US Open: Will Rose be Mickelson’s thorn? /B1 MONDAY TODAY CITRUS COUNTY & next morning HIGH 93 Scattered after- LOW noon storms, rain chance 40%. 69 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com JUNE 17, 2013 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOL. 118 ISSUE 314 QUESTION OF THE WEEK Mining approved near cemetery CHRIS VAN ORMER six-and-a-half-hour public let the mining go ahead. Division of Corporation Commissioners, because Staff writer hearing so they could ob- The approval was the records — to gain permis- it will impact wetlands ject to mining on property culmination of a three-year sion for limerock mining and reduce a building set- INVERNESS — Con- next to a 19th-century struggle by Nature Coast on property already zoned back requirement. cerned community mem- cemetery in Red Level, Development LLC — for extractive use. In his opening state- bers traveled from as far but ended up disap- whose sole director is Crys- The application needed ment, Clark Stillwell, away as Georgia and pointed by a 3-2 vote from tal River auto dealer Steve approval from the Citrus South Florida to attend a county commissioners to Lamb, according to state County Board of County See MINING/ Page A5 Contribute! Like us at Monday CONVERSATION facebook.com/ citruscounty Gov’t chronicle and respond to our Question of the secrets Week. It’s the land What other businesses continue would be good neighbors to Transparency fill the Crystal River Mall? not there yet Mike Walker The city and region’s Associated Press emphasis should be on attracting a larger, indus- WASHINGTON — It’s trial, business over retail at this point. If you get that, the as if the United States has retail will follow. Given the two governments, one loss of the nuclear plant, I open and one very much would try to attract a data not. President Barack center — like one for credit card processing or even na- Obama leads both, trying tional security concerns. Peo- not to butt heads with ple like to locate data centers himself. in rural areas and places where the local cops have a Since becoming presi- good understanding of high dent, Obama has churned security needs. We have that out an impressive stream from the nuclear plant. We of directives flowing from also have room for it and have a nice area to live with his promise to deliver low housing and cost-of- “the most transparent ad- living values. ministration in history.” Donna Davis He established a center I had always thought devoted to declassifying a Dicks Sporting records and making them Goods or a Gander Mountain- public. He announced an type store would do well. We are the Nature Coast, why open government initia- not appeal to what already tive. Dizzying quantities of attracts people to the area? information poured into Katy Apicello public databases. New They keep putting ways were devised to things that don’t be- show taxpayers how their long in a mall — arcades, money is spent. Alle- mini golf, etc. I think they ei- ther need to fill it with actual giance was pledged to the stores or close it down. Just rule of law. my two cents. Then there’s the other Diedra K. Newton government. I think a Monkey It prosecutes leakers Joes; it is indoor in- like no administration be- flatables for the kids to jump fore it. It exercises state- on. secrets privileges to quash Patti Griffith court cases against it. It Hobby Lobby, JoAnn hides a vast array of direc- Fabrics, Michael’s would all be great choices tives and legal opinions since Citrus County has a lot underpinning government of crafters in need of good, quality materials for their See SECRETS/ Page A7 crafts/hobbies. POLL Special budget ONLINE POLL: PAT FAHERTY/Chronicle meeting Tuesday Your choice? With her cows in the background, Terri Hartman gets some attention from an affectionate goat at her The Citrus County Board Floral City farm. A real estate broker by occupation, she is a graduate of Leadership Citrus and a member What are your plans to of County Commissioners of the Agricultural Alliance and the Floral City Merchants Association. celebrate the has set a special budget Fourth of meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday at July? the Citrus County Court- A. Go to the Real estate broker sees benefits of community leadership house, Room 100, 110 N. Patriotic PAT FAHERTY and the Floral City Merchants we really felt at home. We like Apopka Ave., Inverness. Evening on The board has been July 3 in Inverness. Staff writer Association. She runs a small land, we like having a farm, we B. Go to the Independ- herd of cattle and is an active like this town. When we retired preparing for next year’s ence Day Fireworks hether helping out musician. from that music, we were mow- county budget. Another spe- Display on July 4 in with 4-H at the Both she and husband grew ing lawns over in DeLand and I cial budget meeting has been Crystal River. county fair, riding up on dairy farms in upstate got my real estate license over set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, July C. Go to both. Wthe chamber of com- New York. Then they hit the there. We found the best thing to 9, at the same meeting site. D. Put on my own fire- merce bus to Tallahassee or sit- road as full-time musicians do when you’re an ex-musician On Tuesday, July 23, the works show at home. ting on the Economic Develop - from 1977 to 1984 and finally is to become self-employed — board will adopt the final as- To vote, visit www. ment Council, Floral City resi- ended up in Florida mowing not much of a résumé. sessment for the flat fee for chronicleonline.com. dent Terri Hartman keeps busy lawns for a living. CHRONICLE: We are in a de- fire protection services. Click on the word with community involvement. pressed real estate market, yet On July 24, the board will “Opinion” in the menu CHRONICLE: Why are you in A real estate broker by occu- Floral City, and what is so spe- you seem to be staying busy. Why conduct a budget workshop to see the poll. is that? Results will appear pation, specializing in rural cial about living here? and set millage rates for next Monday. Find last property, she is a graduate of HARTMAN: My husband and HARTMAN: I’ve been here a property taxes and municipal week’s online poll Leadership Citrus and a mem- I were raised in a small town; long time, started in 1989 in the services taxation units. results./Page A3 ber of the Agricultural Alliance consequently, when we got here, See MONDAY/ Page A7 —From staff reports Classifieds . .B7 Crossword . .B5 INDEX Lottery Numbers . .B3 Obituaries . .A6 Comics . .B6 Editorial . .A8 Lottery Payouts . .B3 TV Listings . .B5 Entertainment . .A4 Horoscope . .A4 Movies . .B6 000F4IZ A2 MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013 CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE Thank you all for making NuTech Hearing the #1 distributor of Hansaton hearing aids in the Southeast region of the United States. 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Mended Hearts of to cause delays Magrino, one of the Citrus Chapter 367 INVERNESS — Those founders of Mended meets from 10 a.m. Expect significant traffic who go to Citrus Memorial Hearts of Citrus Chapter to noon the second delays beginning Monday, Health System for cardiac 367, was honored at the Friday of the month, June 17, in the area of the surgery know Marylou June Mended Hearts with a break during County Road 486 and State Magrino, the cardiac nurse meeting Friday at Citrus July and August. The group meets in the Road 44 intersection due to at Citrus-Ocala Heart Memorial hospital. Gulf Room in the His- a shift in traffic. Traffic will Institute. “When I heard about the toric Citrus High She’s the one who fur- award, I was shocked,” shift from the old portion of School building on the C.R. 486 to the recently ther explains what the sur- Magrino said. “I’m hon- campus of Citrus Me- constructed roadway. Ex- geon has just said he’s ored and greatly apprecia- morial Health System. going to do to your heart. tive, but what I do — this is pect lane closures through- out the week on C.R. 486 She’s the one who reas- not work for me; it’s a pas- For information, call sures you that you’re in sion and my calling in NANCY KENNEDY/Chronicle CMHS Cardiovascular and S.R.