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No Mask Mandate Yet at a Time and Date to Be An- Nounced, to Provide Answers Or Ac- Tions to Those Questions Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 Coping with Dementia: Prepare storm checklist now/B1 TUESDAY TODAY CITRUSCOUNTY & next morning HIGH 95 Dry and hot with LOW a chance of thunderstorms. 75 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com JUNE 30, 2020 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOL. 125 ISSUE 266 NEWS BRIEFS DeSantis slashes $1B, OKs budget Third community BRENDAN FARRINGTON DeSantis mostly talked about action meeting set Associated Press what was preserved in the bud- LOCAL IMPACT get, including $500 mil- Florida Gov . Ron DeSantis vetoed roughly $1 billion in The third in a series of commu- TALLAHASSEE — Re- lion in pay raises for funding requests before signing the state’s $92 .2 billion publican Florida Gov. Ron teachers, a 3% raise for nity action meetings will be at budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year on Monday, June 29, DeSantis slashed $1 bil- state workers, $625 mil- 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at 2020 . Here are some of the projects and initiatives in lion from the state budget lion for Everglades resto- New Church Without Walls, 300 S. Citrus County the governor nixed funding for: Kensington Ave., Lecanto. lawmakers approved in ration and other water Community leaders, local clergy, March, including some of quality projects and a n $200,000 for the second phase of Crystal River’s representatives from the sheriff’s his own priorities. He said boost in spending for Riverwalk along the waterfront of King’s Bay . after signing the spending office and local government will child welfare. plan Monday that the drop Gov. Ron “My goal was to try to n $200,000 to construct the West Inverness City Trail continue the dialogue that began at in revenue caused by the DeSantis safeguard the historic and Withlacoochee State Trail Connector, a 1 .4 mile their first meeting on June 2 and coronavirus pandemic forced him achievements that we were able to paved trail linking Inverness neighborhoods to will include discussing plans for ac- to make difficult choices. do, while also realizing historic Whispering Pines Park and the state trail . tion toward the goal of racial and The state budget for the fiscal savings so that we could put n $50,000 for VFW Educational Youth Scholarships and ethnic unity and peace throughout year that begins Wednesday will Teacher Recognition Awards . Citrus County and beyond, said the now total $92.2 billion. See BUDGET/Page A6 Rev. Doug Alexander of the New Church Without Walls. He added that community offi- cials and civic leaders will seek input from the community who are invited to come and ask questions. Community officials and civid lead- ers will then host a fourth meeting, No mask mandate yet at a time and date to be an- nounced, to provide answers or ac- tions to those questions. County beaches remain open Citrus County Fort Island Gulf Beach and Hernando Beach re- main open for recreational activities following CDC guidelines and Cit- rus County Health Department rec- ommendations. Beach hours are sunrise to sunset seven days a week. Federal and state social distanc- ing/gathering guidelines remain in place. Social distancing of six feet is necessary to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Restrooms at the beaches are open. The CDC, as a reminder, en- courages reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses by practicing everyday preventative actions, including: n Visit beaches that are close to your home. n Stay at least 6 feet away from others (“social distancing”) and MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle take other steps to prevent Many residents choosing to visit retailers voluntarily wear protective face coverings for personal protection. While many communities COVID-19. in Florida are requiring face masks in public, Citrus is not one of them. n If you are sick or were recently exposed to COVID-19, stay home. Board chairman: Time not right for county to require face coverings n Always avoid congregating in large groups on the beach at this MIKE WRIGHT Coleman, who has led tele- — including 107 new cases the time. Staff writer conference meetings with rep- past 10 days, according to the For information about beach lo- resentatives from the cities, Florida Department of Health. cations, visit https://tinyurl.com/ Commissioner Brian Coleman was sheriff ’s office, chamber of com- Fourteen states and the Dis- ydes4bqw. riding with a county staffer Monday merce and health department, trict of Columbia have issued morning inspecting code violations. gradually mentioned the idea of rules requiring face masks worn 2020 Candidate Both were in a single vehicle together, a face