Hurricane Isaac Avoids Levy County, Arrives Near New Orleans on 7Th
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’s Florid rby a St l I or il ie Levy County Jurisdiction Levy County 4-H Roundup s W Primary Results See page 6-9A See Levy Life 1B The West ComesIllustration by EastAlexander Key Big Firefighters Save Little Dog City of Williston & BoCC Minutes Florida and the Geronimo Campaign See page 3A See Levy Life 1B See Levy Life Section B Your Locally-Owned County Paper of Record since 1923 Vol. 89, No. 8 thursday, august 30, 2012 50 ceNts Buried Bag of Drugs Hurricane Isaac Avoids and Bomb in Inglis Levy County, Arrives Finally Leads to Arrest in Volusia County near New Orleans on 7th Deputy Justin Mashburn of the Levy Anniversary of Katrina County Sheriff’s Office responded to a verbal disturbance call on Dec. 17, 2011 to SE 140 Lane in Inglis. The report stated that Robert Demaine, 52, of Deland buried a blue bag behind the home and then left in a white Dodge van before the Deputy Mashburn’s arrival. A witness said he dug up the bag prior to the deputy arriving and in the bag were: 30 syringes, 7 straws, 3 spoons, one pair of scissors, 4 prescription bottles, 3 smoking pipes, one pill crusher, one razor, one small blue case with 3 grams of cocaine, 8 grams of an unknown powder substance and one homemade bomb with gun powder. The homemade bomb was disarmed and the other items were placed into evidence. On August 15, 2012 a warrant was issued for Demaine. On August 23, Robert Demaine was picked up by the transportation deputy in Volusia County and arrested on a Levy County warrant for possession and making a destructive device. — information provided by Maj. Evan Sullivan, Levy County Sheriff’s Office Track of Tropical Storm Issac headed to New Orleans Pit Bull Mauls Senior By Kathy hilliard with the right-side winds blowing north and around Editor to the west pushing the predicted 12 foot storm Citizen in Chiefland surge waters of the Gulf of Mexico into the estuary- As the bulletins from last week arrived to announce wetlands waters of Lake Ponchartrain. During all the agencies available to help Levy County residents The Levy County Sheriff's Office received a frantic 9-1-1 call on Katrina those waters breached and collapsed the now with the aftermath of then Tropical Storm Isaac, the Saturday August 25 in reference to an animal attack. Upon arriving at infamous south-side levees built in 1947 that have storm changed direction and decided to pay a visit to 5530 NW 97 Court in Chiefland, the 84- year-old victim was bleeding been reinforced since the Katrina fiasco revealed their familiar storm territory – New Orleans, Louisiana. profusely and had serious dog bites from his head to his legs. The victim inability to withstand the surge, resulting in deaths Original projections had the storm traveling reported that he was mowing the grass when the pit bull dog attacked and devastation in the area. During a hurricane a from Cuba over Key Largo and the Florida Keys, him for no reason. The victim fought the dog for over 10 minutes before storm surge can build up on Lake Ponchartrain by the up through the Gulf of Mexico and maybe make a he was able to free himself and call 9-1-1 for help. pushing waters from the Gulf of Mexico into the lake right turn east to drench the protestors outside the The victim had severe lacerations to his head, neck, arms and legs and as the storm approaches from the south. The levees Republican National Convention in Tampa. he lost a tremendous amount of blood. A trauma alert was called and the were originally built to protect bordering New Orleans But Isaac decided to veer to the west just about the University of Florida ShandsCair responded and the victim was air-lifted from the surge. Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 at time it was paralleling the Florida coastline in the Ft. to a local hospital. The victim is listed in serious condition and currently the time she hit New Orleans in 2005 but Isaac is not Myers/Naples area with a destination around Mobile, in the intensive care unit. expected to get that strong. Alabama. But then Isaac started heading even more Investigator Jay Crooms and the Levy County Animal Control Officer For the residents of Levy County, the area received westerly making the new landfall prediction Morgan located the owner of the pit bull. The owner had two dogs but only one some more rain to help our aquifers but that was about City, Louisiana just 70 miles west of the still ravaged dog attacked the victim. Both dogs were seized and confined at the it. Gray skies and hair-curling muggy weather with victim of Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005 - New Levy County Animal Services. The owner of