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! k e e W e c i u J t i u r F d e z e e u q S y l h s e r F ONTICELLO NEWS 145M th Year No. 3 Wednesday, January 16, 2013 50¢ 46¢ + 4¢ Local Girl Does Well; Pens A Hit Screenplay LAZARO ALEMAN tival in Utah and the Camera d’Or Award at the ECB Publishing Cannes International Film Festival in France, as Senior Staff Writer well as getting all kinds of rave reviews since its When her daughter, Lucy Alibar, attends events June release. in London and Los Angeles next month to learn if Additionally, the movie had received high her critically acclaimed screenplay has won a praises from the likes of rock legend Mick Jagger, BASTA and/or Oscar award, local resident Barbara television personality Oprah Winfrey and President Harrison will be along to help celebrate both occa- Barack Obama, to name a few celebrities. But going sions. into the Oscar nominations, Harrison says talk about Barbara and Attorney Baya Harrison are the the film had been negligent, if not downright dismis- parents of Alibar, whose screenplay, Beasts of the sive. Which explains hers and Baya’s reaction. Southern Wild – co-written with, and directed by, “When the announcement came up on CNN, it longtime friend Benh Zeitlin – has been nominated was explosive,” Harrison says. “We exploded like for both an Oscar and BASTA awards in the category fireworks.” of best original screenplay, among other honors. One can only imagine. Harrison, an accomplished artist in her own "I think my dad broke some furniture and scared right, says she and Baya were overjoyed when they all the dogs in his celebrating," Alibar is quoted say- learned last Thursday, Jan. 10, that the film had been ing in the Tallahassee Democrat. picked for a possible Oscar award. It goes without saying that the Harrisons are ex- “It was amazing,” Harrison said Monday morn- tremely proud of Alibar’s accomplishments. Alibar, ing, speaking of her and Baya’s reaction when they by the way, is a name the playwright/screenwriter heard on CNN that Beasts of the Southern Wild -- concocted by combining the first names of her ma- adapted from Alibar’s original play, Juicy and Deli- ternal grandmother, Alice (a newspaper columnist), cious -- was in the running for an Oscar. and her mother, Barbara, and legally adopted at age Not that that the nomination should have been a 18. complete surprise. The film, after all, had already Please See ALIBAR won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Fes- Page 3A Main St. Monticello Recites Mayor, Vice Mayor Reelected Successes; Asks For Money LAZARO ALEMAN 2015, she said. ECB Publishing All the while, her or- Senior Staff Writer ganization, in conjunction Main Street Monti- with other community cello’s presentation to city leaders, was proceeding officials on Tuesday with the Jackson Square evening, Jan 8, was in- and old jail restoration tended both to emphasize projects, she said. the organization’s accom- The first project seeks plishments during the to restore the historic past year and underscore buildings in the down- the group’s need for con- town district for commer- tributions. cial and residential uses, Consisting of three and the second aims to re- typed pages with accom- store and convert the old panying photos, the so-ti- Dr. Anne Holt jail into a museum. tled annual report noted over, had resulted in a new Dr. Holt said the plan the organization 2012 suc- archeological dig in Jeffer- was to open the museum Monticello Mayor Idella Scott Monticello Vice Mayor Tom Vogelgesang cesses, in terms of spon- son County that promised for two days a week begin- If the validation of their colleagues is any indication, Monticello Mayor Idella sored events that attracted to yield important scien- ning this spring. Scott and Vice Mayor Tom Vogelgesang did a good job during the last year, judging visitors and delivered traf- tific evidence, she said. As for ongoing and fu- from their reelection to their respective offices on Tuesday evening, Jan. 8. fic to the local businesses. “The conference also ture projects, she men- The two’s reelections went without a hitch, each the sole nominee for the office Dr. Anne Holt, Main inspired a group of local tioned the Artisans and and the recipient of unanimous approval. Street program manager, leaders to form a new non- Growers Market, “little Scott and Vogelgesang were elected mayor and vice mayor respectively last told the council that the profit to establish a First free libraries”, a Florida year. Councilman John Jones made the nominations both times. First Floridians First Floridians Scientific and wildflowers painting and Americans Conference in Cultural Center in Monti- photography show, and a October alone had at- cello,” Dr. Holt said. pioneer journey stories. tracted more than 600 vis- Main Street Monti- Dr. Holt said of the Building Permits Spike