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Putnam County's Partly Cloudy 10% rain chance LIVING NATIVITY | Church cast will tell the biblical Christmas story. In APPLAUSE 75 58 For details, see 2A www.mypdn.com PALATKA DAILY NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014 $1 NEW FPL SUBSTATION TAKES SHAPE Tax collector hears lots of landfi ll fee Submitted photo This 6-year-old mare comes up complaints for adoption on Dec. 6 at the Putnam County Animal Control Shelter. BY BRANDON D. OLIVER Palatka Daily News Reaction to the landfill assessment fees was one of the County topics discussed on Wednesday when government officials from throughout the county met. animal LOGIC meetings, which now occur every shelter other month, are CHRIS DEVITTO / Palatka Daily News when mun- A new, $70 million Florida Power & Light substation on Wednesday is being assembled behind high walls on Old San icipal gov- aiming Mateo Road at Roberts Road in East Palatka. ernment, county gov- ernment, "Every day, health, law we have 10 for no-kill enforce- ment and to 20 BY PETE SKIBA POWER TO THE PEOPLE other offi- people Palatka Daily News cials meet to discuss who want The cats, dogs and at least items affect- to know one horse up for adoption Substations step down high voltage to household levels ing Putnam came under the care of Lisa County resi- what they Suarez’s team in Putnam dents. can do County’s Planning and BY PETE SKIBA approximately 20 substations. The power for the substation, At Tues- Development Services in Palatka Daily News However, not all of them are owned according to Orlove, will come from day’s meet- about it..." October. and operated by FPL. There are many sources. “Substations receive ing, officials A once-a-month meeting for EAST PALATKA other utilities that operate some of power from high voltage transmis- discussed ~Linda Myers the Animal Services power-plant substation now the substations with which we are sion lines that carry power from economic Committee is under construction in interconnected,” Orlove said. various power sources,” Orlove said, develop- scheduled for Putnam County plans to hit “Additional substations are typical- “not just one.” ment, education and health, 8:30 a.m. A the on-switch by the end of ly built when we anticipate growth The new substation should allow among other topics. today in the December, according to a Florida in an area.” the power company to better supply But when county Tax Putnam Power & Light Co. spokesman. Called the “Roberts Substation,” its customers with electricity in Collector Linda Myers spoke County Communications specialist Bill the new facility sits on 49 acres at case a hurricane or other problems about her department, the Government Orlove said that the substation will Roberts and Old San Mateo roads. cause blackouts. topic of landfill assessment Center, 2509 “step-down” or convert the 500,000 Orlove put the costs of the sub- Orlove said, “We are building the fees was discussed. Crill Ave. and 230,000 volts traveling over station and its new lines at $70 mil- substation to enhance reliable elec- “The solid waste fee, it’s sig- According high-power lines in the area into lion. He added that the costs had tric service to the community we nificant,” Myers said. “Every Laibl to County the more household standard 110 to been factored into budgets. In short, serve.” day, we have 10 to 20 people 250 volts for use. he added, the substation’s cost will who want to know what they Commissioner “In Putnam County, there are not raise anyone’s electric bills. [email protected] can do about it – who they Chip Laibl, the animal shelter need to talk to, to see what’s is moving away from its repu- the plan for the future.” tation as a killing zone into a Following the Board of no-kill facility. County Commissioners’ deci- “They’ve gotten a bad repu- sion in July not to privatize tation over the past years,” the Putnam County Central Laibl said. “It isn’t all about Landfill, landfill fees nearly euthanasia. The employees Harlem Legends lend talents to local youth effort tripled in an effort to pay for genuinely care about the ani- both the operation of the land- mals and want to get them BY ASIA AIKINS game, the legends will join fill and the mitigation of the adopted. We’ll be making Palatka Daily News forces with the local commu- benzene contamination on and some changes.” nity in events promoting a near the property. One of the changes Suarez The Harlem Legends will be newly formed “The T Table The landfill fee went from pointed to is the new website featured in a celebrity basket- Inc.” $86 in the previous fiscal year for pet adoption, Putpets.com. ball game this weekend, kick- “The Globetrotters are here to $231 this current fiscal