Duke Gets OK to Hike Rates
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Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 NHL: Lightning celebrate Cup win in last hurrah /B1 FRIDAY TODAY C I T R U S C O U N T Y & next morning HIGH 89 S cattered LOW showers and s t o r m s . 75 PAGE A4 w w w .chronicleonline.c o m JULY 9, 2021 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community $1 VOL. 126 ISSUE 275 NEWS BRIEFS Duke gets OK to hike rates Elsa causes power outages Company cites costs from aftermath of tropical storms Eta, Isaias last year in county T r o p i c a l S t o r m E s a M I C HA E L their August bills. Eta in November 2020 and Both storms had been With a “devastating knocked pow er out for al- D. BATES Without comment, the Tropical Storm Isaias in hurricanes before weak- storm threatening por- Florida Public Service late July and early August ening as they approached tions of its service terri- m o s t 1 6 7 0 e l e c t r i c c u s - Staff writer Commission (PSC) on of last year. Florida. Both resulted in tory,” Duke Energy t o m e r s i n C t r u s C u n t y . Approximately 47,500 Thursday granted the com- Commercial and indus- power outages. Eta, which Florida mobilized 2,700 D uke Eergy reported a Citrus County residential pany’s rate hike request to trial customers will see an came ashore near Cedar contractors and other em- total of 81 outages; the customers of Duke En- recoup $16.7 million from increase between 0.2% and Key and crossed the state ployees to prepare, Duke W ithlacoochee R iver ergy will see their rates go customers stemming from 0.8%. However, the specific after earlier causing dam- said in its PSC filing. E e c t r i c C o p e r a t i v e r e - up an average 55 cents the utility’s costs in re- bill impact will vary de- age in South Florida, had p o r t e d a r o u n d 4 00 a n d per month beginning with sponding to Tropical Storm pending on several factors. the larger impact. See RATES/Page A5 S EC E e r g y r e p o r t e d 4 4 7 . Free Hepatitis A and COVID-19 shots offered Faith Lutheran Curch YMCA has new local executive is hosting the H ealth D e- partm ent at 9 a.m . July 22 to adm inister H epatitis A and C V ID - 1 (both M oderna and Johnson and Johnson) vaccinations. Faith Lu- theran is located at 935 S . Cystal G len D rive in L e c a n t o The shots are free and all are w elcom e. N o ap- pointm ent is needed. Colonade Street construction to commence The anticipated im - provem ents to Clonade Street w ill com m ence on July 1. This project con- sists of reclam ation and construction of approxi- m ately 035 m iles of road- way encom passing Clonade S treet, from Forest D rive to Est G ulf- t o - a k e H i g h w a y . A d i t i o n a l i m p r o v e - MATTHEW BECK/ C r o n i c l e m ents include the con- David Reed has taken over as the executive director at the Citrus Memorial Health System YMCA in Lecanto. Joanna Castle, the former struction of approxim ately executive director, has taken another position with the Y. 0 1 m i l e s o f s i d e w a l k along the north side of Clonade S treet from the Reed will head popular Lecanto facility after 14 years with organization east drivew ay of First C r i s t i a n C u r c h t o t h e FRED HIERS changing some diapers County YMCA’s after- his promotion. leadership roles, so I Staff writer as parents dropped off school program, a job Showing an interest started taking on existing sidew alk along their children and he held since joining and wanting to take on more,” he said. E s t G u l f - o - a k e avid Reed’s first headed to treadmills the local YMCA in 2014. more responsibility, he The local YMCA has H i g h w a y . job 14 years ago and weight machines. He grew the program was promoted to opera- 10,000 members. Asociated storm w ater with the YMCA He will now head Cit- from 500 children to tions director, but still But despite moving im provem ents, along w ith D in Orange rus County’s YMCA in 850. oversaw the after- up in the company, signage, striping and the County was as a kids’ Lecanto as the popular “I always had a love school programs. Reed said he is still installation of a four- ay zone attendant: blowing facility’s new executive for kids and families,” “They allowed me to rooted in the YMCA’s stop w ill greatly im prove noses, tending scuffed director. Until now, he he told the Chronicle sharpen my skills and t r a f f i c . knees and even headed the Citrus soon after learning of get involved with See YMCA/Page A5 Epect tem porary lane closures and detours for the duration of the proj- ect, w hich is expected to t a k e 9 0 t o 1 0 d a y s . C l l 3 5 2 - 2 6 - 3 2 1 o r em ail publicw orks@ Brentwood plan would extend Ottawa inverness.gov. 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