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Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 PGA Championship: Golfers to face ‘a beast’ of a course/B4 THURSDAY TODAY C I T R U S C O U N T Y & next morning HIGH 88 Mostly sunny and LOW breezy. 64 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com MAY 20, 2021 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community $1 VOL. 126 ISSUE 224 NEWS BRIEFS Paver can’t finish on time Citrus County COVID-19 cases D.A.B. says neighborhood resurfacing is behind schedule, ask for extension According to the Flor- MIKE WRIGHT this week that a lack of River, as well as road con- shortages in aggregates, county engineering oper- ida Department of Health, Staff writer construction supplies and struction work in Pasco trucking services, materi- ations manager Charles nine positive cases were materials will mean a County. als and labor would delay Leazott reads. “To date, 18 reported in Citrus County Citrus County’s popular delay. D.A.B. won the road re- its work, and requested a of 159 roads have been since the latest update. neighborhood road resur- The county’s response: surfacing bid over three time extension. resurfaced.” One new death was re- facing program has hit a Complete the contract in other companies. The Citrus officials declined, The letter states the ported, for a total of 455. speed bump. time or face financial contract calls for resur- saying in a response that project must be substan- To date in the county, D.A.B. Constructors consequences. facing parts of 159 neigh- the shortages haven’t de- tially completed by June 7 11,261 people have Inc., which has a $3.4 mil- Inglis-based D.A.B. has borhood roads. layed other projects. to avoid liquidated tested positive (including lion contract to resurface state contracts to widen The company notified “Today is day 67 of 120 damages. 99 non-residents). 159 residential roads, in- U.S. 19 through Homo- Citrus County officials on for this project,” the May One new hospitaliza- formed county officials sassa Springs into Crystal May 12 that industry-wide 14 letter to D.A.B. from See ROADS/Page A3 tion was reported, for a total of 729 hospitalized. Totals reflect prelimi- nary reports received by the state, and are subject to revision. Local native at nuclear forefront ‘STARS’ to air today on Chronicle site The Chronicle’s virtual celebration “STARS: Stu- dent Athletic Recognition” will air at 6 p.m. today on www.chronicleonline. com. The event will high- light the 2020-21 top stu- dent athletes in their respective sports. Vaccines for homebound now available Homebound Citrus County residents will now find it easier to get COVID-19 vaccinations. Due to a lesser demand of the Department of Health in Citrus County for onsite vaccinations, agency spokeswoman Au- drey Stasko said the local DOH will be offering vac- cines to the homebound. The program allows for DOH-Citrus staff to visit Special to the Chronicle and vaccinate people 18 Holly Van Sicklen is pictured in the Vogtle Unit 3 simulator, where operators complete their initial and continuous training programs on how years old and older who to operate the plant and respond to plant conditions. are unable to leave their home due to lack of transportation, mobility or CRHS grad has leading role with new generation of atomic power plants other issues, she said. HANNAH Vogtle 3 and 4, lo- power, watching as her currently a licensed se- world nuclear confer- If interested, call 352- SACHEWICZ cated in Waynesboro, father worked at the nior reactor operator at ence,” Van Sicklen said. 527-0068, menu option Staff writer Georgia, are the first Crystal River Nuclear Vogtle 3. Van Sicken Recently, she was fea- nine and then press three nuclear units built in Plant. Although it offi- works in the control tured in Southern Com- to speak with staff. Call uclear power is the U.S. in the past cially shut down opera- room, overseeing oper- pany’s 2020 annual center staff will collect the future of a three decades. tions in 2011, he ations, testing and report on reducing car- some information and Ncarbon-free “Nuclear power is a continues his work there procedures. bon emissions using nu- relay the information to America and Holly Van really important part of as the plant undergoes “It’s like being a clear energy. To view the outreach team who Sicklen wants to be a our energy solution,” decontamination and pilot,” she said. “It can the report, visit tinyurl. will be in touch to set up a part of it. Van Sicklen said. dismantlement. be chaotic, but it’s very com/39m7hrwa. date and time to visit your At just 33 years old, A Citrus County na- After high school, Van exciting.” To prepare for the home. For more informa- Van Sicklen is a shift su- tive, Van Sicklen gradu- Sicklen would go on to The job comes with job, Van Sicklen had to tion about DOH-Citrus, pervisor at Southern ated from Crystal River graduate from the Uni- other opportunities as undergo years of rigor- visit www.CitrusCounty Nuclear for Vogtle 3 and High School in 2006. versity of Florida’s nu- well. ous training. 