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Happy Halloween CHIEFLAND Thursday, October 31, 2019 Don't forget to Look for Discover set your clocks Levy County in back this weekend Proudly servingIT Chiefland and ZENLevy County for 68 years this edition 2 section,C 20 pages Volume 68, Number 26 www.chieflandcitizen.com Chiefland, FL 32644 $.75 Beauchamp disbarred Mainwaring chosen Longtime Chiefland attorney Gregory Vance Beauchamp, who was sus- Lewrissa Mainwaring will be sworn in on Nov. 12 pended by the Florida Bar Association earlier this year, was disbarred fol- By Suzette Cook resident Lewrissa Main- Mayor Chris Jones said at Mainwaring said. “I think I plied, “I guess it’s no then.” lowing an Aug. 1 Florida Reporter waring to serve as com- the Oct. 28 meeting. “I’ll can bring innovative ideas.” The Commission then Supreme Court order. The missioner in the open seat express my dislike with Monyei, told the Com- brought up the idea of de- action was in regard to mis- The Chiefland Cityfor Group 2. this system. My personal mission that her back- veloping a new way to re- appropriation allegations, Commission has selected Here we go again,”said belief it should be the citi- ground in law enforce- place unexpected vacancies according to the announce- zens making this decision.” ment and passion to serve in the future and agreed to ment by The Florida Bar. “It is an awkward situa- her community is why she explore possibilities. "Beauchamp misappro- tion to be put in,” agreed wanted the position. “I sat According to City At- priated more than $200,000 Vice Mayor Tim West. on the board 10 years ago torney Norman Fugate, of client funds from his trust Mainwaring and Chief- but I have never stopped one option would be to account," the state bar said land Resident Alice M. working or caring for this remove the requirement in its Aug. 29 announce- Monyei applied for the posi- community.” of filling the vacancy by ment of the discipline and tion left open when former West made the motion vote of the remaining the Supreme Court's order. Commissioner Lawrence for Mainwaring to be select- commissioners or having moved outside of City limits ed and Weaver seconded it. an election. and resigned on Sept. 16. West, Weaver and Mainwaring will serve The applicants were giv- Commissioner Rollin until the next election en the chance to explain Hudson voted yes, but in 2020 and will have to why they wanted to join Mayor Jones declined to qualify next June if she PHOTO BY SUZETTE COOK the commission before vote at first. “I’m not vot- wants to run for the seat Chiefland resident Lewrissa Mainwaring was selected to fill the -va the decision was made. ing,” he said. When he was again, according to City cancy on the Chiefland City Commission on Oct. 28. Commissioner Norm Weaver, who was selected to join the Commission last year “Chiefland is my home, told he couldn’t abstain Manager Mary Ellzey. also to fill a vacancy, congratulates her. Chiefland is my heart,” from the vote, Jones re- Beauchamp’s disciplinary revocation was effective im- Know Your Neighbor: mediately, according to the state bar's announcement. Florida court orders are Kyle Quincey not final until time to file a rehearing motion expires. By Lori Prevatt Filing such a motion does Correspondent not alter the effective date of Beauchamp's disbar- Booker T. Washington once said, “I think I have ment. Attorneys disbarred learned the best way to lift one’s self up is to help some- in Florida generally cannot one else.” Teachers throughout the world have long car- reapply for admission for ried on this belief of helping others. five years and must pass Meet Kyle Quincey. Kyle was born and raised in Chief- an extensive process that land and lived in Chiefland all of his life. Kyle is carry- includes a rigorous back- ing on the tradition of helping students. He has been ground check and retaking a teacher in Levy County for 17 years. Many of those the bar exam. years were spent working with Exceptional Education The Bar says when its PHOTO BY MIKE WRIGHT students in Bronson. investigator went to Beau- The 39-member Northern Turnpike Extension Task Force met on the campus of This school year Kyle took on a brand new position champ’s office for trust ac- the Central College of Florida in Lecanto. The task force includes officials from in Levy County. His new title is Transition Special- count records to satisfy a Citrus, Levy, Marion and Sumter counties. ist. Though this title has been used before by the Levy grievance committee sub- School Board, the job he is doing is something com- poena, Beauchamp said pletely new and different. The Department of Vocation- his trust account was in the Counties wonder: Is al Rehabilitation reimburses Levy County School