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1 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECTIONS County may opt out of tank checks Legislation allows counties The opt-out provision is part of House tems are initially installed. application fees can range from $100 - $350 Bill 1263, passed earlier this year, which Mark Lander, Columbia County Health depending on the permit. to exempt residents from covers a variety of public health proce- Department interim administrator, said “Regardless of whether the county opts state requirements. dures and requirements. The septic tank Columbia County has approximately out of the House Bill or not, it’s not going and disposal system portion of the bill 25,000 septic systems. to change the way septic systems are By TONY BRITT will be discussed tonight during the coun- To install a septic system in the county permitted within the county,” Lander said. [email protected] ty commission meeting at the Columbia a resident must make an application at the “You still have to follow the same proce- County School Board Administrative environmental health department. There dures for a permit. If you’re in you have a County officials are considering whether Complex Auditorium, 372 W. Duval St. is a state fee for the permit, based on five-year maintenance program.” to opt out of a state requirement that hom- The meeting starts at 7 p.m. three categories: a new system, repair of Lisa Roberts, assistant county adminis- eowners have their septic tanks inspected Currently the state department of health an existing septic system or evaluation every five years. conducts an assessment when septic sys- of an existing system. Lander said the COUNTY continued on 3A NFBA Halloween bash looking for an answer tonight County set to discuss broadband agency’s request for tower space. By TONY BRITT [email protected] When the North Florida Broadband Authority was formed in 2009, the agency sought agreements from local governments pledging the use of in-kind services, such as the use of space on communication towers. Last month NFBA officials asked the Columbia County Commission to make good on theor promise. County officials said they wanted more information information from the NFBA before making a final decision. Commissioner Stephen Bailey voiced concerns about NFBA placing equipment on county towers that could potentially interfere with emergency com- munications equipment. Bailey is scheduled to lead a discussion on the NFBA propos- al during tonight’s county com- mission meeting, 7 p.m. at the Columbia County School Board continued on 3A Photos by TOP: Ellisville resident NFBA JASON MATTHEW Jose Cervantez does a WALKER chicken dance with his Lake City Reporter granddaughter Arianna Renee Cervantez, 6, Report: and a mascot while waiting in line for candy Woman during the Lake City Police Department’s Halloween Safety Bash forged Wednesday. ‘This is great for kids,’ Jose checks Cervantez said. ‘They need to have more for $15K things for kids to do. (There’s not) enough By DEREK GILLIAM entertainment for kids.’ [email protected] Thousands attended the event, held in a park- A Lake City woman has been ing lot across from the arrested and faces felony charges Lake City police and fire of fraud, grand theft and forgery, departments. CENTER: according to a Columbia County Lawsyn Blakley, 3, pets Sheriff’s Office a mascot while enjoy- arrest report. ing the Halloween fes- C h r i s t i n a Fulton Jones, tivities on Wednesday. BOTTOM: 52, was arrest- Dallas Cook ed Tuesday at (left) poses with his 2:23 p.m. after son Tyler, 11, at the the general Halloween Safety Bash. Christina Jones manager of Glenn I. Jones Inc., Allen Dunaway, contacted authorities about 11 checks that were not authorized by the com- pany. According to the report, Glenn I. Jones Jr. said Christina Jones WOMAN continued on 3A Vol. 138, No. 197 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY IN COMING (386) 752-1293 76 44 People. 2A PEOPLE FRIDAY SUBSCRIBE TO Mostly sunny Obituaries . 7A THE REPORTER: Advice & Comics . 3B Bolivia asks Local news Voice: 755-5445 Fax: 752-9400 WEATHER, 2A Puzzles . 4B Penn’s help. roundup. 2AWEATHER 2A LAKE CITY REPORTER DAILY BRIEFING THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012 Page Editor: Jim Barr, 754-0424 Celebrity Birthdays Wednesday: Wednesday: n Actress Betsy Palmer Larry Flynt is 70. Afternoon: 0-0-2 Afternoon: 3-3-8-3 Tuesday: is 86. n Country singer-humorist Evening: N/A Evening: N/A 10-12-20-33-36 n Golfer Gary Player is 77. Kinky Friedman is 68. n Country singer Bill n Music producer David Anderson is 75. Foster is 63. n Actress Barbara Bosson n Rhythm-and-blues musi- PEOPLE IN THE NEWS is 73. cian Ronald Khalis Bell (Kool n Magazine publisher and the Gang) is 61. Bolivia seeks Sean Penn’s help Daily Scripture “Be alert and of sober mind. LA PAZ, Bolivia Your enemy the devil prowls t’s not clear whether Sean Penn knew ahead of his visit to around like a roaring lion look- Bolivia of the missions he’d be ing for someone to devour. asked to assume by President Resist him, standing firm in the Evo Morales. ICabinet chief Juan Ramon faith, because you know that Quintana told reporters after the family of believers through- Tuesday’s meeting that Morales asked the Oscar-winning actor to out the world is undergoing the defend the chewing of coca leaf same kind of sufferings.” before the United Nations, lobby Chile to restore Bolivia’s long-lost — 1 Peter 5:8-9 access to the Pacific Ocean and help persuade the United States to extra- dite a former Bolivian president. Penn is already a goodwill ambas- sador for Haiti, where he has won Lake City Reporter ASSOCIATED PRESS respect for his post-earthquake char- HOW TO REACH US ity work. 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