3A Knights Street Rodders pleted before school starts back,” “The county has self-performed traffic congestion relief. Club. For dealer informa- said Chad Williams, Columbia a large portion of the work and “This (new entrance) is really tion, call (386) 935-4583 or County engineer for the project. has contracted out a portion to going to help our traffic flows email donr@windstream. Williams said he expects the Curt’s Construction,” Williams around the school area, for our Governor net. project to be completed Aug. said. neighbors and with our busi- 19, which happens to be the day The project’s purpose is to alle- ness,” he said. jumps gun Pick your seat classes are scheduled to start. viate traffic congestion on County Florida Gateway College The project’s remaining work Road 252 and U.S. 41/441. ENTRANCE continued on 3A will have a “Pick Your Seat” on jobless event for people interest- ed in buying season tick- rate news ets to the 2013-14 FGC Entertainment shows. The Peanut boil tradition continues County-by-county session will be from 9 a.m. unemployment to 2 p.m. at the college’s Performing Arts Center. Ex-commissioner figures come today. Season tickets are $150 for the general public and welcomes all county By JIM TURNER $100 for FGC students, fac- residents to his home. The News Service of Florida ulty and staff. Tickets for individual shows will go By STEVEN RICHMOND TALLAHASSEE — The on sale July 29. For more [email protected] unemployment rate in information about the sea- Florida held steady at 7.1 olumbia County resi- son lineup, go to www. percent in June, Gov. Rick dents will be treated to fgcentertainment.com. Scott announced Thursday a weekend of music, — unexpectedly pre-empting peanuts, sweets and fel- Extension program the scheduled Friday release lowship at former coun- Columbia County of the figures and offering Cty commissioner Kenneth Witt’s Extension will present good news on an otherwise annual peanut boil Saturday. a program, “Keep Your bad news day. The celebration happens to Backyard Pet-Safe and The latest numbers show an coincide with Witt’s 80th birthday, Invasive-Free,” at 1:30 p.m. additional 2,300 private-sector although he prefers the event to at the Columbia County jobs in the Sunshine State. focus more on the community. Library, 308 NW Columbia JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter “The creation of more than What began as a simple family Ave. The program about Kenneth Witt sits next to a spring-fed pond near his home. Witt will host his 2,000 private-sector jobs last get-together in the 1960s eventu- innocent looking plants annual peanut boil, along with his 80th birthday celebration, at his home at month is further evidence of ally grew over the years. Notable that can poison your pet 1277 SE County Road 349. Witt’s birthday was Tuesday. the state’s continuing eco- members of the community, like will be presented by Master nomic recovery,” Scott said Bascom Norris, started helping Gardener Pat Watkins and people arrived that Witt decided to 12 bushels (about 500 pounds) of in a release that caught many Witt and friends pick peanuts for extension agent Nichelle just buy his peanuts instead. the boil. After a few years, so many continued on 3A Demorest. 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