It will take interested people ing off a local initiative aiming to bring the bling,” said Tena year. to pictures of animals up for to bridge the gaps between Brown, founder of TTT and Households in Palatka and Putnam County residents and this weekend’s Putnam Crescent City must pay $265, See ANIMALS, Page 5A bring awareness to the needs County Youth Fair. the cost of the landfill and of local youth. According to Brown, TTT is recycling fees. Households in Four former Harlem a program that will create unincorporated areas of the Globetrotters, known as the trust funds for local children county must pay those fees in INDEX Harlem Legends, will play a who plan to continue their addition to waste pick-up fees, team of local athletes in a education after high school. which equals $395. Advice ............................. 6A celebrity basketball game TTT partners plan to match CHRIS DEVITTO / Palatka Daily News During the months of Briefing ........................... 2A beginning at 7:30 p.m. community donations, while From left, Harlem Legend Michael Douglas; local youth coach debate about whether to Classified/Legals .......... 10A Saturday at Palatka High Levi Denegal; Tina Brown, founder of The T Table; and Harlem Comics ............................ 6A School. But before the big See LEGENDS, Page 5A Legend Larry Coleman. See LOGIC, Page 5A Horoscope ...................... 6A Lottery............................. 8A Obituaries ..................... 12A Opinions ......................... 4A Sports ............................. 7A Sudoku ..........................11A Tourney to benefi t Lee Conlee House The Voice of BY ASIA AIKINS “Some of the funds go to matching grants, Putnam County Palatka Daily News which help us cover costs at the shelter,” she said. “But we’re trying to finish upgrading since 1885 The Lee Conlee House will host the orga- our shelter.” nization’s 14th annual Golf Classic on The shelter currently has 18 beds, but an VOL. 126 • NO. 237 Saturday at the Palatka Golf Club. average of 24 people stay there each night. PALATKA, FLA. “It’s one of two big fundraising events we Driggers said the shelter is operating at 136 have each year,” said Betsy Driggers, Lee percent capacity. Conlee House board member and co-chair- “We’ve added on and increased bed space,” Public Notices woman of the event. she said. “But unfortunately, Putnam County on Page 10A According to Driggers, money raised dur- has always been at the top of the list for By mail, 2 sections ing this year’s classic will help fund improve- domestic violence (occurances) in the state. CHRIS DEVITTO / Palatka Daily News ments at the Lee Conlee shelter in Palatka. But just a few years ago we were nearly Palatka city clerk and member of the Lee Conlee House board Betsy Shelter improvements are a part of the orga- Driggers stands in front of the Palatka Golf Club where the golf nization’s capital campaign for 2014. See TOURNEY, Page 5A tournament to benefit the shelter will be held. 120414a1.indd 1 12/3/14 7:32 PM 2A PALATKA DAILY NEWS • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014 Benefit fundraisers Dan Alliot, left, and Don Lee of Putnam AM The Arc of Putnam County, look through some of the issuing coins emblematic of a nation- items that will be available for al park or other national site in each Local sale during an state, the District of Columbia and indoor PALATKA the five U.S. territories. The release rummage sale of the Everglades quarter coincides on Saturday Baseball camp with the park’s 67th anniversary. On beginning at 8 for youth at college Dec. 6, 1947, Congress set aside 1.5 a.m. The sale million acres of land to be protected will be at The The 2014 St. Johns River State as Everglades National Park. Arc Center at College Baseball Camp will be from The final coin in the program will 607 N. Palm 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the col- be released in 2021. Ave., Palatka. lege’s Tindall Field, 5001 St. Johns All proceeds will Ave. miAmi go to support The camp is for youth ages 7-13 The Arc of and lunch will be provided. Cost is School psychologist is Putnam County. $50 per camper and youth must a baking show finalist For details, call bring their own baseball bat, glove, Lee at 328- cleats, tennis shoes, helmets, and Miami-Dade Schools psychologist 3577. anything else they need to partici- Naylet LaRochelle is baking her way Submitted photo pate in the camp. to the top. Registration on the day of the LaRochelle is among four finalists camp will begin at 9:15 a.m. Early on the Food Network’s new “Holiday Let’s Cure Cancer Yard Sale will be reservations are encouraged by call- Baking Championship.” She’s passed Saturday from 9 a.m.
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