itors. cello, meanwhile, planned Please See The conference, more- to repeat the conference in MAIN STREET Page 3A In Commercial Activity City Looking To Change Home Occupation Rules LAZARO ALEMAN ECB Publishing Senior Staff Writer The Monticello City Council is considering changes to its home occu- pation regulations, based on the recommendation of the Monticello Local Plan- ning Agency (MLPA). Ordinance 2013-01 -- which the council unveiled on Tuesday evening, Jan. 8, and which has an expected adoption date of Feb. 5 – es- sentially moves away from LAZARO ALEMAN the idea of regulating spe- added to the measure, Other restrictions in- ECB Publishing cific home occupations to while a prohibition against clude that the home occu- Senior Staff Writer regulating the effects of retail sales should be lifted, pation be secondary to the Building permits continued to hover in the low 40s for December, with the Jef- home occupations on given the nature of Inter- primary residential use; ferson County and City of Monticello Building Inspection and Contractor Licensing nearby property owners. net sales. that no display of goods, Department reporting 42 permits issued for the month, versus 43 in the previous The reevaluation was Lastly, the group de- machinery, equipment or month. prompted by the request of termined that many home work performance be visi- Commercial valuations spiked, however, a consequence of the several business a home occupation cater- occupations could well in- ble or audible from any buildings going up or about to go up around the town. ing business. In its review volve the repair, manufac- street or adjoining prop- So indicate the latest figures released by the department on Tuesday, Jan. 8. of the request, the MLPA ture or storage of erty; and the home occupa- The report shows that the 42 permits generated $8,249.68 in fees, compared with noted contradictions in the merchandize on the prem- tion not generate excessive $7,089.52 in November. Of the 42 permits, the city issued 18 and collected $4,489.73 in existing regulations in the ises. vehicular or pedestrian fees, and the county issued 24 and collected $3,759.95. number of employees al- The proposed ordi- traffic. A breakdown of the 42 permits shows 34 were for repairs and additions; two were lowed and the use of acces- nance, as revised, requires A related ordinance for commercial; four were for mobile homes; and two were for a miscellaneous uses, sory structures. that home occupations be also unveiled on Jan. 8 and such as a shed, sign, workshop or barn. In its discussion, the permitted; that the busi- likely to be adopted Feb. 5 There was zero valuation for the residential permit category, compared with MLPA sought both to ac- nesses refrain from any is proposed Ordinance $377,616 in November. This valuation was likewise zero in December 2011. commodate the maximum signs or other outward dis- 2013-02, which seeks to The valuation for commercial permits was $1,403,556, compared with $28,500 in number of home occupa- play of the occupation; and amend the city code sec- November. It was zero in December 2011. tions while protecting the that the permitted activity tion regulating accessory And the valuation for other permits (a category that includes additions, re-roofs residential character of not take up more than 20 buildings. The proposed re- and non-residential structures), was $332,496, compared with $550,588 in November. neighborhoods. percent of the dwelling vision essentially lifts the This valuation was $343,359 in December 2011. The group further space, excluding an at- prohibition of using acces- Meanwhile, the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Department issued 13 per- noted that a prohibition of tached garage or accessory sory building for home oc- mits and generated $8,606.39 in fees, compared with 12 permits and $4,195.12 in No- noxious odors should be structures. cupation related activities. vember. In December 2011, the department issued five permits and collected $680. 2 Sections 18 Pages Viewpoints 2 Church 6&7 Jeff. Co. 3,5,9&10 Classified 8 Community Calendar 4 Legals 8 Health Tab - B Section Local Index Weather 2A • Monticello News www.ecbpublishing.com Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Brynwood Cares For Its Residents DEBBIE SNAPP Letters To The Editor ECB Publishing Staff Writer Letters to the Editor are typed word for word, comma for comma, as sent to this newspaper. Brynwood Center H&R was recognized, and received the 2011-2012 Excellence in Action award, for its outstanding employee and resident satisfaction. The award high- All submitted Letters must be 600 words or less. lights the top 10 percent of facilities that scored ‘excellent’ when asked about recom- mending a facility for resident and family care, or as a place to work as an employee.

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