Hilliard Honors WWII Veteran Bob Zortea for 100Th Birthday Spring Lake Concerns Addressed
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Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 14 Volume XVII Issue 34 Hometown People...Hometown News Thursday, March 11, 2021 "Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” - Lamentations 3:22-23 Hilliard Honors WWII Veteran Bob Zortea for 100th Birthday Dawn S. West Video Recording System; when we wanted our chickens and The Hilliard Town Council met Resolution 2021-06 which coops. The students built the coops and Thursday night for their first meeting of concerned Hilliard Airpark shelters for the chickens as they have March. The first order of business was a Turf Runway Maintenance & for the goats. They ran water lines, built proclamation to honor Mr. Bob Zortea, Improvements. a secure pen, placed automatic water of Hilliard, for the celebration of his Resolution 2021-07 and feeding systems for the animals. 100th birthday. Mr. Zortea, a WWII was also approved which We need to know what else we have to US Navy Veteran, celebrated his 100th concerned Hilliard as a Second do to put our goats in their new yard?” birthday February 14, 2021. Mr. Zortea Amendment Sanctuary Town. After several students also gave their was joined by both of his daughters, The resolution declares presentations, McCullough and the Gail and Jimmy Davis and Inez and Hilliard a constitutional students were told they must go before Terry Humphrey and their families. The town and a reaffirmation of the Planning & Zoning Board to get the proclamation shared that Mr. Zortea is a our commitment to stand in approval. long-time citizen of Hilliard; he joined opposition to any abridgment In other business, Klynt Farmer, the US Navy in 1940 and served for 5 of our constitutional rights owner of K.A. Farmer Septic Tank ½ years; he worked and retired from and standing in immediate Services approached the podium General Motors in the Electric Motor opposition to any abridgement requesting the opportunity to build a and proclaim this day Bob Zortea Day. of our United States Constitution relationship with the town in times of His daughter Gail thanked the council Second Amendment Rights. need. “Our company is under close for the special recognition of her daddy! The final resolution approved was watch with DEP. We have to follow In other business, Ordinance 2021- Resolution 2021-08 which concerned very strict guidelines with what we do 01 was approved on second and final amending Building Permit Valuations and how we handle the waste. We have reading. The ordinance concerned Adding Discounts for Private Provider property where we normally release amending the Comprehensive Plan, Plan Review & Inspections. the waste from our trucks. This has which will control Future Land Use, Alyson McCullough, Advisor been one of the rainiest seasons we guide public facilities and protect for HMSHS Ag Program, held a have had. Currently, our trucks can’t natural resources. presentation with some of students get back to our property to dump,” said Several Resolutions were also concerning the desire to have goats on Farmer. “We have been working with approved by the council that pertain their (school) property as a part of their the Town of Callahan dumping a few Division where, among other things, to the Hilliard Airpark: Resolution class studies. “We have worked very loads and we would like to also work built traction motors on locomotives. 2021-04 which concerned Hilliard hard to build this program to what it is with the town of Hilliard to do so. We Therefore, the Town of Hilliard values Airpark Design and Construct Hangar today. We have secured funding through will be paying you for the loads and just the contributions, significance and life and Hangar Rehabilitation; Resolution some grants to further our activities as a mixing it with your waste at the WWTP, of Mr. Zortea; and congratulates Mr. 2021-05 which concerned Hilliard program,” said McCullough. “We have as we do in Callahan. You would be Nello ‘Bob’ Zortea on his 100th birthday Airpark Construct Security Camera and previously come before the council See 'Hilliard' on page 2 Spring Lake Concerns Addressed Editor’s Note: This article is in familiar with the laws that affect their help in navigating this process. response to last week's submitted article performance. There have been several Any HOA Board of Directors in this concerning Spring Lake Estates. issues that have come before the more situation has a fiduciary duty to their recent boards of Spring Lake Estates fellow home owners to begin and carry Board of Directors for Spring Lake of Nassau County, that