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School District Facing $500,00


LAZARO ALEMAN
Monticello News
Senior Staff Writer
The extent of the
Jefferson County School
District's financial cri-
sis became evident on
Friday, Jan. 23, when
two high officials from
the Florida Department
of Education (FDOE)
paid the district a visit
to begin helping it get its
finances in order.
The two Dr.
Frances Haithcock,
Florida K-12 public
schools chancellor, and
Linda Champion,
deputy commissioner


for finances
and operations
- spent about
two hours with
School Superintendent
Bill Brumfield and
Chief Financial Officer
Marcia Willis, dis-
cussing the district's fi-
nancial situation and
related matters.
The visit came at the
initiation of Brumfield,
who is looking for ad-
vice on ways to address
the budgetary crunch.
But-- in- -fact,- absent-
Brumfield's invitation,
the FDOE officials likely
would have paid the dis-


trict a visit anyway
sooner or later, given its
financial state.
As Willis explained
it on Monday, Jan. 26,
school districts ideally
are expected to main-
tain an unreserved fund
balance, or rainy-day
fund, that represents
five percent of the total
budget. In the case of;
the local school district,
that five percent would
be $500,000.
"If you fall below
the- five percent, the


. FDOE puts you on
watch and asks if you
need assistance," Willis
said. "There are no
penalties: But if you fall
below two percent,
you're no longer on a
watch. You're in finan-
cial crisis. They send a
team to work with you
and help you work
through the problems."
The two percent
would represent $200,000
here. But, in fact, the
Jefferson County School
District's reserve fund is


10 Budget Cuts
currently
under $24,000.
"I m
going to be
straight honest. We are
broke," Brumfield is
quoted in the Democrat
as telling a roomful of
school officials at the re-
gional Superintendents
Summit in Tallahassee
on Jan. 13.
Indeed, the district's
financial situation is so
dire that its personnel I'm going to be
can barely afford to buy straight hon-
basic supplies at pres- straih honk
ent. est. We are broke,"
Please See Brumfield is quoted
Budget Cuts Page 4A saying.


School Board Addresses Life

Safety & Other Priority Issues

Elementary School Cited
For Fire Code Violations


LAZARO ALEMAN
Monticello News
Senior Staff Writer
Life safety. issues
topped' the list of future
capital outlay projects
that the School Board
prioritized in a special
workshop session on
Wedihesday- evening.
Jari'21.
Capital outlays is a
budgetary reporting
term that financial offi-
cers use to refer to, ex-
penditures that .are


related to the acquisi-
tion, augmentation or
major repair of capital
assets that are intended
to benefit future periods.
Chief Financial Of-
ficer Marcia Willis led
the discussion, which
.centred. o .... much
needed repairs. im-
provements and fire-
safety issues at. the
elementary and middle
and high schools. Willis
Please See School
Board Page 4A


Monticello News Photo by Laz Aleman, January 22, 2009
Chief Financial Officer Marcia Willis led the School
Board through a workshop discussion to establish a
priority list of capital outlay projects.

Rainfall Remains Below


Normal For
LAZARO ALEMAN
Monticello News
Senior Staff Writer
Rainfall across the
Suwannee River Water
Management District
(SRWMD) was below
normal 'for December,.
prompting the district
to continue its water
conservation advisory.
The SRWMD hydro-
logic conditions report,
released on Jan. 7,
shows\that the average
rainfall across the dis-
trict was 0.94. inches in
December, which is 2.23
inches below the histor-
ical December average
of 3.17 inches.
"Western counties


December
received up to two
inches locally, but' the
district as a whole re-
ceived less than half of
the normal rainfall for
December," the report
states.
The figures show
that the historical 12-
month average for the
SRWMD is 54.68 inches
and the past 12-month
total was 53.88 inches,
representing a 12-month
rainfall deficit of minus
0.80 inches.
In Jefferson County,
the average rainfall in
December was 1.29
inches, compared with
Please See,
Rainfall Page 4A


Teen Charged in Hit And Run


FRAN HUNT East Washington Street.
Monticello News The juvenile at-
Staff Writer tempted to cross East
Monticello Police Washington Street and
charged a 15-year-old teen his driver's side front cor-
last week involved in a hit ner collided with Brun-
and run crash. gardt's' GMC passenger
MPD reported that side. Brungardt stopped
4:36 p.m. Monday after- on East Washington
noon, Jan. 19, officers Street facing west and the
were dispatched to East juvenile fled the scene
Washington Street and continuing south on Mar-
Marvin Street to investi- vin Street.
gate a hit-and-run crash. Officers located the
A 1996 Nissan, regis- Nissan shortly afterward
tered to a Tallahassee on the corner of First and
woman, was being driven Key Streets. The vehicle
by a 15-year-old male, was not too difficult to
traveling south on Mar- find since it left behind a
vin Street, as a 1995 GMC portion of the front end,
being driven by Curtis including the front grill
Raymond Brungardt of and headlight, at the
Aucilla Highlands, was crash scene when the
traveling westbound on driver fled.


AIonhcello Nei s Photo Dy Fran Hunt, January 19, 2UU9
This GMC, owned by Curtis Brungardt of Ashville High-
lands, sustained approximately $2,000 damage after being
involved in a hit-and-run crash with a juvenile driver Jan.19.


The juvenile was
found to be a fault in the
wreck and was charged
with leaving the scene of
an accident without in-
juries, violation of traffic
right of way, and violation


of driver license restric-
tions (learners permit).
Neither of the drivers
reported being injured
and both vehicles. sus-
tained approximately
$2,000 damage.


2 Sections, 22 Pages
Around Jeff. Co. 4-8A Home Improvement 14A
Class./Legals 12A-13A School 10A
MLK Pictures 8A Sports 11A
History 9A Viewpoints 2-3A


Wed 73/4
1/28


Few showers. Highs in the low 70s
and lows in the upper 40s.


Thu 64/42
1/29 "7
A few thunderstorms possible.
Highs in the mid 60s and lows in
the low 40s.


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Wednesday, January 28, 2009


VIEWPOINTS &


PINIONS


Letters to the Editor are typed word for word, comma for comma, as sent to this newspaper.

Resident Believes Impact Fees Unfair


Dear Editor,
As I talk to folks
around town regarding
Impact Fees imposed on
new construction (homes
and businesses) in
Jefferson County, I am
astounded at the miscon-
ception of the facts. Here
are a few that I'd like to
share.
A Fire Rescue and
EMS Impact fee was adopt-
ed in 2005 and a
Transportation and Law
Enforcement Impact Fee
was adopted in June, 2008
totaling $3166.29. The
Transportation alone
accounts for $2465.00 of the
total.
Impact Fees do pay for
costs associated with capi-
tal improvements
required to accommodate
new growth and capital
equipment that is neces-
sary to provide services
for new growth.
Impact Fees do not pay
for repairs or replacement
of existing capital equip-
ment, maintaining exist-
ing levels of service, exist-
ing building infrastruc-
ture, existing road mainte-


Dear Editor:
I find it .very disap-
pointing that such a sig-
nificant event in the
History of the World was
not reported in this
"Historic" News Paper.,
Perhaps it was an over
site.
Community
Newspapers print the
news that is of interest to
the local community.
Indeed this event worthy


nance, grading, or
repaving existing roads.
The Fees collected sit
in a trust account for up to
8 years. As of October 31,
-2008, $164,140 had been col-
lected. To date, growth
has not increased signifi-
cantly enough to spend
any of the money collect-
ed. If the money is not
spent, it is refunded to
those who paid the fee, if
guidelines outlined in the
ordinance are followed.
Underutilized roads
are projected out to 2030.
"The traffic, circulation
reports produced for
FDOT by ARPC are includ-
ed in the Traffic
Circulation Data and
Analysis Appendix of this
Report. These traffic
counts and projects for all
of identified roadway seg-
ments demonstrate that
the current traffic vol-
umes are operating below
the adopted LOS standards
for all roadways and that
all segments are projected
to continue to operate con-
sistent with the adopted
LOS Standards." Excerpt
from Jefferson County


of reporting around the
world had significant
interest in Jefferson
County. The Associated
Press has been flooded.
with articles from
reporters all over the
world.
As, a noble gesture to
this heavily minority pop-
ulated community, we ask
that the Monticello News
print a "Special Edition"
devoted to this significant