4 operations in the Unit Growing up, she became clear engineering “Two years ago, they Health.org. 3 containment building. fascinated with nuclear program in 2010 and is sent me to Europe for a See NUCLEAR/Page A3 Join the first ‘Third Friday’ event The city of Inverness will have their first Third Friday Inverness OKs restart on Nurses lauded from 5 to 8 p.m. May 21, designed to boost down- town businesses. At 5 p.m., the Citrus Wyld Palms subdivision at Chronicle’s Vettes and Camaros Car Club will be at the Valerie FRED HIERS owners, Wyld Palms Hold- Tsala Apopka, or at least Plaza for a first responder Staff writer ings in Orlando, to com- said they were satisfied appreciation gala recognition ceremony. Kids plete the purchase. with the developer’s assur- are welcome to check out Wyld Palms took another The next step would be ances about the project. the fire trucks and police step toward fruition this for the new owners to come One of their biggest con- GWEN BITTNER Country Club. vehicles on display. Fol- week when the Inverness back again to the council cerns was Hunting Lodge Staff writer “The nurses in our council gave its blessing for another approval. The Drive, which leads to an community have been lowing the ceremony, Op- for a preliminary plan to council also approved ex- adjacent community, and In a pause from the here for us,” Chronicle eration Welcome Home restart the long-stalled ceptions to the city’s R3 how it might be used as a lingering pandemic, Publisher Gerry Mulli- will ask the public to join in subdivision. setbacks, allowing for shortcut through their Citrus County’s most gan said. “You have a send-off to new U.S. mili- The unanimous vote to shorter side and rear set- neighborhood. distinguished nurses helped us merge to the tary recruits. accept the plan paves the backs when the develop- But City Manager Eric gathered for recogni- other side (of the Road closure in down- way for Gulf Breeze-based ment finds it necessary. Williams said the road will tion Wednesday, COVID-19 pandemic). town will begin at 3 p.m. Garden Street Communi- Council members wel- be gated and locked and May 19, and were cele- Your hard work never Show cars are welcome ties LLC to purchase the comed the new plans for available only for emer- brated for their unwav- waned; you have been after 4 p.m. and must be deteriorating subdivision the subdivision that has sat gency use. ering service to there for us and we ap- parked in a legal parking on Turner Camp Road. dormant for 20 years. George Gouldbourn, community health. preciate it.” spot at 8 p.m. The new plan for the “I think it will be a nice who lives on Hunting Twelve nurses, along At the event, attend- At 7 p.m., the Valerie 84-acre subdivision re- addition (to the city),” said Lodge Drive, said he with the entire nursing ees spun the roulette Theatre will host a free duces the development to Councilman Ken Hinkle. feared the additional traf- staff of the Citrus wheel, played black- movie showing of “Back- 62 townhomes and Councilwoman Jacquie fic on his road, but said he County Department of jack, poker and more 178 single-family homes. It Hepfer agreed and said accepted the city’s assur- Health, attended the earning tickets during draft.” To reserve a seat, currently is entitled to that reducing the number ances the road would be Chronicle’s fourth an- a cocktail hour to win a visit tinyurl.com/2ts597vp build as many as 398 hous- of housing units was a good closed. nual Nurses Apprecia- chance at a wide vari- or go to the box office an ing units, mostly all move. Hunting Lodge Drive tion event and were ety of gift baskets with hour prior to the movie condominiums. “We need small doses of resident Ken Savage said treated to an evening items donated by local show time. Following the prelimi- more people (added to In- that while he wished the of casino night fun, health care facilities For more information, nary council approval, verness),” she said. development luck, he dinner, cocktails, ca- and community visit inverness.gov or call Garden Street Communi- Most of the public who feared that the new maraderie and awards partners.