are requiring out the Revitalization steps, so that Estates of Nassau County Owners resolution through legal channels. The every member of the community has an Association current board inherited several issues opportunity to vote the direction they Spring Lakes Estates is a subdivision from a previous board who did not meet desire for the future of their community. that began adding homes in 1988 and has their fiduciary duties to the community It is unfortunate that a small group of always operated with a ‘homeowner-run’ (i.e. failure to preserve the covenants, by the previous board. Presently it is people, who would like to abolish the Board of Directors. There are benefits failure to file tax returns). These issues the discovery that the covenants were HOA, have either misinterpreted the and detriments to this type of situation, have required extended efforts by more allowed to expire January 24, 2018, information shared, or deliberately not the least of which is homeowners are recent boards to resolve them under the that necessitated the hiring of legal and chosen to portray these factual not HOA experts, nor are they always legal requirements, that were not met HOA professional advice for the expert See 'Spring Lake' on page 3 STD PAID Permit No. 4 Callahan, FL U.S. POSTAGE POSTAL PATRON POSTAL Westside Westside Journal Box 607 P.O. 32011-0607 Callahan, FL Page 2 N Westside Journal N Thursday, March 11, 2021 A Word Hilliard Continued from page 1 receiving just liquid as it would all be to participate and provide a location (if From the Publisher strained when you get it. I pray this rain they don’t have one) to clean up. Our How blessed we are to live in long walks...taking several dips along doesn’t continue but if it should I would only concern right now is we haven’t Florida! Can I get an Amen? The most the way. Other days it was competition appreciate any help you could provide. received confirmation from the garbage recent reason is our beautiful weather sand castles or maybe a game of pepper I know we’re (company) up here in service about assisting with disposal. this week. It has really been difficult (with a bat and ball) with Daddy. We Hilliard a lot. We’re just looking for We won’t do the lunch due to social to stay in my office when I could see also played volleyball a few times. The some help.” distancing policy.” that beautiful sunshine outside…but I boys always liked to body surf by riding “Currently, we are having some “I think if the Fire Department is did! I know we are all extremely tired waves in with Daddy. I only tried that a problems with levels at our WWTP. okay with cooking the hamburgers and of the rain but so thankful we aren’t couple of times…not for me! I’m also under the watchful eye of DEP hot dogs, we could still have it and just flooded like Kentucky and Virginia. When I was really young, I remember and I sure don’t want to mess that up,” have them box or bag up the meal for And we haven’t had a foot of snow on my parents renting a house with other said Public Works Director Ritchie people to pick up,” said Councilman the ground, just a nice winter. families. The house was 3-stories and Rowe. “Once we get our levels right, Kenny Sims. This weekend don’t forget to spring oh so cool. It was directly on the beach I wouldn’t mind trying one load. Then The council approved moving forward on your clocks by moving your on the north end. Of course the other we could see what the levels do and go forward with the Clean Up once they clocks up one hour before you go to bed families had children too, so that only from there.” find out more about the garbage disposal Saturday night! It’s Daylight Saving added to the fun. I think the older kids Farmer gave his information to company’s response. Time! I know a lot of people do not like got to have one floor to themselves. Not Rowe to contact when he is ready. Parks & Recreation Director Gabe it but I am a huge fan. It’s really nice really sure if that was fair but I didn’t Charlie Hahn, representing the Whittenburg advised the council that to get home from work, eat supper and care back then. We actually did some First Baptist Church of Boulougne the basketball season went very well still have some daylight to go outside seining with everyone. Now that I think approached the podium. “We (FBC and currently the soccer and gymnastics and enjoy. I am really a sunshine person about it, I can’t believe my parents let Boulougne) are asking permission to has begun. The soccer program has 53 and I love as much time as I can get to me take part in that…it was really scary use the Town Hall property (open field children signed up and the gymnastics enjoy it.