EAR, Presented to DCA by
County Commissioners.-
If our roads are pro-
jected to be underutilized
through 2030, and the
transportation Impact Fee
cannot be used until
growth dictates, what is
the point in collecting the
Fee in the first place?
An improved construc-
tion economy will benefit
everyone ,in the County.
From tradesmen who
work out of their pickup
trucks to retailers,
builders, restaurants, real-
tors and other institu-
tions. All citizens will ben-
efit from ,the higher tax
base construction creates.
I believe Impact Fees
are unfair to the citizens of
Jefferson County and
should be eliminated. Our
County Commissioners
have scheduled a Public
Workshop at the
Courthouse ohn Thursday,
1/29/09, 6:00PM to talk
more about this unfair tax
Sand I encourage you to
participate.
Respectfully submitted, ,
Teresa Kessler
\,


Reader States Commissioners


Don't Understand Impact Fees


Dear Editor:
It is important for the
citizens of our community
to understand exactly
what Impact Fees are and
how they can be used. Our
County Commission used
over $30,000 of the Tax
Payer's money to hire a
consultant to study, pro-
pose, and help implement
these fees.
The information pro-
vided by County
Commissioners and even
County Staff over the past
couple of months, clearly
indicates that even they do
not understand what these
Impact Fees are and how
they affect our citizens and
economic growth.
So if our
Commissioners did not
understand what they paid
for and implemented, how
did they expect us, as citi-


zens to comprehend? Well,
lately, the citizens have
been doing their home-
work and are providing
"factual" information for
our County
Commissioners to consid-
er. Glad the citizens are
working free.
Impact Fees.' are
charges assessed by local
county government
against new construction
projects in' an attempt to
recover the cost incurred
by government in provid-
ing the public facilities
required. to serve the new
facilities.
Impact fees are only
used to fund .infrastruc-
ture and capital improve-
ments that are directly
associated with the new
growth. They may be used
to pay the proportionate
share of the cost of public


facilities that benefit the
new development; howev-
er, impact fees cannot be
used to correct existing
deficiencies in public facil-
ities.
The facts presented to'
the Commission clearly
indicate that our county is
not even close to exceeding
capacity in all areas, espe-
cially transportation,
therefore the justification
for even being able to use
these funds in eight years
is unclear.
Citizens still have
"change" on their minds
and are looking to our
leaders to take a stand and
represent us in a manner
that will make us proud.

Sincerely,
Nikki Shepherd
Monticello


event. The Minority popu-
lation alone; would more
than pay for the cost of the
publication; because of
such demand for your cov-
erage of this event.
I pray that for the ben-
efit of this Great Historic
Community that you give
special consideration to
this request.
Prayerfully Yours,
Anthony Webster


Citizens Tells.His View On Impact Fees


Dear Editor:
Impact Fees are not
the pot of gold at the end of
the rainbow our County
Commission was banking
on. While I understand
the original intent and
"fear" of growth coming to
our county, weighed heav-
ily on each of them, just
the opposite is the reality
we face today.
I cannot assume how
much each Commissioner
did or did not understand
when they spent more
than $30,000 of tax payer
monies to implement these
fees, but I hope that the
consequences were unin-
tended.
These Impact Fees
meant to make growth pay
their fair share, are run-
ning growth out of our
community. The $3,100
(+/-) Impact Fee for a new


single family residence
does not lend itself to
affordable housing, nor
does it seem to be a fair
burden to place on a life-
time resident who may,
want to move onto family
heir property or move
his/her family into a new
home.
The astronomical fees
associated with new busi-
nesses make it unfeasible
to potential buyers who
look to purchase property
around our Industrial
Park and Interstate
Corridors.
It is important for the
citizens of Jefferson
County to realize that
Commissioners have
made several positive
statements of their actions
and the state of our
Community:
Revenues for County


Government have histori-
cally'increased every year.
SCRAP and SCOP
funds have been obtained
to repave local county
roads.
County millage rate
was lowered for the first
time (by State Mandate)
The Commission has
funded a County
Coordinator office and
staff.
Crime rates are
down.
.........but these actions
have absolutely NOTHING
to do with Impact Fees.
I challenge each citi-
zen and Commissioner to
"read" the ordinance and
ask yourself, is this the
"right thing to do" in this
day and time?
Sincerely,
Steve C. Walker, III
Monticello


Your Local


I love the newspaper
business. I was raised in it,
and know of nothing else
but this business. It has
become my life, and I wake
up every morning and
truly enjoy where I am
going and what I am going
to do.
The local weekly/bi-
weekly newspaper busi-
ness is much different than
the larger daily newspaper
business. At the weekly/bi-
weekly level we try to dedi-
cate our news to the local
community and what is
happening within it. We
put our time and energy
into our local citizens and
try to report, to the com-
munity, what is happening
within OUR COUNTY.
Often times this is a
hard task. There are times
we have to really put on
our "thinking caps" and
"dig" to find stories that
are "new" and informative
and/or fun to read. Other
times we seem over-
whelmed with things to
write about, and just don't
have enough pages to fit all
the news on. These are the
times when certain stories
end up running later than
vwhatifWe had hoped they"'
'would. "
Recently we have had


By: Debbie Snapp
Monticello News
Staff Writer

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ie have thought, as reasoning. of reading par-
uld have. We have ticular sections. They read
accused of several the local news, or state
s of WHY we didn't news, or national news.
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itire front pages of ally read the ENTIRE
nd pictures. All of newspaper because, in fact,
[am not going to jus- not everyone is interested
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your community.
will find on today's We thank you, our
page the LOCAL readers, for giving us the
on the President's opportunity to serve you
ration. It is exciting and this county. We have
)rt that we had local always, and will always,
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event. news items, thoughts, and
Bard a report a few ideas that you may have.
ago' that compared Urntil then....see you
newspaperss to week- around the town.


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SGloria Cox-Jones

Gloria Cox-Jones was bom and raised in
J( rson County. She has two sons in Atlanta,
c(4i and a daughter in Greenville.
She is employed with Big Bend Rural
SBth Network, and is a substitute teacher in the
c ty schools.
She's a member and associate pastor of the
ter Fellowship MB Church, and the Amaryllis
en Circle.
She is also a member of the House-to-House
P r Band, and is very much involved in prison ministries, minister
ir local nursing facilities and senior homes, and feeding the less
t .e in the area.
Her hobbies include ceramics, reading, and taking pictures. SI,
especially enjoys traveling back to Atlanta to visit with family and
f* ds whenever she gets the opportunity. Her sons are both in the mnm
is and have churches in the Atlanta area.




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TEN YEARS AGO
January 27, 1999
Teachers and school admin-
istrators were among those who
w got an opportunity to express
their views before a statewide
board last week as to exactly
what is right and what is wrong
with the local school system.
The Watermelon Festival
Committee met last week to
begin planning for the 49th
annual event set for June 3-26.
The county now has an offi-
cial 911 map identifying and
naming every road that serves
two or more houses.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
January 25, 1989
City Councilwoman
Johnann Murdaugh has sched-
uled a news conference for this
S. week at which time she propos-
es to define the city's specific
plans for an all-volunteer fire
S department. It has been report-
S ed that Chief Wesley Howell and
some if his paid ,firefighters
have already been told the paid
fire department "is history."
Landfill Director Dixon
Hughes informed county com-
missioners Jan. 18 that he had
been in contact with the DER in
Jacksonville to inquire about
their (DER) rules for accepting
and disposing of tires at the
county landfill. Hughes said he
was told: that the -county must
continue to accept tires at the
landfill as longs a4sthe landfill is
not lined. However,.tires should
be split to keep them from work-
ing to the surface.
Williams Shiver, Jr., has
I J- recently succeeded Darrell E.
Burnham as president of the
,Florida Association of State
STroopers. Inc. (FAST).
THIRTY YEARS AGO
January 25, 1979
Don Ross has been named


SI wish it would
hurry up and get
warm...this weather
is for the birds! I
take that back...Not
even the birds would
hang out in this
weather!
Did our County
Commissioners even
read the Impact Fee
Ordiance when they
passed it?
You can thank our
State Legislatorsfor
mandating the
millage roll-back,
not our Commission..


requiring Growth
To Pay For Itself,
was already
implemented by our.
Commission when
they passed the
Proporationate Fair
Share Ordinance, it
has nothing to do
with the Impact o
Fees.