mask ordinance during in public or where social dis- Stump slated he said, wearing face masks. last week’s county commission tancing isn’t possible. While Coleman, the county commission meeting. Brian Gov. Ron DeSantis has resisted The Citrus County Building Alli- chairman, was the only one of five com- He doesn’t plan to bring it up Coleman calls for Florida to do the same, ance (CCBA) will host its fourth missioners at last Tuesday’s board meet- for a vote. county numerous cities or counties — Candidate Stump at 5:30 p.m. ing wearing a mask. “The board’s not going in that commission including Jacksonville, Tampa, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 1196 And while Coleman says he takes a direction right now,” he said. “I chairman. Pasco, Hillsborough and Gads- S. Lecanto Hwy., Lecanto. mask everywhere he goes, he said he don’t get the sense the community lead- den — have face mask mandates for This year’s stump will feature pri- will not be asking the board for an emer- ers are looking at it right now.” public places. mary and general election candi- gency face mask ordinance for Citrus As with other parts of Florida, Citrus Citrus County Commissioner Jeff Kin- dates in the 2020 county and state County. County has seen a surge in confirmed nard, who participated in three county political races. “The outcry from the community is COVID-19 cases the past few weeks. As The stump will also feature a not there,” Coleman said. of Monday, Citrus had 284 cases See MASKS/Page A7 lighthearted “FUN”raiser for CASA Citrus where attendees and candi- dates can make a minimum dona- tion to have other attendees and candidates “arrested.” All proceeds Coronavirus cases starting to spike from this portion of the event will go directly to CASA Citrus. “It’s just a matter of time if Beverages and light snacks will Trend evident we don’t do something differ- be provided and CCBA is currently COVID-19 cases by ently,” said Dr. Marissa seeking sponsors for this part of Levine, a professor of public the event. both locally health and family medicine at The 2020 Candidate Stump & the University of South Mixer is open to all at no charge, Florida. and statewide the week: June 22-28 “I would be surprised if it but may be hosted outside in order FRED HIERS BUSTER THOMPSON since June 22; and 13 deaths, does not affect all of Florida to accommodate existing health Staff writer Staff writer an increase of one since at different times and differ- and safety guidelines at time of June 22. ent degrees,” Levine told the event. Video recording plans are in The coronavirus pandemic Here are Citrus County’s COVID-19 cases ranked Chronicle. progress for those who cannot has taken a steep turn for the changes in COVID-19 cases, by Citrus County’s 15 zip Some of that is already hap- attend. worse in Citrus County and hospitalizations and deaths codes: pening here, she said. For information, contact the Florida since the state nearly for the week of June 22 n 34452 (Inverness, Floral The percentage of people CCBA at 352-746-9028. a month ago implemented its through June 28. City, Inverness Highlands being tested in Citrus County Phase 2 to reopen additional By the Sunday, June 28, North and Inverness High- and testing positive for coro- CASA seeks businesses and continue to update, Citrus County had lands South): 73, an increase navirus is spiking locally and items for shelter prime the economic pumps. 284 cases, an increase of 85 of 24 since June 22. statewide. That means the in- The reopenings have been since June 22; 38 hospital- crease in infections is not due The Citrus County Abuse Shelter followed with a record num- izations, an increase of four See CASES/Page A9 to just testing more people, Association (CASA) is in need of ber of new coronavirus infec- she said. the following items: tions locally and statewide, one more dead for a total of warn the new trends across the During the week starting n Cheese (shredded and sliced). along with a spike in the per- 13. As of Monday, there were state will likely make its way to May 17, 2020, the percentage n Ethnic hair care products. centage of people testing pos- 284 testing positive in Citrus other areas that, until now, of Citrus County residents n Men’s shoes (size 9-10). itive among all those being County. There were 143,805 have enjoyed relatively low testing positive was 2.3% n Vaseline. checked for the disease. cases in Florida. hospitalization and death During the week beginning n Anti-nausea medicine. Citrus County saw two ad- While health experts say the rates. There are currently June 21, it had risen to 5.4%. For information, call ditional hospitalizations hike in infections is mostly seven people hospitalized due 352-344-8111. Monday, for a total of 38, and among young people, they also to the virus in Citrus County.
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