Board red. The money? “I took it. funding for this position. I took it as fees.” Transition Specialists of the past basically focused only An affidavit from Bar on ensuring that the students’ Individual Education Plans investigator Mike Thomp- turnpike necessary? (I.E.P’s) were completed appropriately, while transition- son said Beauchamp ad- ing to middle and high school, and ensured the student mitted he’d responded to By Mike Wright a massive road project to makers hope — hurricane transitioned smoothly from one school to the next. some family tragedies by Citrus Chronicle avoid and more time won- evacuation, connecting ru- There is very little paperwork involved in Kyle’s posi- drinking too much and he dering why they were there ral communities, economic tion. “I work with the E.S.E. students to help them gain eventually would file for Members of the Suncoast in the first place. development and replacing job experience. I cover Chiefland, Williston and Bron- disciplinary revocation, but Connector Task Force The task force, set up by septic tanks with sewers. son. They call this program W.B.L.E., a Work Based wanted to pay his clients spent less time on Oct 23 state law as the first step Instead, task force mem- Learning Experience. The goal is for the students to be- back first. trying to pinpoint areas for in extending the parkway bers, particularly those come gainfully employed,” said Kyle. The Bar was investigating from Citrus County north representing rural counties Kyle works with a total of 12 high school students what happened to $170,000 CHIEFLAND to either Interstate 10 or the north of Citrus, said they out of the three different schools. All the students are that was supposed to be in CITIZEN Georgia border, discussed are concerned about the determined eligible by the Department of Vocational Beauchamp’s trust account whether the road project road’s impact on farms, Rehabilitation. for an estate. Beauchamp 624 W. Park Ave is necessary and whether bounced a $148,925.81 to See ROAD Page 3 See KYLE Page 3 Chiefland, Fl 32626 it will achieve what law- the estate’s new lawyer and Phone: 352-493-4796 wound up in jailed in Levy County for contempt. Beauchamp was placed on emergency suspension following a Supreme Court order in March over mis- appropriation allegations, according to a recent an- nouncement by The Florida Bar. According to a March 7,2019 story in the Chief- land Citizen, Beauchamp surrendered himself at the jail on Feb. 25. Earlier that day, Eighth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Stan- ley H. "Stan" Griffis III issued a writ of bodily at- tachment for the attorney to be taken into custody and be placed in the Levy County Jail until such time that Beauchamp complies with the order the judge put upon him earlier in regard PHOTO BY SUZETTE COOK to a civil case. Make no bones about it - these two are in the Halloween spirit The judge had ordered Some snowbirds come to Chiefland and never leave... or did this pair actually arrive just in time for Halloween? See DISBARRED Page 3 2A Chiefland Citizen Thursday, October 31, 2019 Chiefland library hosts Spooky Science program A bucket-full of sight donated to the Lions Club Madison Redd and Alison Deloach attended the Inglis-Yankeetown Lions Club meeting on behalf of Central Florida Electric Cooperative. CFEC donated an entire bucket full of eyeglasses to the Lions Club as a part of their Eyeglass Recycling Program. These glasses were collected at all three CFEC offices in Cross City, Chiefland and Inglis. They will be sani- tized and sorted before going to children and young The Levy County Public Library System hosted its final evening of the MakerSpace Spooky adults in need. CFEC would like to thank its mem- Science program at the Luther Callaway Public Library in Chiefland. The kids made pumpkin bers for donating these eyeglasses as well as the slime, spider catapults and did a lava lamp experiment. A creepy, spooky touch table fea- Inglis-Yankeetown Lions Club for all they do for the tured the ultimate ingredients for a spine tingling witch’s brew. Items from the witch’s cup- community. More information on this program can board were monkey brains (squishy toys), dried bat wings (dog rawhide), zombie intestines be found by visiting their website lionsclub.org or by (red licorice), slimy slugs (candied dates), Troll teeth and tongues (popcorn kernels and email at [email protected]. dried apricots). Children received a goody bag on their way out. All had a spooktacular eve- ning. LeCoursis addresses chamber at the October meeting Cindy LeCouris of team. The company Careersource was also Shop Careersource CLM was brings together citizens, the sponsor of the meet- the guest speaker at the employers and educa- ing as well.