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in Jefferson Square.
Fugitives from the law
) would do well to avoid Jefferson
County and Trooper Ken
Fortune of the Florida Highway
Patrol.
For the past eight years
Chevron, USA has been provid-
I ing money for the Florida-4-H
Community Pride Program.
* This year the Chevron
Company has given $4,500 to
help support worthwhile 4-H
Community Projects around the
state.
FORTY YEARS AGO
January 25, 1969
Students from Jefferson on
various honor rolls were; Nancy
Boyd, Stetson University, Jack
Warren Fountain, Tallahassee
Junior College and Steve Bevis,
Oxford College. "
Miss Joann Wilder was
elected as treasurer of Future
Secretaries Association at
Lively Technical School.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
January 25, 1959
Sandy Sauls, winner of the
Big Bend scoring title last year
with 500 points in 20 game is
continuing his scoring spree
this season and is only a few
points behind last year's aver-
age. He is far front in the Big
Bend scoring race with an aver-
age of 28.3 points per game.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
January 25, 1949,
Monticello High School and
Madison High School bands
planned two joint concerts.
Miss Jeweldeen Timmons
graduated from Cook County Z'
Hospital in Chicago in Hospital,;
Dietetics.
S D.M. Winans Grand High'
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Florida attended the state of,
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4A Monticello News


Wednesday, January 28, 2009


LF*FERSON


m.OUNi TYT


Budget Cuts


Cont. From Page 1


Rainfall


Cont. From Page 1


"We don't have money
to buy office supplies at
the main office," Brum-
field told the News last
week "I have three yellow
legal pads left. I don't
know what I'm going to do
when these are'gone."
What accounts for the
school district's dire fi-
nancial state?
Willis names a conflu-
ence of factors, including
the economic downturn,
state funding cutbacks, de-
clining enrollment, and es-
tablishment of the charter
school, which siphoned
off students and the ac-
companying FTE (Full
Time Equivalent) dollars
that go with each student.
"We still have the same
operational costs but we
have 20 percent less fund-
ing to the schools," Willis
said, referring to the fund-
ing losses.
At the same time, the
district was forced to
make significant' salary in-
creases to make it compet-
itive with surrounding

School Boar


explained that the purpose
of the workshop was to up-
date the list of capital outlay
projects and rank these proj-
ects in order of priority She
said it appeared that the' list
had last been updated and
filed with the Florida De-
partment of Education
(FDOE) in 2001.
Willis said a total of
$1,712,800.11 was available
from various revenue
streams for .capital outlay
projects, including monies
from local ad-valorem taxes
and specially designated
state funding sources, such
as PECO (Public Education
Capital Outlay). Some of the
funding was readily handy
and other had been author-
ized but required drawing
upon, she said.
"The money's in differ-
ent pots with different rev-
enue streams," Willis said.
On the other side of the.
equation was a listing of to-
do project that ranged from
acoustic upgrades in 'the
high school's gym and cafe-
teria to fire code violations
at the elementary school, as
twice cited by the fire in-
spector.
All told, the estimates
put the total cost of address-
ing all the problems at about
$1,677,110.
Willis underscored that
the projected costs were only
estimates, "not costs cast in
stone"; that the list did not
include 'a 15-to-30-year-old
leaky roof at the elementary
school that needed to be re-
placed and that was esti-


school districts, which
were attracting away
teachers, she said. And
several long-term con-
tracts have also kicked in,
Willis said. While these
contracts had seemed rea-
sonable at the time of
their execution, they were
proving very expensive
under the current eco-
nomic times, she said.
But the bottom line,
Willis told 'the News, is
that the district will have
to cut nearly $500,000 from
the budget, on top of the
other cuts that have al-
ready been made.
She said it would be up'
to the' School Board to
make up the cut list, a fact
that she conveyed to its
members at last Wednes-
day's budget workshop.
Exactly what those cuts
would be, the School
Board would have -to de-
cide, she said. But she
wanted the.community to
understand that' cuts were
coming.
"The FDOE will help,"


mated to cost another quar-
ter million; and that the fire
safety issues needed to be ad-
dressed first and foremost,
as the fire marshal could
close the school, if Fire Res-
cue wanted to press the
issue.
Willis explained to the
News on Thursday, Jan. 22,
that some of the fire code vi-
olations were minor and eas-
ily .correctable, such as
studentsleaving their packs
in the corridors and ob-
structing passage; and oth-
ers were more serious, such
as the absence of a fire
alarm in one area and miss-
ing exit signage in another
area. She said some of the
problems had existed for a
while and been cited by the
fire inspector previously, and
others had resulted from
more recent renovations ,to
the school.
Then there was the roof,
which leaked in several
areas and was creating mold
and mildew problems on the
ceiling, as well as forcing the
placement of buckets
around the classrooms
whenever it rained. She said
the roof had been patched
numerous times and it now
needed to be replaced.
In the end, the School
Board on Wednesday
evening approved a list of
capital outlay projects that
gave top priority to correc-
tion of the fire-code viola-
, tions and replacement of the
leaky roof at the elementary
school and the installation
of ventilation vents: in the


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Willis said of the cuts.
"But the situation is 'basi-
cally that the funding has
been cut, and the budget is
what now needs to be cut
to make it match the fund-
ing."
Willis said the district
will try to do everything
possible to impact the
classrooms and the chil-
dren the least. But some-
how, $500,000 will have to
be eliminated to balance
the budget.
As for what will follow
Haiithcock and Cham-
pion's visit, Willis said the
two officials will now put
together a team to help the
district resolve its finan-
cial problems. She said
that team will also work to
improve the high school's
academic situation, as an
FDOE team is presently
doing with the elementary
school.
"They will come out
some time soon and do a
walk through of the high
school to give us help
there," Willis said.

Count. From Page 1


auto mechanics classrooms
at the high school. It was dis-
cussed at the workshop that
absent the installation of the
vents and other needed im-
provements, the auto me-
chanics program will not be
state certified.
Willis said it was obvi-
ous that the district would
likely not be able to address
all the projects on the list in
one year, but it was impor-.
tant to establish the updated
list and address the life
safety issues immediately.
Ideally, the list should be up-
dated annually, she said. She
could not say why the list
hadn't been updated since
2001, since she has been with
the district only a short time.
An interesting question
that arose at the workshop
was how much money the
district could continue to
pump into the repair of old
buildings at the elementary
school, versus construction
of a new school.
Willis pointed out that
construction of a new ele-
mentary school would re-
quire the' local district
contributing a portion of the
cost. The FDOE would never
contribute 100 percent of the
cost, she said.
"Even if the FDOE
funded a new school, it
would only fund 80 percent
of the cost," Willis said. "The
other 20 percent. would have
to come from the reserve
fund. If we wanted to build a
new school one day, we're
have to have a significant re-
serve fund."
Meanwhile, the current
reserve fund was practically
non-existent, she said. She
asked the question: Could
the district really afford to
forego needed repairs at the
elementary school and sub-
ject kids to leaky roof and
potential fire risks in the in-
terest of building up a sig-
nificant reserve fund? The
answer, everyone agreed,
was obviously no.
On the good side of the
equation, Willis noted that
the FDOE was now giving
districts greater flexibility
in the use of some of the
capital outlays funds, which
previously had been re-
stricted solely to capital im-
provement projects. This
flexibility was a good thing,
she said, as it allowed dis-
tricts to use the money for
other needed purposes. On
the downside of the equa-
tion, however, once these
monies were expended, they
were gone for good.
"There's a tradeoff in
this," Willis 'cautioned.


2.23 inches in December
2007 and 'the historical De-
cember average of 4.25
inches.
In adjoining Madison
County, the average rain-
fall in December was 1.14
inches, compared with 2.29
inches in December 2007
and the historical Decem-
ber average 9f 3.79 inches.
Overall river flows
tended to be above average
in the northern part of the
district, due to excessive
rain, in southern Georgia
in November and early De-
cember, while coastal
rivers, with the exception
of the Econfina, remained
below normal. (No flow

