WIE LEADS THOMPSON AT WOMEN’S OPEN, SPORTS B1 LEESBURG, FLORIDA Saturday, June 21, 2014 www.dailycommercial.com UKRAINE: Cease-fire ordered for one week JOBS: Lake’s unemployment in hopes of beginning peace talks, A6 rate sees slight increase, A3 Gov. Scott signs voucher expansion GARY FINEOUT of nearly $300 million. Associated Press The current pro- TALLAHASSEE — gram is limited to Florida’s main pri- low-income families. vate school vouch- But starting in 2016, er program will soon families who earn be open to middle-in- more than $60,000 a come families under a year could receive par- significant expansion tial scholarships. U.S. signed into law Friday Census data estimates by Gov. Rick Scott. that the 2012 median Scott approved the household income in bill despite requests the state was just more for veto from parent than $47,000. groups and the state’s A spokesman for teacher union who Step Up for Students, said the expansion the main organization would come at the ex- that hands out vouch- pense of traditional ers, said that based on public schools. His de- current applications, DECISION 2014 cision to back the leg- the group will wind islation could trigger a up serving as many new round of lawsuits 68,000 students in the over the state’s school coming school year. GATHERING THE NAMES choice programs. Additionally, the The current pro- new law (HB 850) re- METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION gram, which gives tax credits to business- moves a requirement Commission: Parks unopposed, es that pay for vouch- that students need to WHO’S ON THE BALLOT? ers, serves nearly go to a public school Campione to face Poole REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 60,000 families, most before becoming eli- DISTRICT 5 of whom attend reli- gible for the voucher. LIVI STANFORD | Staff Writer ■ Thuy Lowe, R gious schools. But the The measure also cre- [email protected] ■ Corrine Brown, D new law would broad- ates “personal learning PARKS scholarship accounts” ■ Glo Smith, R en who is eligible to ake County Commissioner Sean Parks was participate, which will which help parents of re-elected Friday without opposition af- REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS help push the cost of disabled children get DISTRICT 10 L ter the qualifying period for 2014 elections the program up be- additional services for ended. ■ Shyan Modarres, D yond the current total their children. Two candidates had filed papers to run ■ Daniel Webster, R against Parks in the previous weeks but with- ■ David Falstad, Write-in CAMPIONE drew before the qualifying period ended. ■ William Ferree, D Orange County Sheriff Capt. Sandy Carpen- EUSTIS ter filed paperwork in May to run against Parks ■ Michael McKenna, D and withdrew his bid less than two weeks later. REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS Hazardous walking bill Then John Stump, a Mount Dora man with DISTRICT 11 close ties to CEMEX and its plans to develop a ■ Dave Koller, D sand mine in south Lake County, filed papers ■ Richard Nugent, R could make a return POOLE SEE COMISSION | A2 GOVERNOR AUSTIN FULLER | Staff Writer House Bill 1121, ■ Charlie Crist, D [email protected] filed by Metz, would ■ Rick Scott, R have required district A bill by State Rep. Six square off for Clermont City Council ATTORNEY GENERAL school boards, state Larry Metz, R-Grove- and local governmen- ■ Pam Bondi, R land, which addressed LINDA CHARLTON tal entities to work co- economy robust.” ■ George Sheldon, D hazardous walking Special to the Daily Commercial VanWagner will not face operatively to identify ■ Perry Thurston, D conditions for students current mayor Hal Turville and correct hazardous Six candidates qualified for CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER going to and from conditions, including three seats on the Clermont in the upcoming election, as school, didn’t get much Turville announced this week ■ Jeff Atwater, R roads students have to City Council Friday. traction this legislative cross with speed limits that he is not running. How- ■ William Rankin, D Councilman Rick VanWag- session but will proba- over 50 mph and with ever, VanWagner will be fac- ner was the first to file for the COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE bly return next year. more than four lanes. ing former councilwoman mayoral seat. In the process ■ Thad Hamilton, D That’s according to While a hazard- Gail Ash. he effectively leaves Seat 5, ■ Jeffrey Obos, Write-in state Sen. Alan Hays, ous walking condi- his current spot, up for grabs. “I’ve been here now for 12 R-Umatilla, who filed tion exists, state fund- ■ Adam Putnam, R In a previously published years,” Ash said. “There’s so a companion bill in ing would be provided interview, VanWagner said “I many changes taking place STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 8 the Senate. Hays held to school districts to am excited about this elec- here I think it’s almost like a ■ Dorothy Hukill, R a town hall meeting in bus affected students, tion. I feel Clermont needs blank canvas, to see what the STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 31 Eustis this week with Metz previously said. residents want or need in the Once the condition someone to take it to the next ■ Randy Glisson, R State Rep. Bryan Nel- level and I want to be that guy city.” son, R-Apopka, recap- is corrected, state The mayoral race will be funding would cease. ... if we put both hands on the SEE BALLOT | A2 ping the state’s legisla- wheel, we can make this city SEE CLERMONT | A2 tive session. SEE BILL | A2 INDEX DIVERSIONS E5 OBITUARIES A4 Vol. 138 LEGALS D1 SPORTS B1 TODAY’S WEATHER CLASSIFIED D1 No. 172 50¢ BUSINESS C5 VOICES A7 Detailed forecast 94˚/76˚ COMICS E4 5 sections CROSSWORDS D5 NATION A5 WORLD A6 on page A8. 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However, if a local govern- According to the presenta- LOTTERY Emogene Stegall, supervisor of elections, mental entity takes longer to tion, the largest budget cate- JUNE 20 said it was “unusual for two candidates to correct a hazardous condi- gories were health care, get- CASH 3 ...............................................7-8-2 withdraw in a short amount of time.” tion than allowed by law, that ting 41 percent of the budget, Afternoon ..........................................7-3-5 Parks said he is honored and humbled entity must reimburse the and education, getting 29 to be re-elected and emphasized it is not school district for the cost of percent of the budget. PLAY 4 .............................................7-2-4-4 his commission seat, but the “people’s busing affected students un- Another bill filed by Hays Afternoon .......................................1-2-7-8 seat.” til the condition is corrected. will become effective July “I love serving people and I will work The bill had its genesis in JUNE 19 1 and states when a local even harder over the next four years,” he 2013, when the Lake Coun- FANTASY 5 ........................... 1-11-18-28-33 said. ty School District was dis- school board chooses in- He added there is much more work to cussing changes to transpor- structional materials, people do, from efforts to find an alternative wa- tation provided to students in the community will have ter source in the south Lake region to fin- who live within the two-mile 30 days to file an appeal to THE NEWSPAPER OF CHOICE FOR LAKE AND SUMTER COUNTIES SINCE 1875 ishing the Wellness Way Sector Plan to fo- parental responsibility zone. the school board and then The Daily Commercial (ISSN 0896-1042) is published daily for $90.74 per year (plus Florida sales tax) by Halifax Media Group cusing on transportation and road needs. 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