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JeffersFriday, oMarch 2n, 2018 VJol. 11 nuomber 3u1 rnal county 75¢ +tax ECBPUBLISHING . COM CITY/CRIME Policing tactics discussed ECB Publishing, Inc. Lazaro Aleman, about what he called suggestions for • “We need better communications” Chief Fred “a crime wave”, improving the -Steven Webster Mosley Citizens and city officials had a referring to the rash promised to police department, • “if there is a crime spree, can't go last week at coming up with ideas of burglaries, break- share more plus offering some the officers be more forthcoming?” for how to improve local law- ins and armed information, new ones. But -Melanie Mays enforcement efforts and establish robbery in and especially if a basically it came • Businesses are urged to install better communications between the around town in crime spree is down to pressing burglar alarms as a security evident. measure. police and citizenry. recent months. Chief of Police for more and better -Chief Fred Mosley The workshop was prompted by Webster began Fred Mosley communications • “The department currently the comments of Stephen Webster, a the workshop and information conducts business checks nightly.” city resident who addressed the discussion on Tuesday evening, Feb. sharing between the police See CRIME page 3 -Chief Fred Mosley Monticello City Council on Feb. 6 20, with a reiteration of his earlier COUNTY COUNTY Literacy More changes for Landscaping campaign Dogwood Street project revamps saved ECB Publishing, Inc. Lazaro Aleman, Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Commission and Florida Institute of Give the Monticello Kiwanis Club Education at the University of North its due. The organization has stepped Florida (FIE) recently renewed their forward to rescue the U.S. 19 agreement allowing the latter to beautification project by volunteering continue providing specified services to undertake the maintenance of the to the Jefferson County R.J. Bailar landscaping at the I-10 and U.S. 19 Public Library's literacy program. interchange. The Memorandum of Readers may recall that in Understanding (MOU), which the Lazaro Aleman The way the workshop discussion December, engineer Rob Davis, of commission approved on Thursday ECB Publishing, Inc. went, engineer Rob Davis, of Dewberry/Preble Rish Engineering evening, Feb. 15, extends the Inc., informed the Jefferson County Dewberry/Preble Rish Engineering agreement for another year, so that Commission that the Florida If a recent Monticello City Inc., presented the concept plan for the FIE can continue to provide Department of Transportation Council workshop was any the modification of the south side of counseling, support and evaluation (FDOT), which funded the indication, more changes may soon East Dogwood Street. services to the Jefferson County landscaping project, wasn't pleased be coming to the part of Dogwood The redoing of East Dogwood Literacy Alliance (JLA). with the county's lack of upkeep of the Street just east of U.S. 19. Namely, Street has been a goal of city officials The cost of the annual services, plants and trees. the horizontal parking spaces on the since they completed the upgrade of per the agreement, is $79,908, which It was moreover the FDOT's south side of the street will be West Dogwood Street. It was only a is to be paid in three installments of position, according to Davis, that the eliminated, for starters. lack of money that caused them to $40,000, $19,954 and $19,954, county had contractually committed to City officials discussed the idea divide the East Dogwood Street respectively. the maintenance and if the situation at a workshop on Tuesday evening, upgrade into two phases – the north The aim of the partnership, as wasn't rectified, it could jeopardize the Feb. 20. The council members, in and south sides. described in a scope of work second grant in the pike. fact, appeared ready to proceed with Now that the north side upgrade attachment to the MOU, is to assist “The FDOT said if you can't the decision, except that voting can't has been completed, city officials are the JLA continue to pursue its work maintain the project they will take take place at workshops. As it is, the turning their eyes to the upgrade of of raising literacy readiness and back the $272,000,” Davis said, council asked City Clerk Emily the south side. It's also become reading achievement in the county. referring to the funding for phase two Anderson to put the item on the evident that the combination As part of the contract, the FIE See DOGWOOD page 3 of the U.S. 19 landscaping project. agenda for the meeting of March 6. staff is to provide training, coaching On Thursday evening, Feb. 15, and instructional support to the JLA, EDUCATION Davis brought the commission the as well as providing technical good news that the Kiwanis Club had