Inauguratio


it," Minton-Crumity said.
"I feel like I had the best
seat in the country, be-
cause I was there... There
was just something in the
air that you could feel.
Going into the mall, people
were 'singing hymns. It
was a spiritual moment; it
was a God-filled moment
for us. It will mean some-.
thing different to everyone
who was there, but it will
mean something, and it
will mean something spe-
cial."
No, she had not gotten
to see President Obama in
person, Minton-Crumity
said. But she had no doubt
that she would meet him
one day, as 'she had met
other national and state
political leaders during
her years as"a Florida leg-
islative aide.
"I expect that our*
paths will cross one day,"
Minton-Crumity said.
What mattered for her
at the present, however,
was that she and the oth-
ers had been in Washing-
ton DC to witness the
historic occasion.:
In fact, it was only in
retrospect seeing media
photos of the event and
the sea of people that was
estimated to be in the mil-
lions that she realized
just how close their group
had actually gotten to the
ceremonial platform,
Minton-Crumity said.
"I had the 10 kids from
the high school (Jefferson
County Middle/High
School) with me," Minton-
Crumity said, explaining
that the larger group had
split up into smaller
groups upon arriving on
the mall. "We were not far
from the Washington Mon-
ument. If it had been up to
the kids,, we would have
gotten to the stage. It was a
phenomenal experience.
Words can't express it."
Although they had


levels were given for the
Aucilla River.)
Lake levels in the dis-
trict remained relatively
static in December, drop-
ping by an average of only
0,5 inches, and spring
flows declined slightly
from .the previous month,
according to the report.
Meanwhile, the
groundwater level in-
creased an average of 0.18
feet across the district, de-
spite the decreased levels
recorded in 54 percent of
the district's monitored
wells.
"Sixty-five percent of
the levels were above the
25th percentile ,(normal


watched the ceremony on
monitors set around the
mall, she and the others
had been close enough to.
the stage that they could
hear the speaker's words
coming from the platform,
Minton-Crumity said. And
when Obama's oath taking
had concluded, the roar of
applause that had swept
the crowd was infectious,
she said.
"Even my grandchil-
dren started applauding,"
Minton-Crumity said.
Her only regret was
that her father and mother
and other close family
members hadn't been able
to attend the event, she
said. .But at least, her
daughter, two of her-
grandchildren, and others
of her extended family,
had been able to go, she
said.
Had everything gone
according to plan?
Not by a long shot,
Minton-Crumity said.
"No, it didn't go like clock-
work," she said.
She had underesti-
mated the number of peo-
ple who would attend, she
said. For example, she had
traveled to Washington DC
the evening before the in-
auguration day to pick up
the Metro tickets for the
group. And what should
have been a 30-minute trip
had turned into an ordeal
of several hours, she said.
"The crowds were
more than I expected,"
Minton-Crumity said. "It
was impossible for the
buses to maneuver."
She said the lines
going through the security
checkpoints were im-
mense, as was the pres-
ence of the security
personnel, who were
everywhere in the mall
and on the rooftops of the
surrounding buildings,
both in uniform and in
plainclothes.


range), compared to 55 per-
cent last month," the re-
port states.
The percentile is de-
fined as the percentage of
levels that are equal to, or
below, the observed value.
I The report notes that
the long-range outlooks
.from the National Weather
Service Climate Prediction
Center show drought de-
velopment is likely
through March, and that
below-normal precipita-
tion is expected through
April.
The SRWMD continues
to. urge water users to
eliminate wasteful and in-
efficient uses of water.

Cont. From Page 1


Minton-Crumity said
, her group didn't even at-
tempt to see the parade. In
fact, going into the mall,
people were basically
given a choice of going to
the inauguration or the
parade, as it was impossi-
ble to attend both events.
"You had to choose ei-
ther or," Minton-Crumity
said.
Immediately following
president Obama's noon
oath-taking ceremony,
Minton-Crumity said her
group started making its
way back to the Metro. But
she said it was nearly im-
possible to make headway.
because of the crowds and
the security-created grid-
lock.
"'We started back
mfayB" around 1:30' p'f.
and we didn't get back to
the Springfield Metro
until around 7:30 p.m.,"
Minton-Crumity said.
Much of that time was
spent on the platform out-
side the station, she said.
People were fainting, she
said. Others were unpre-
pared for the, degree of
cold. As it was, her group
would have had to wait at
the station longer, except
that her goddaughter's
daughter suffered an
asthma attack and the au-
thorities gave the group
priority boarding on the
Metro.
"Some people did com-
plain, because it was cold
and they wanted the buses
to be there at their finger-
tips," Minton-Crumity
said. "But it was worth it.
There were definitely
flaws, yes. But overall I feel
that everyone enjoyed it.
"When people are com-
plaining, you say "to your-
self, I'll never do this
again. But when you have
a chance to do something
like this that's history
making, yes, I'd do it all
over again."


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Wednesday, January 28, 2009


Monticello News 5A


SOUND


EFFERSON


COUNTY


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JANUARY 28
Monticello Kiwanis
Club meets every Wednes-
day at noon at the Jefferson
Country Club on Boston
Highway for lunch and a
meeting. Contact President
Katrina Walton at 997-5516
for club information.
JANUARY 28
Get your workouts work-
ing for you. Free mini moti-
vation workshops with
Karen Knox 8:30 to, 9 a.m.
Wednesday 3813 Dills Road,
342-3322.
JANUARY 28
Workforce Mobile Ca-
reer Lab is stationed across
from the street from First
Baptist Church, Monticello 9
a.m.- 4 p.m. on the second
Thursday .of each month.
Services include job search,
resume assistance, assess-
ments, and labor market in-
formation. For more
information, contact Em-
ployment Connection Direc-
tor Cheryl* Rehberg at,
673-7688, or volunteers Paul
Kovary at 997-2313, or Mike
.Reichman at 997-5100, or SW
Ellis at 567-3800 or 866-367-
4758.
JANUARY 29
AA meetings are held 8
p.m. on Thursdays at the
Christ Episcopal Church
Annex, 425 .North Cherry
Street. For more informa-
tion call,997-2129 or 997-1955.
JANUARY 30'
Monticello Rotary Club
meets every Friday at noon
fjthp Monticello/Jefferson
Chamber of Commerce on


West Washington Street for
luncfi and a meeting. Con-
tact President James Mu-
chovej at 980-6509 for club
information.
JANUARY 30
Community'Skate Night
is held 6 to 8 p.m. on the last
Friday of each month at the
Church of the Nazarene on
1590 North Jefferson Street.
This event is free. Bring
your own skates or borrow
from the Roller Club. There
is a small charge for snacks,
997-3906
JANUARY 30 AND 31
Monticello Opera House
presents Later Life, a roman-,
tic comedy dinner theater
production, and Austin and
Ruth, a couple who shared
one romantic afternoon in
Italy 30 years ago, meet by
chance at a party in Boston.
Will they get together for the
relationship that never quite
happened all those years
ago? Is Ruth stable enough?
Is Austin too stuffy? Will
their eager-to-meddle
friends help? What about the
parade of oddball characters
who keep interrupting their
reminiscences? Here's the
bonus: YOU get to pick the
ending! Each audience will
vote for the conclusion they,
want to see. The doors open
Friday and Saturday 6:30
p.m., dinner is at 7 p.m. and
the show starts at 8 p.m. in
the dining room. Tickets are
$35 for dinner and the show,
with discounts for members.
Reservations are needed.
Call 997-4242. ,


Extras Needed Jan. 28

For FSU Filming Here


Looking for a new expe-
rience? Approximately 40
extras are needed Wednes
day, Jan. 28 at the Monti-
cello Opera House for
filming of an FSU ,Film
School Student's thesis-
film. Below are details of
the shoot. If' you can at-
tend, just show up and
bring a friend!
The call time for all of
the extras is 12 pm and all
extras will be fed a meal.
We will need the extras
until 7pm that evening.
The extras need to wear ca-
sual-formal dress, like you
would wear to an evening
at the theater.
Here is a brief synopsis


about the film:
'Herostratus' is a
drama about Michael, a
failed writer, who resolves
to make history by commit-
ting suicide in a public
place in the hope of becom-
ing famous for his deed.
However, his plan takes
a turn after a group of au-
dience members at a local
theater stop him from
drawing his weapon and, in
the end, save his life in
more ways than one.

