1 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM LSHA may be looking to sell in order to remove the burden of funding people of Columbia County, be on indigent care. If the Affordable Care Hospital authority says indigent care from the taxpayers. and we’re not elected. ... Act works the way it should, everyone should it will consider seeking The authority did not make any decisions It’s time that we get out of be covered by an insurance agency. about the sale during its October meeting, the business.” “I think the time has arrived in the medi- a buyer for Lake Shore. but did suggest bringing in a consultant to Currently, the Hospital cal industry for the taxpayers to seriously By AMANDA WILLIAMSON discuss how to handle the process. Authority covers the care consider getting out of the healthcare busi- [email protected] “I think that the hospital authority has for indigent patients at ness,” Barry said. “With the purchase of really outlived its usefulness,” said author- Berry Shands Lake Shore Regional HMA to CHS coming up the first quarter As the Affordable Care Act moves onto ity member Koby Adams. “When I had my Medical Center. But as the of the year, I think this board needs to take the health care scene, the Lake Shore interview with the governor, he asked me new health care act takes effect, Lake Shore a serious thought about attempting to sell Hospital Authority entertained the idea what I didn’t like about the authority. I told Hospital Authority executive director Jack of selling the local hospital Monday night him I didn’t like the idea that we can tax the Barry said he is unsure what the impact will LSHA continued on 6A Medical WARRIOR FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND waste burner a dead issue? 4 of 5 Suw. Co. commissioners now oppose it. By AMANDA WILLIAMSON [email protected] LIVE OAK — Red rib- bons dotted Millennium Park in Live Oak Sunday afternoon – on benches, posts and the shirts of near- ly 200 Suwannee County residents gathered to pro- test the Pennsylvania-based incinerator trying to move into the area. However, it turned out the group – organized by the Baker County Conservation Alliance and the No Bio in Suwannee – didn’t have too much to dispute. Earlier in the week, two commissioners, Ricky JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Gamble and Phil Oxendine, Johnny Gaston scraps off fur while working on a deer hide at the Alligator Warrior Festival last year. announced they no longer supported Integrated Waste Management Systems. The company was trying to build Battle re-enacted ‘for the love of it’ a medical waste incinerator at the intersection of 175th Festival draws huge through realistic dance circles, Road and 50th Street in Live musical performances, period Oak. The facility would have crowd with Native demonstrations and more. consisted of four hospital, American dancing. O’Leno State Park, 410 S.E. medical, infectious waste Oleno Park Road, also offers incinerators (HMIWIs), guests the chance to picnic, associated air pollution con- By AMANDA WILLLIAMSON hike or camp for the weekend. trol devices, two dry sorbent [email protected] “Most of the people setting storage silos, an emergency up as living history, we do it for generator and an emergen- istory comes to the love of it,” said Doug Vasco, cy fire pump. Each HMIWI life this weekend a Creek Indian who organizes would have burned up to 30 at the O’Leno a historically accurate Creek tons of waste daily at a rate State Park as men Indian encampment. “We think limited to 2,500 pounds per don their militia it’s very educational.” hour. Huniforms and the area Native The event lasts from Friday As the Sunday town hall Americans step into historical until Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 5 meeting began at 3 p.m., battle regalia to prepare for a re- p.m. each day. However, the No Bio in Suwannee need- enactment of the Battle of San activities are limited on Friday, ed only one more commis- Felasco Hammock. Vasco said. Guests on Friday sioner to form a quorum The Alligator Warrior Festival can expect everything they JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter against Integrated Waste honors the pre-1850 inhabit- The Alligator Warrior Festival has something for everyone. Here, two Management Systems. ants of North Central Florida ALLIGATOR continued on 3A girls look at a dream catcher at a vendor’s booth, at last year’s event. They got more than they asked for when two more commissioners publicly announced they no longer supported the incinera- tor. County Commissioner Road extension proposed to counter congestion Clyde Fleming started the By STEVEN RICHMOND location of “That’s where the great- Economic Development expected June 30, 2015 meeting with his statement. [email protected] B a s c o m est concentration of traffic Initiative waiver, meaning completion date. “The voice of the people N o r r i s ’ would’ve been,” Williams the county wouldn’t neces- “One of the things we’ll has spoken, and they were The Board of County e x t e n - said. “The Real Terrace sarily be held to the 50 per- talk about is what we need concerned,” Fleming said. Commissioners will discuss sion con- extension will eliminate some cent and 25 percent match- to do regarding contracting “I wanted to go public and future road construction to n e c t i n g of that congestion.” es written into both proj- a company to do the work,” let the people of this county complement the current its Lake The project’s estimated ect agreements. In short, Williams said. “We’ve got and surrounding counties Bascom Norris connection J e f f e r e y cost, which includes road FDOT will foot all or most to do some homework to Williams know that their voice has project, as well as private Road and widening, repaving, turn of the projected cost. see what we’re restricted been heard.” retention pond maintenance U.S. 90 intersections. lanes, pavement mark- “The waiver limits the to,” referring to FDOT and As the meeting drew during their board meeting According to County ings, signage and other county’s match require- grant guidelines. to a close, County Thursday evening. Manager Dale Williams, incidental construction, is ment,” Williams said. “If proj- Commissioners will Commissioner Jason On the table for discus- the point of the new proj- $2,062,942 to be paid for ect costs exceed the estimate, also discuss concerns sur- Bashaw told the crowd sion are two projects that ect is to reduce traffic between the county and the county will have to fund rounding a large number of he intended to propose a will extend Real Terrace that would pass between Florida Department of the remaining balance.” requests they’ve received motion at tonight’s county near U.S. 90 in a north- Lowe’s and Walmart once Transportation. Construction will begin asking county officials to easterly arc to eventually the Bascom Norris con- However, Columbia sometime on or before BURNER continued on 3A connect with the future struction is completed. 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