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Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 U.S. Open: The main storylines for this week’s major /B1 TUESDAY TODAY C I T R U S C O U N T Y & next morning HIGH 88 M ostly cloudy LOW w ith rounds of s t o r m s . 73 PAGE A4 w w w.chronicleonline.com JUNE 15, 2021 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community $1 VOL. 126 ISSUE 251 NEWS BRIEFS Honoring the flag BBQ nets Half of Citrus received at least one dose of vaccine A l m o s t 5 0 o f C t r u s $27,000 Cunty’s population has received at least one d o s e o f a C V I D -1 v a c c i n e . A w eekly report pub- lished F riday, June 11 by the Florida D epartm ent of for teen H ealth, stated 49% of county residents older Funds will help pay for boy’s than 1 (67,254) w ere ei- ther partially or fully vacci- nated. A ccording to the surgery for Tourette syndrome report, 55% of Floridians have been inoculated, NANCY KENNEDY from 2 to 6 a.m., cooked, and 3% of them w ere Staff writer carved and packaged fully vaccinated. 1,425 pounds of brisket, It’s amazing what 1,000 pounds of pork butt H ealth officials have re- smoked meat and dedi- and 600 pounds of ribs. p o r t e d a t o t a l 11 4 01 cated people can The meat was paid for C V I D -1 c a s e s f o r t h e accomplish. by a $4,400 cash donation county since M arch 1 On Saturday, Jeremy’s from the Kiwanis Club of 2 0 0 w i t h 6 8 i n f e c t i o n s Journey fundraising bar- Inverness, and Cavallo and a test positivity rate becue at M&B Dairy in Winery donated $1,800 of 5.4% docum ented Lecanto raised $26,935 to- worth of meat. J u n e 4 -10 ward the medical costs for In the two weeks prior Rep. urges an experimental brain to the day of the barbecue, surgery for 18-year-old they received so many or- ‘endangered’ Jeremy Schreifels, who ders that they purchased status for hopes this surgery will an additional $4,300 give him relief from a se- worth of meat, Leon Mc- manatees vere case of Tourette Clellan said Monday. Four years after federal syndrome. “It got big quick,” he w ildlife officials reclassi- Because it’s experi- said. fied m anatees from en- mental, the surgery is not To date, $178,374 has dangered to threatened, covered by Jeremy’s been raised, which will go into a trust fund that is in U .S. R ep. Vern Bu- health insurance. the process of being chanan, R -la., called At Saturday’s barbecue, hosted by M&B Dairy vice established. M onday for a reversal of The money will be used the decision. president Leon McClel- lan, 38 volunteers work- for the surgery and all the In a letter to M artha ing a total of 267 hours, required pre-surgery and W illiam s, principal deputy including three people post-surgery therapies director of the U .S . Fish who worked the smokers See BBQ/Page A5 and W ildlife S ervice, B u- chanan said a “stagger- ing” 761 m anatees have died this year, a pace that w ould exceed a previous record of 80 deaths in Planners will 2 01 . “M anatees are beloved, iconic m am m als in Florida, and w e should be doing consider request everything in our pow er to protect them and ensure their continued survival,” B uchanan w rote in the let- for RV resort ter. “Cnsidering the num - MIKE WRIGHT ber of m anatee deaths so MATTHEW BECK/ C r o n i c l e I WHAT: Citrus County Nature Coast Young Marines member Tyler Cook unfurls the American flag Staff writer far this year, redesignating Planning and Monday morning, June 14, at the beginning of a Flag Day service to honor the the m anatee as endan- Development Stars and Stripes. A Miami developer is gered, w hich provides for Commission. the highest levels of fed- proposing a 600-space recreational vehicle re- eral protection and conser- I WHEN: 9 a.m. Inverness marks Flag Day with ceremony sort on Citrus Avenue just Thursday, June 17. vation efforts, is critical.” north of Crystal River. Buchanan said factors MATTHEW BECK I WHERE: Lecanto Photo editor Jaymelday Holdings causing the deaths in- LLC is requesting a zon- Government clude degradation of nverness cele- ing change from low-den- Building, 3600 W. w ater quality in m anatee brated Flag Day sity residential on Sovereign Path, habitats and increased IMonday, June 14, at 61 acres across the street Lecanto. algae bloom s that kill The Depot District. from the Crystal River s e a g r a s s . According to the 2021 United Methodist intense for their rural community. The Fish and W ildlife Farmer’s Almanac Church. Monday, June 14 is Crystal River Luxury “This area is one of the Service announced in few areas close to Crystal M a r c h 2 01 t h a t i t w a s Flag Day, a day of na- RV Resort would include tional observance for River that has homes only “dow nlisting” m anatees up to 600 spaces, plus a all Americans, but it is and acreage lots,” one un- from endangered to threat- American flags of all shapes and sizes were handed bar/grill, gym, pool, dog not a federal holiday. park and pickleball signed letter reads. ened, citing increases in Each year, the presi- out Monday, June 14, during the Flag Day ceremony Gail Easley, a retired in Inverness. courts. m anatee populations and dent proclaims the The property is bor- city planner who was lead im provem ents in habitats. commemoration and flag is flown from all public ceremonies dered by Citrus Avenue author of Citrus County’s It said the dow nlisting encourages all Ameri- public buildings, that honored the flag and two residential first land development w ould not “dim inish any cans in the country to speeches are made in until June 14, 1877, streets, West Tom Mason code, lives in the adjacent existing federal protections display the flag out- public places, and cer- when it was flown Drive and North Ladybug community with her hus- that w ill continue to play a side their homes and emonies take place in from every Drive. band William Farrell. Ea- vital role in the recovery of businesses. Usually, towns or cities. Neighbors who con- sley wrote that the RV the species.” during Flag Day, the There were few See FLAG/Page A5 tacted the county said the resort is incompatible — From staff and w ire reports planned RV park is too See RESORT/Page A7 Classifieds . .B7 Crossword . .B10 INDEX Health . A13, A14 Obituaries . A6 Comics . .B6 Editorial. A10 Lottery Numbers . .B3 TV Listings. .B5 Horoscope . A4 Entertainment . A4 Lottery Payouts . .B3 CC-0010CG3 A2 TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2021 CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE SCHEDULE NOW! 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In 2020, there were 799 Inverness considers waste Main St., But the city col- new single-family homes normal operations Inverness. lects and keeps built in Citrus County. Of D u e t o t h e C V I D - 9 I Also in city impact fees re- those, 13 were built in p a n d e m i c , C t r u s C u n t y pickup and impact fee hikes business, the lated to transpor- Inverness. council will con- tation, parks and I Also in city business, T r a n s i t ( CC ) s u s p e n d e d FRED HIERS that the new fee be in- duct its second fire protection. City Manager Eric Wil- the O range Line (deviated Staff writer creased to $10.15 per and final vote The city council liams will give the council fixed route) and is currently month for residential whether to raise Eric will consider in- project updates on: operating dem and re- Just a year after imple- properties.