From Lisa Reasoner, on
behalf of Clay Hassler,
FSU Film School
Assistant Director
Monticello Opera House


JANUARY 31
Jefferson SHARE regis-
tration 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sat-
urday at Central Baptist
Church in Aucilla, on Tin-
dell Road, and at the Jeffer-
son County Public Library
on South Water Street. The
cost of the basic food pack-
age is $18. Contact Martha
Creel at 445-9061 or Leslie
Blank at 556-5412 for more
information.
JANUARY 31
AA meetings are held 8
p.m. Saturday at the Christ
Episcopal Church Annex,
425 North Cherry Street. For
more, information call 997-
2129 or 997-1955.
JANUARY 31
The regular last-Satur-
day-of-the-month meeting of
the Tallahassee Crochet
Guild will be held 10 a.m. 2
p.m. at the Jefferson Arts
Gallery 575 West Washing-
ton Street. This is a free
meeting. Bring your own
projects or work on some of
the Tallahassee Crochet
Guild projects. No children
please. http://www.divacro-
chet.com for updates.
FEBRUARY 1
Forget the Die-its -
Learn to live-it Seminar 2 to
5 p.m. Sunday, 3813 Dills
Road Monticello. Seating is
limited; call 342-3322 or
Karen@learntoliveit.com
FEBRUARY 1
VFW Post 251 meets 5


p.m. on the first Sunday of
each month at the Memorial
Missionary Baptist Church
on South Railroad Street in
the annex building for a
business and planning meet-
ing. Contact Sr. Vice Com-
mander Byron Barnhart at
251-0386 for more informa-
tion.,
FEBRUARY 1
Girl Scout Troop 187
meets 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. onthe
first Sunday of each month.
Contact the Council of the
Apalachee Bend at 386-2131
or www.gscab.org
FEBRUARY 2
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
Post 251 meets 6:30 p.m. on
the first Monday of each
month at Memorial MB
Church. Contact Mary
Madison at 210-7090for more
information.
FEBRUARY 2'
AA Women's Meetings
are held 6:45 p.m. Monday;
AA and Al-Anon meetings
are held 8 p.m. Christ Epis-
copal Church Annex, 425
North Cherry Street. For
more information, call 997-
2129 or 907-1955.
FEBRUARY 2
Boy Scout Troop 803
meets 7p.m. every Monday
at the Eagles Nest on South
Water Street. For more .in-
formation, contact Scout
Leader Paul Wittig at 997-
1727 or 997-3169.
FEBRUARY 3


Jan. 25, 1944 Nov. 3, 2007

Happy Birthday Mom, we
love and miss you!

Your children, Sheron.
,James, Gregory, Curtis,
Queen, Terry, Eric, Antreval; and family,
sister Ira Jean, brothers Ralph and Curtis;
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, uncles,
aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins,
other family and friends.


AA classes are held
every Tuesday evening 8
p.m. for those seeking help.
Located at 1599 Springhol-
low Road in the Harvest Cen-
ter. Contact Marvin Graham
at 212-7669 for more infor-
mation.
FEBRUARY 3
Jefferson/Monticello
Lions Club will be accepting
charter member 1 p.m.
Wednesday at the Sage
Resturant. For more infor-
mation contact Jessie Car-
penter at 656-8615.
FEBRUARY 3
Relay for Life Commit-
tee meeting 5:30 p.m. Tues-
day at the Chamber of
Commerce, with a Team
Captains meeting at 6:30
p.m. Contact Jean Willis,
Publicity Chair, at 997-8272.
February 3
Monticello/Jefferson


County Chamber of Com-
merce Board Members meet
at noon on the first Tuesday
of each month. Contact Di-
rector Mary Frances Gram-
ling at 997-5552, or
monticellojeffersonfl.com
FEBRUARY 3
Monticello Woman's
Club meets on the first Tues-
day of every month at noon
at the clubhouse on East
Pearl Street for lunch and a
meeting. Contact President
Jan Wadsworth at 997-4440
for more information.
FEBRUARY 3
Jefferson SHARE regis-
tration 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday
at the Jefferson County Pub-
lic Library on South Water
Street. The cost of the basic
food package is $18. Contact
Martha Creel at 445-9061 or
Leslie Blank at 556-5412 for
more information.


ChloI nlivCl I It t l bltw EiAM CMU IIh


DEBBIE SNAPP
Monticello News
Staff Writer
Choirs No. .1 and 2 of
New Bethel AME Church
will, observe their Anniver-
sary 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30
and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
31 with musical programs


'each night.
The public is invited to
attend these weekend pro-
grams. All choirs, groups,
and soloists are invited to
attend and participate.
The church is located
.on Ashville Highway. Rev.
Willie Edd Brown, pastor.


THE CITY OF MONTICELLO
SUPPORTS FAIR HOUSING
The City of Monticello is committed to ensuring fair treatment in
housing b3 avoiding discrimination, pt-o iding equal bpporthiifyv*
h d tPiffig affiriaAVgWd'aionif-t coffet'pdgt discrimiriati6ns. THe!
City of lpohticello'itiplemenis e ci\ il rights la\ which afe di'g nltP'
to protect persons regardless of race, religion, national origin, fam-
ily status, color, gender, or handicap in the choice of housing. If
you believe you have been a victim of housing discrimination, con-
tact the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Room 5116,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, D.C. 20410-1000; (202) 708-2878. For more in-
formation, contact the Fair Housing Information Clearinghouse,
P.O. Box 6091, Rockville, MD 20850; (800) 245-2691.
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6A Monticello News


Wednesday, January 28, 2009


EFFERSON


COUNTY


County Main Street Named Florida

Main Street Community Of Month


DEBBIE SNAPP
Monticello News
Staff Writer
Secretary of State Kurt
S. Browning announced Oct.
2, 2008 that Jefferson County
Main Street had been desig-
nated as the Florida Main
Street Community of the
Month for Oct. 2008.
Communities are se-
lected for this award based
on their participation in the
Florida Main Street Pro-
gram.
"Jefferson County Main
Street recognizes the impor-
tance of historic preserva-
tion and honoring cultural
heritage," Secretary Brown-
ing comments. "The pro-
gram has proudly celebrated
traditions and what the com-
mercial core of Monticello
has to offer the community
and its visitors."
Florida Main Street is a
technical assistance pro-
gram of the Bureau of His-
toric Preservation, Division
of Historical Resources,
Florida Department of State.
- The Bureau conducts


statewide pro-
grams aimed
at identifying,
evaluating,
and preserv-
ing Florida's
historical re-
sources.
M ain n
Street, with its
emphasis on
preservation,
is an effective
strategy for
achieving
these goals in
Florida's his-
toric retail
districts.
Since
1985, the Bu-
reau has of-
fered
manager
training, con-
sultant team
visits, design,
and other


lonticello Nqes Pnoto By Debbie Snapp, Oclooer 1-1, 2008
Chamber Director Mary Frances Gramling
is proud to receive acknowledgement from Sec-
retary of State Kurt S. Browning announcing
that Jefferson County Main Street had been des-
ignated as the Florida Main Street Community
of the Month for Oct. 2008.


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at, them, you don't want to throw away the opportunity to con-
tinue contributing to your 401(k) and now you can contribute
even more.
To be specific, the contribution limit for 401(k) plans will increase
from $15,500 in 2008 to $16,500 in 2009. And if you're 50 or.
older, you can put in an extra $5,500 in 2009, up/from $5,000.'in
2008. (Your 401(k) plan may also allow Roth contributions, which
are made with after-tax dollars, although withdrawals, including
earnings, are tax-free in retirement.)
Of course, higher contribution limits won't mean much to you if
you're questioning whether you should put anything into your
plan, given the results of the past year. How can you reassure your-
self that you're making the right move by continuing tb fund your
401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan, such as a
403(b) or, 457(b)?
Here are a few suggestions: f
* Know your risk tolerance. If big losses in your 401(k) are caus-
ing you to lose sleep, you may be taking on too much risk for
your investment personality. If that's the case, you. may need.
to rebalance your 401(k) portfolio so that you have 'a higher
percentage of more conservative investments. Keep in mind,
though, that your 401(k) is designed to build resources for re-
tirement, so you will always need some growth potential.
* Don't overload on company stock. If a downturn hurts your
company, and you have a big percentage of company stock in
your plan, your account will take a big hit. Diversify your hold-
ings among the various investments available in your plan.
While diversification cannot guarantee a profit or protect
against a loss, it can help reduce some of the effects of market
volatility. '
* Adjust your investment mix over time. You need to periodi-
cally evaluate and adjust the investment mix in *your 401(k)..
When you're starting out in your 'career, you can afford to in-
vest more aggressively, because you have decades in which the.
market can overcome short-term downturns, no matter how
severe. As you move closer to retirement, you may want to
scale back the aggressive-growth portion of your portfolio and
create an investment mix that might be less susceptible to big
market drops'.

Above all, don't lose faith in the power of your 401(k) to help you
save for retirement in good and' bad markets. As a retirement
account, a 401(k) offers several key advantages. First, you typi-
cally make pre-tax contributions, so the more you put in, the
lower your taxable income. Also, your earnings can grow on a
tax-deferred basis, unless you are making Roth contributions,
which are withdrawn tax-free. Furthermore, you can choose from
an array of investments, so you can create a portfolio that fits your
risk tolerance, time horizon and individual objectives. Finally, your
employer may offer a matching contribution; if you don't accept
it, you are literally walking away from "free money.'?
It can certainly be upsetting to see declines in your 401(k) state-
ments. But if you stopped participating in your 401(k), you'd have
a much harder time reaching your retirement goals. So keep con-
tributing, even in down markets. Someday, you may be glad you
did.