assistance, distributing books and volunteered to do the maintenance. educational materials, and scheduling Lunar rocks coming This represents a significant and conducting child assessments, saving to the county, as Davis' among other activities. preliminary assessment was that it The funding for the program to local library would cost between $26,000 and comes from $453,000 that the library $37,000 annually for the hiring of a landscaping contractor. received in 2016 from an anonymous Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The Kiwanians, Davis said, donor. The donor's one stipulation would prune and fertilize the trees, was that the library develop a three- provide a vinyl or plastic four-foot to-four year program and budget for Lunar rocks are diameter of ground cover around each the use of the funds. coming to the Jefferson tree, spread pine bark mulch around The plan that the library staff and County R.J. Bailar Public them, and chem-mow around the trees FIE ultimately developed to meet the Library this summer. by use of a water/chemical solution donor's requirement and qualify for The rocks are coming in that stunts the grass's growth and the funding included creating a new July, to be exact, reduces the need for mowing, among curriculum and classroom support for compliments of the other things. participating daycare centers, National Aeronautics and Davis said the club would perform establishing a literacy-mentoring ECB Publishing Inc. Photo By Laz Aleman, Feb. 5, 2018 Space Administration the maintenance a minimum of twice a program, and sponsoring various (NASA). Courtney Nicolou, youth services librarian at the R.J. Bailar Public Library, holds up her NASA year, or as needed. The City of community events to help children Why are lunar rocks issued certificate qualifying her to handle lunar Monticello, meanwhile, would provide and their parents build the necessary coming to Monticello? rocks. a certified individual to monitor traffic literacy skills. That's a question that during the operations, as required by “Combined with the library’s only Courtney Nicolou the FDOT, he said. At right: Jefferson Journal central role in the community, and the can answer. That's Moon rocks, or Davis told the academic expertise of FIE, the funds because Nicolou, the lunar rocks, are last week that now the maintenance should have a measurable approach youth service librarian, is rocks that are issue was resolved, the commission on early literacy and school readiness a certified lunar rock found on the planned to take up the second phase of Earth's moon in Jefferson County,” Library handler, which is a the project at its March 1 meeting. collected dur - Director Natalie Binder said at the requirement of NASA Phase two of the project, which has al- See LITERACY page 3 See ROCKS page 3 ing human exploration of the Moon. See PROJECT page 3 INSIDE Did you know? Weather VIEWPOINTS 2 FOOD, FUN & ENTERTAINMENT 8 FARM & OUTDOORS 10-11 “Almost” is the longest word in for this English with all the letters in weekend COMMUNITY NEWS 4-7 TV THIS WEEK 9 CLASSIFIEDS & LEGALS 12 alphabetical order. 2 • JEFFERSON COUNTY JOURNAL • FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2018 VIEWPOINTS Deb’s Notes Passingby Nelson Pryor, GuestParade Columnist Drop a note to: [email protected] The Last Ounce of Courage ***The Monticello Volunteer Fire Everyday heros! Yes, that Department will hold its annual describes the four chaplains and their fundraiser on March 3 at All Star sacrifice. It was on February 3, 1943, Storage on Highway 19 South, across that the U.S.A.T. Dorchester, a from Tractor Supply. The Saturday military transport ship carrying 902 Auction will begin at 9 a.m. with a American servicemen and civilian Preview Auction. The Auction will workers, was torpedoed by a German begin at 10 a.m. There will be lots to see submarine. The Dorchester was about and purchase. All funds collected from 100 miles off the coast of Greenland. this fundraising effort will be used to And it took about 18 minutes to sink better the fire department. Payments and below the frigid sea. donations can only be accepted in the On board, panick had ensued. The form of cash or checks. For more sailors who were not killed in the rest of us. Keeping the memory of the information, and to donate, contact explosion or trapped below rushed to four chaplains alive is growing more Auction Coordinator Faye at (850) 274- the decks, where some of the lifeboats difficult. Mrs. Christine Beady, the Debbie Snapp 2778, or any local volunteer firefighter. had frozen to the ship, survivors executive director of the Four Columnist Auctioneer will be Zef Fessenden, also recounted. But four chaplains standing Chaplains Foundation, in Philadelphia, a volunteer with the Monticello on the decks remained calm, explaines the difficult situation. The Volunteer Fire Department.