the dogs was cited and will dousings of rain was our fate. Orleans. answer in open court on September 11, 2012 for this vicious attack. Hurricane Isaac built up strength in the warms Now the 80 mph Category 1 winds of Hurricane — information provided by Maj. Evan Sullivan, Levy County Sheriff’s waters of the Gulf of Mexico as it churned through the Isaac are extending out 205 miles in each direction Office oil well section heading for Louisiana’s cradle of jazz, moving NW at 8 mph and due to affect New Orleans again. Chiefland Commission Takes on Campaign Signs By terry Witt again. an area of Hardeetown that includes 11th, 14th, Special to the Levy County Journal Commissioner Rollin Hudson said he called 15th, 16th and 13th streets. The area needs water in a complaint about one campaign sign being on and sewer pipe upgrades, according to City Election year campaign signs in Chiefland city property. Projects Coordinator Laurie Copeland. have always been tolerated along city streets In other business, commissioners amended the The second highest rated engineering firm and state highways, but a local chiropractor said city utility ordinance to allow the city to charge competing for the grant work was Mills Monday the city should enforce its ordinance for water use in each apartment in a multi-unit Engineering of Bronson, the city’s consulting prohibiting such signs on public property. complex. The city ran into the issue with an engineers. Mills Engineering scored 393 points Dr. Keith Richeson of Chiefland Chiropractic apartment complex that had one master meter. compared to the low bid with 399 points from Center told city commissioners the campaign The ordinance makes it illegal for more than one CHW/DHM. Hudson asked if the bid could signs in some areas of the city obstructed the consumer to be supplied through a single meter. be awarded to Mills Engineering because the view of road signs. He said one way to get rid of In other matters: scores were so close and Mills Engineering is a the signs would be to define the signs as litter. Commissioners selected the engineering local firm. Fugate responded that the city’s local The signs could then be removed. firm of Causseaux, Hewett & Walpole/David preference ordinance carved out an exception “If you threaten them with a $500 fine, you H. Melvin as the top ranked firm that would for Community Development Block Grants like will definitely get their attention,” Richeson said. work with the city to prepare an application this one. The city cannot use Mills Engineering Mayor Teal Pomeroy said the city has an for a $650,000 Neighborhood Revitalization unless city staff are unable to reach agreement on ordinance prohibiting signs on city property but grant to install new sewer lines or upgrade water the contract with CHW/DHM. he said the law is not being enforced. However, and sewer lines in four neighborhoods in the Commissioners voted to donate the rental fee he said city staff would be instructed to remove city. City staff must negotiate a contract with for use of the Tommy Usher Center back to the any remaining campaign signs on city-owned the firm. The company submitted a base bid of Chiefland Woman’s Club for an upcoming event. property. $33,000, plus $2,000 extra if additional survey The club is planning to stage the annual Law “They do seem to be everywhere,” he said. people must be hired. Enforcement Appreciation Dinner at the Tommy One of the most heavily used candidate sign One of the firm’s duties would be to survey the Usher Center on Sept. 11. Donating the fee back locations is at the intersection of U.S. 19 and four neighborhoods to be certain they qualify for to the club is a way of giving the organization the U.S. 129. The signs are generally placed on state grant funding. Fifty-one percent of the residents use of the center at no charge for a community road right of way facing the intersection. The must be low to moderate income to qualify for event. right of way doesn’t belong to the city. grant funding. Police Chief Robert Douglas told City Attorney Norm Fugate said he The three of the areas being evaluated are: the commissioners the city busted a counterfeit believes the city and Florida Department of residential neighborhood behind the Tommy money ring that was trying to pass $3,000 of Transportation share the right to remove the Usher Center; the duplexes next to Manatee counterfeit bills at the Wal-Mart Supercenter. signs from state right of way. Springs Apartments along NW 4th and 6th The counterfeiters were from Ocala and were City Commissioner Teresa Barron noted that Streets for sewer upgrades; the area from active from South Georgia to Central Florida, two defeated county commission candidates, Chiefland City Hall to U.S.