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The 23rd Annual
Hoggetowne Medieval
Faire will take place at the
Alachua County Fair-
grounds in two weeks. 'I
would like to take this op-
portunity to thank you in
advance for all your sup-
port.
King Arthur Returns to
the 23rd Annual Hogge-
towne Medieval Faire
As you enter the gates
of Hoggetowne the sound
of trumpets will transport
you to a time where brave
knights joust for the honor
of their ladies and King
Arthur and the Knights of
the Round Table must bat-
tle the forces of evil. It is
here at Hoggetowne that
the spirit of the Middle
Ages is celebrated.
Come be swept away
with medieval magic at the
23rd Annual Hoggetowne
Medieval Faire on January
24-25 & January 30-Febru-
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Fl, a medieval marketplace
comes to life as troupes of
actors, street performers
and musicians journey
back to the days of yore.
The bustling medieval
marketplace will showcase
more than 150 talented arti-
sans from all over the coun-
tryside who will
demonstrate their old time
skills and sell their tradi-
tional wares. At the mar-
ketplace visitors can,
marvel at time-honored tra-
ditions of weaving, black-
smithing, leatherworking,
woodcarving and jewelry
making.
"To take full advantage
of the medieval magic, visi-
tors should arrive early,"
said Linda Piper, Faire Co-
ordinator. "Each morning
as the city gates open all the
entertainers are awaiting
the arrival of the Hogge-
towne guests.'"
Throughout the streets
of Hoggetowne the sounds
of applauds and laughter
will draw you into one of
the eight stages where the
forgotten skills of full flight
falconry, gripping aerial ac-
robatics and astonishing
magic acts are brought
back to life. Jugglers, musi-
cians and dancers fill the
streets and stages with con-
tinuous live revelry a med-
ley including gypsy
dancing, ancient music,
mystifying magic, knife
throwing and fire eating.
Performers mingle with the
crowds as the atmosphere
fills' with 'the sweet Me-
dieval sounds of minstrels,
harpists and many "olde
world" instruments.
"Plan to spend the en-
tire day at Hoggetowne.
There is so much to see and
do, you'll be entertained the
whole time," Piper said.
"People wait all year for
this highly anticipated
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performers on the medieval
circuit. Twice a day the
trumpet will sound the start
of the royal procession, vis-
itors and peasants alike are
invited to join the king and
queen to the joust field for
the royal event.
Hands-on activities are
plentiful in Hoggetowne.
Visitors can shoot arrows,
hurl battle axes, or launch
throwing stars into targets.
Thrilling human-push
rides, camel rides, and ele-
phant rides attract long
lines of both eager children
and anticipating adults. The
astounding "Birds of Prey"
show features trained
hawks and falcons who per-
form for the pleasure of the
crowds. Guests can visit
one of Hoggetowne's mys-
terious fortune-tellers to
learn the secrets of the fu-
ture, or they may visit arti-
sans and have their hair
braided or faces festively
painted.
One of the Faire's most
notable attractions is the
joust, where knights in full
plate armour charge each
other on horseback bat-
tling for the honor of their
ladies. After the just, chil-
dren are encouraged to
meet the knights and their
steeds. Another exciting
attraction in Hoggetowne
is the Living Chess Game,
where'King Arthur and his
Knights of the ,-Rounid
Table battle the forces of
evil by strategically "fight-
ing to the death" as to hold
their place in the game.
Take a break from
shopping and indulge in a
hearty feast fit for a king.
At the food court the selec-
tion varies from giant
turkey legs and succulent
ribs to authentic blooming
onions and mouth-water-
ing sweet potato fries.
On Friday, January 30,
Hoggetowne hosts School
Day, an educational experi-
ence for students. Thou-
sands of students from all
over Florida will make a
trip to the Faire for an ex-
citing experience, full of
fun activities such as face
painting, hair braiding,
and creating wax hands.
On this day, general admis-
sion is half price, and
larger discounts are avail-
able to school groups that
register in advance.
"It's so great to be able
to provide this experience
to children who learn
about medieval studies in
their schools," Piper said.
"They get a chance to actu-
ally come to the faire and
experience it."
The Hoggetowne Me-
dieval Faire is produced by
the City of Gainesville's
Department of Parks,
Recreation, and Cultural
Affairs. On Saturdays and
Sunday, Faire hours are
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and
on Friday's School Day,
January 30, the Faire will
open at 9:30 a.m. and close
at 3 p.m.; tickets are half-
price. Admission on Satur-
days and Sundays are $12
for adults, $6 for kids aged
5-17, free admission for
children 4 and under. Re-
member, no pets are per-
mitted. The Alachua
County Fairgrounds is sit-
uated east of Gainesville
on 39th Avenue and SR
121, adjacent to the
Gainesville Regional Air-
port. For more informa-
tion, please visit


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Wednesday, January 28, 2009


Monticello News 7A


EFFERSON


COUNTY


Jefferson Builders' Mart


Sold To Gulf Coast Lumber


Monticello News Photo by Fran Hunt, January 19, 2009
New owners of the former JBM, now known as Gulf Coast Lumber & Supply, Inc.,
Monticello, from left, Julia and Dorman Lewis, and their sons, Chris and Lee.


FRAN HUNT
Monticello News
Staff Writer
Long-time county busi-
ness, Jefferson Builders
Mart (JBM), was sold ear-
lier this month and the
name changed to Gulf
Coast Lumber & Supply,
(WCL&S),Inc., Monticello.
The Monticello loca-
tion is the third in a chain
owned and operated by
Dorman Lewis, his wife,
Julia and their two sons,
Chris and Lee. D.orman'
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Lewis purchased the for-
mer JBM Jan. 5 and has
since been hard at work re-
stocking the store, rear-
ranging merchandise and
adding additional items.
"It'll be the same oper-
ation now as it was before,"
said Dorman. The busi-
ness will continue to offer
lumber products, paints,
varnishes, primers, fin-
ishes, screws and nails,
glass and cutting, shingles
and roofing, plumbing and
electrical supplies, hand


tools and electric tools,
generators, and a wide va-
riety of items needed in
home construction, addi-
tions and repairs.
He added that he will
keep most-of the local em-
ployees and the store hours
are Monday through Fri-
day, 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.,
and Saturdays, 7 a.m. until
.4 p.m. The business is
closed Sundays.
, Dorman opened his
first builders supply,
GCL&S, Woodville in 1978,


and opened his second lo-
cation, GCL&SWakulla in
2000. When he heard about
JBM selling the business,
his curiosity was peaked
and he spoke with his fam-
ily about purchasing the
third location, here.
"I like the Monticello
area, I was born and raised
around here (Woodville), so
I've been in and out 0of
Monticello all of my life,"
said Dorman. "I spoke
with the family about the
possibility of purchasing
the business and all agreed
that it would be the right
thing to do, then the boys
began working on me, so
there you go."
When he was asked
about purchasing an addi-
tional business with the
present economy as bad as
it currently is, Dorman re-
sponded, "The money ain't
doing any good sitting in
the bank, it can't even keep
up with inflation that way.
Financially speaking, it's
not too smart to buy now,
but in three to five years
down the road it will be.
You have to look at what's
going to happen down the
road rather than what is
going' on today to build a
successful business and go
on to build a chain."
For question about
items and different prod-
ucts offered, call Gulf
Coast Lumber & Supply,
Inc., Monticello, at 997-
2519. '


'Later Life' Opens Friday,
Jan. 30, At Opera House


RAY CICHON
Monticello News
Managing Editor
The curtain rises 8
p.m., Friday, Jan. 30, on the
Opera House Stage Com-
pany's Dinner Theatre pro-
duction of "Later Life,"
with performances contin-
uing, Jan. 31, and Feb. 6,7.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
and dinner is served at 7
p.m. The menu is: an appe-
tizer course (soup if it's
cold, a garden salad if it's
not), followed by chicken
breast mornay with a
spinach souffle and rice
pilaf. Dessert is a chocolate
chip Kahlua cake. Caterers
are Carrie Ann & Co.
Tickets are $35 for din-
ner and the show, with dis-
counts for members.
Reservations are required.


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For reservations and infor-
mation, call the House at
997-4242.
Directors are Jan
Rickey and Jack Williams,
who relate that audiences
will have the opportunity
to vote for one,of three end-
ings.
Appearing in the pro-
duction are: Rich Clifford,
Lisa Reasoner, Jon Taylor,
and Mary Moon.
The plot revolves
around Austin and'Ruth, a
couple, who once shared a
romantic afternoon in Italy,
30 years ago. Now they
meet by chance at a party
in Boston. Will they pick
up where they left off? Or
has too much time passed?
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House Dinner Theatre and
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ALFA HUNT
Monticello News
Staff Writer
In its day, the Saint
Elmo Hotel was the most
magnificent place to stay
for winter guests, who
traveled to Florida seek-
ing warmer climates. Un-
fortunately, the St. Elmo
never saw its 30 year an-
niversary.
In the early 1880's,
even though there were
lodgings in Monticello for
winter guests, there still
was not a luxurious hotel
as the Grand National,
the Metropolitan, or the
St. James in Jacksonville.
The promoters of Monti-
cello felt that there should
be such a hotel in the
small, growing town.
Tourism was becoming a
major factor in the econ-
omy for peninsular
Florida and Monticello
wanted to be a part of it. It
was expected that a first-
class hotel would bring
more winter visitors.
F.R. Fildes of the for-
mer Family Friend and
Monticello Constitution,
took the initiative in call-
ing for a hotel, just as he
had previously, when it
came to installing a rail-
road in Thomasville.
However, the hotel re-
quired both promotion
and financing.
In 1881, Fildes de-
clared, "Monticello is'
moving for a big hotel.
Good!" Later, an observa-
tion from Lloyd would
state that ."this place
greatly needs a hotel".
The Thomasville, Times
reported that "Bro. Fildes
is trying to get a new
hotel erected in that
town...It would add
largely to the value of real
estate in the beautiful lit-
tle city."
Subscription books
were opened to the public
in early 1882 for the con-
struction of the future
"Monticello Hotel". By,
May 1883, only $13,000
had been raised. Dis-
heartened by the lack of
support, the promoters
abandoned the idea and
destroyed the subscrip-
tion list. Then, J.C.
Turner offered to build
modern brick hotel with
50 bedrooms and all of the
accessories, and he would
spend not less than
$25,000 on the building
and furniture if the town
would donate $5,000 in
cash. Fildes believed that
there would be no diffi-
culty in raising that
amount.
Fildes was greatly
pleased when the new
hotel met with success.
He reported that there
was a "considerable in-
crease in the number of
Northern visitors" ,as
compared with the past
year. Many visitors never
would have dreamed of
spending their time in
Monticello, but they hap-
pened to stop here and
found it a charming place
to stay. Upon their next
visit, they promised to
bring their friends and
many kept their promise.
The Jefferson County
Hotel Company was or-
ganized in early 1884 with
John E. Turnbull as its
president. The company
planned to build a struc-
ture 122 feet across the
south and 127.5 feet on the
east side. It was to be
three stories high with 55
bedrooms. There were to
be a total of 72 rooms
throughout the. entire
building. It would have'"a
heating apparatus, gas
and water" along with a
tin roof. George D. Shaw
of Thomasville was the
primary contractor, and
Sam Moore was to build
the brick foundation. The
cost of such a building


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would come to around
$30,000.
The Company was op-
timistic to begin con-
- struction in July and
complete it in November,
but there were a few de-
lays in obtaining lumber
and then they had diffi-
culties with the contrac-
tors. In February, T.B.
Simkins and J.C. Turner
became the contractors
and they had completed
nearly all the framework.
When the company
defaulted on its payment
to Turner, a lawsuit for
damages was filed. After
a judgment was rendered
in favor of Turner and
Company, a reorganiza-
tion occurred. The new
owners were J.E. Turn-
bull, .T.B. Simkins and
J.C. Turner. They appar-
ently were unable to fin-
ish the new hotel and
eventually sold it. But,
the people who bought
the building backed out.
Turnbull, Simkins, and
Turner decided to invest
a few more thousand dol-
lars since it was "suicidal
to permit it to remain in-
complete..."
By June 1887, Fildes
was expecting the new
hotel to be completed by
the time he finished the
Thomasville railroad. As


the railroad neared com-
pletion in the fall of 1888,
there were frequent edito-
rials suggesting, with
more hope than assur-
ance, that the new hotel
would be completed for
the 1888-89 tourist season.
In September of 1888,
the Turner Brothers
leased Hotel Monticello
to A.R. Hale of New Lon-
don, CT. Hale was well-
known for his long time
association with the
Watch Hill House at
Watch Hill, RI.
The Monticello Consti-
tution predicted that the
hotel would be opened
about Jan. 1, 1889 and, if
everything went accord-
ing to plan, the Turner
Brothers would add on 50
more rooms in the sum-
mer months.
The range and carpet-
ing for the hotel arrived
in Nov. 1888. In Jan. 1889,
it was declared "unfortu-
nate" that the new hotel
for Monticello would not
be open for the season of
1889.
Fildes stated that he
was distressed by the sit-
uation. "That every room
in it would have been oc-
cupied soon after its
doors were thrown open,
there can be no doubt. We
have received letters of


inquiry by the score...An
explanation is necessary.
It is reported abroad that
our citizens were an ob-
stacle to the completion of
the hotel, that sewerage
privileges retarded its
progress. This is an


error: the Town Council
very cheerfully granted
every facility asked for
and had not at all re-
tarded operation."
Evidently, one of the
problems was with Hale,
who was supposed to


have been the new pro-
prietor. In late 1889 the
Monticello Tribune re-
ported that W.H. Gage
was the new property of
the hotel which was re-
named the St. Elmo.
Gage and his family were
moving to Monticello
and would occupy rooms
in the hotel, while he su-
perintended completion
of the construction and
decorating. In October,
the furniture finally ar-
rived.
The St. Elmo did not
open with Gage as man-
ager. It finally opened,
Dec. 15, 1889 under the
management of J.C.S.
Timberlake of Tallulah
Falls, GA. He was as-
sisted by W.C. Morgan
who had formerly
worked with the Hotel
Albemarle, San Diego,
CA. Timberlake had
taken a three-year lease
on the hotel.
The hotel had 60
rooms with a fireplace in
each. An orchestra was
permanently employed
to furnish the hotel with
music both morning and
evening. There was a liv-
ery stable attached that
was well supplied with
"shooting wagons and
camp outfits for hunting
parties".
The grand opening of
the hotel was celebrated
in early Jan. 1890. The
music was furnished by
Bresia's orchestra of
Philadelphia. The St.
Elmo's very own orches-
tra played the following
months for entertain-
nment at the Central Park
Hotel in Madison. In the
mid- 1890's, the McRory's
took over management of
the St. Elmo.
The town was satis-
fied with its finally fin-
ished hotel. They
prepared for a large in-
flux of tourists when the
St. Elmo was complete.
Winter guests came, but
not in the numbers
everyone had antici-
pated. The tourists who
liked the town bought
property here and be-
Scame residents.
Unfortunately, de-
spite all the hassle arid
h hard work that went into
the place, the St. Elmo
burned to the ground in
the early 1910's. The
cause of the fire is un-
known. The hotel was
never rebuilt,, but the
Monticello Hotel built by
J.C. Turner in 1883 re-
mained functional for
several more years.
The plot where the
St. Elmo had originally
stood is where the new
Monticello News build-
ing, formerly Jake's
Restaurant, now stands.


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10A Monticello News


Wednesday, January 28, 2009


SCHOOL


John Grosskopf Selected As

NFCC's Eighth President

NFCC Board of Trustees votes to appoint Grosskopf to
official position as college president


North Florida Commu-
nity College Acting Presi-
dent John Grosskopf was
officially selected as presi-
dent of the college during
the Jan. 20 NFCC District
Board of Trustees meeting.
The Board's decision to
appoint Grosskopf in a
more permanent leadership
role comes six months after
Grosskopf accepted the po-
sition;of 'acting president.
.'John Grosskopf is.fa-
miliar with the college and
its mission," said,. John
Maultsby Jr., Chair of the
NFCC District Board of
Trustees. "He is totally com-
mitted to the success of.stu-
dents andd is anxious for
.NFCC to provide learning
experiences for all students
of our six-county area."
Grosskopf has served
NFCC since 2001 in the roles
of English Instructor, Di-
rector of Teaching and
Learning, Vice President of
Academic Affairs and Chief
Academic Officer, and since
July 2008. as acting presi-
dent. He now enters into the
official role of president at
NFCC with much anticipa-
tion as well as determina-
tion to ensure that NFCC is
successful in the years to
come.
He plans to- continue
leading NFCC and working
with college faculty .and
staff in efforts to provide
the North Florida region
and beyond access to high
q ^ucdationattctul-
-t--neomi nity build-
uiities.

"I appreciate the vote of
confidence from the
Board," said Grosskopf.


John Grosskopf


"Luckily. I've come into a
job where I already have ex-
cellent tools to turn NFCC
into the type of institution
that we can continue to be
proud of for the next 50
years.
Our service district de-
pends oh the college to pro-
vide all students with
access to quality educa-
tional opportunities. Pro-
viding that access to
education is our primary
mission. Times are tough,
but we will adapt and we
will continue to fulfill our
mission."
Founded in 1958, NFCC
specifically serves Hamil-
ton, Jefferson, Lafayette,
Madison, Suwannee and
Taylor counties and NFCC
Board members are confi-
'dent in Grosskopf's ability
to move NFCC forward as a
vibrant educational institu-
tion for this a* -an e-.
yond., *.,P,,, .... :
"He has done. a very
good job." said NFCC
Board Member Michael R.
Williams during the Jan. 20


Board meeting. "He cer-
tainly has a vision for this
school to move beyond
where we are, to where we
need to be.
He has been proactive
and innovative. I feel he
will provide the leadership
we need and the stability
we need in this time of un-
certainty in the economy.
He is here because he loves
this place; he has a love for
this school and a love for
these students."
The pride Grosskopf
carries for NFCC, its stu-
dents and the local commu-
nity is evident and as.
North Florida welcomes
Grosskopf as its eighth
president, Grosskopf wel-
comes 'students and the
community to explore
what NFCC has to offer.
"We are your community
college," said Grosskopf.
Grosskopf is a gradu-
ate of Florida Interna-
tional University in Miami
where he received a Bache-
lor of Arts with Honors in
English. He received a
Master of Arts in English
from Florida State Univer-
sity in Tallahassee and is
currently ABD in English
at FSU.
He has presented nu-
merous educational pre-
sentations throughout the
United States and abroad.
Grosskopf is a native of
Hialeah. Fla. He and his
wife Patricia currently re-
side in Madison. Fla. with
their children Jonathon.
Karl. Emily, Rebecca and
Joseph.
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Countywide Spelling Bee Winners, from left, champion, Wendy Yang, ACA, Grade 8;
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Hosts County Spelling Bee


The annual County
School Spelling Bee was co-
ordinated and hosted by the
Jefferson County School
System, and held Thursday,
Jan. 8, in the Jefferson Ele-
mentary School media cen-
'ter.
Nearly 100 people at-
tended the community
event. Linda Ward, JES As-
sistant Principal, and JES
Spelling Bee Coordinator,
worked closely with Donna
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Academy coordinator, and
Janet Cook, Jefferson Mid-
dle/High School coordina-
tor in planning the event.
Carolyn Wright served
as .the pronouncer, and
School Board Member
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Clerk -.of Court. Kirk
Reams",served as judges.
Student participants in-
cluded the grade-level
champions and runners-up
representing grades 4
through 8 from Aucilla
Christian Academy, Jeffer-
son County Elementary
School, and Jefferson
County Middle/High
School.
All three schools were
well represented with ten


JES Grade 5 Spelling Bee finalists, from left, Zachary
Edison, Takaya Broxie.


JES Crade 4 Spelling B
Jones and Jabriya Oliver.
participants from ACA, 6
from JCMHS, and 4 from
JES.
The Grand Champion
was Wendy Yang, Grade 8,
ACA; second place went to


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Aimee Love, Grade 7, ACA;
and third place went to
Annie Yang, Grade 7, ACA.
All participants received
certificates of recognition.
The county champion
will compete in the Big
Bend Regional Spelling
Bee, 1 p.m. Feb. 14, 2009 at
the WFSU-TV studio in Tal-
lahassee. The Tallahassee
Democrat sends the Big
Bend winner and one par-
ent to Washington D.C. for
the National Spelling Bee.
Community support
helped to make the event a
memorable experience for
all. Capital City Bank pro-
vided trophies for the
champion and runners-up;
Farmers & Merchants
Bank provided monetary
awards; and the First
United Methodist Church
of Monticello provided re-
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009


Monticello News 11A


P)oPORTS


Monticello News Photo By Emerald Greene, January 8, 2009
Cheltsie Kinsley, defends fellow Lady Warrior #22 Nikki Hamrick as she heads for the
Aucilla lay-up.



JV Lady Warriors 12-4 On Season


FRAN HUNT
Monticello News
Staff Writer
The ACA JV girls' bas-
ketball team won its past
four games to stand 12-4 on
the season.
The Lady Warriors took
on North Florida Christian
Jan 8, and won 20-16. ACA
took the first quarter, 4-3;
dropped the second, 3-5; took
the third quarter, 8-6; and
the fourth quarter, 5-2.
Leading the charge for
the Lady Warriors was
Cheltsie Kinsley with 11
points. Sarah Sorensen
scored 5 points; Abigail
Vasquez, 2 points; and Nikki
Hamrick, 2 points.
"FAMU is a very athletic
team and we were shooting
poorly and missed a lot of
lay-ups," said Coach Mac
Finlayson. "But we still
managed to come out with
the win."
Aucilla faced off against
Munroe Jan. 9, and won, 33-
11. ACA took all four quar-
ters, winning the first, 16-2;
the second, 4-1; the third, 8-
4; and the fourth, 5-4.
Hamrick led the score-
board for Aucilla with 10


points; Vasquez, 8 points;
Anna Finlayson racked up 7
points; Sorensen, 6 points;
and Vicki Perry scored 2
points,
The Lady Warriors won
over Maclay, 31-21, Jan. 13.
"We executed well on de-
fense with a good man-to-
man tight court defense,"
said Finlayson. "It was nice
to be able to turn the tables
on Maclay a bit."
He added that his assis-
tant coach Richard Watt
made the comment that the
Aucilla girls played a lot like
Maclay did the first time the
two teams faced off this
year.
The Lady Warriors
dropped the first quarter, 4-
10, and took the second, 11-2,
the third quarter, 12-4 and
dropped the fourth, 5-4.
Kinsley led the Aucilla
scoreboard with 7 points;
Finlayson scored 6 points;
Hamrick scored 6 points;
Perry scored 6 points;
Vasquez racked up 4 points;
and Sorenson netted for 2
points.
Jan. 20, ACA defeated-
Munroe 40-16. The Lady
Warriors took the first


quarter 11-4; the second, 12-
2; the third, 11-5, and the
fourth, 6-5.
Finlayson commented
on the skill of one of the
Munroe players; "They had
one really tall girl and she
accounted for 12 of
Munroe's 16 points," he
said.
Kinsley led the score for
Aucilla with 15 points;
Sorensen racked up 10
points; and Perry netted for
8 points.
"Vicki (Perry) is a ninth
grader who has really come
along way," said Finlayson.
"This is her first season on
the basketball court and she
has done a good job of get-
ting to lay-up and finish-
ing."
Anna Finlayson scored
6 points; and Vasquez
scored 1. Finlayson added
that Shelby Witmer had re-
cently seen her first action
on the hardwood this year.
"Shelby had appendicitis
and she is just now getting
back to the court after re-
covering, and she is there
and able to help us our on
the court," concluded Fin-
layson.


FRAN IftJNT
Monticello News
Staff Writer
The ACA middle school
boys' basketball team won two
of its last three games to stand
10-1 on the season.
The young Warriors de-
feated Maclay 27-19, Jan. 9.
ACA took the first quarter
8-2; the second, 12-4. Maclay
came back to skim the third, 3-
2 and the fourth quarter, 10-5.
Jared Jackson scored 8
points; Hans Sorensen, 7
points; Bradley Holm, 4 points;
Jarrod Turner, 4 points; and
Jay Finlayson, 2 points.
The young Warriors suf-
fered their first loss of the sea-
son, at the hands of
Brookwood, 28-24, Jan. 13. "We


did a good job getting to the
free-throw line, but we just
couldn't get them in the bas-
ket," said Coach Mac Fin-
layson. "Out of 17 free-throws,
we were only able to hit two."
He added that Brookwood
is a bigger school than Aucilla
and they have a lot more size
when it comes to their basket-
ball players.
ACA took the first quarter
8-4; tied the second, 9-9; Brook-
wood took the third 9-0; and the
young Warriors took the fourth
quarter, 7-6.
Sorensen led the Aucilla
scoreboard with 9 points; and
Turner brought in 7 points.
"Jarrod (Turner) is really com-
ing around, and he is playing
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hitS the court," said Finlayson.
"He has really been contribute;
ing to the team."
Tres Copeland scored 4
points; Jay Finlayson, 2 points;
and Holm, 2 points.
The Young Warriors won
over Brookwood, 31-27, Jan. 16.
ACA dropped the. first
quarter 6-4; the second, 10-7;:
came back to take the third
quarter, 9-6; and the fourth 11-5.
"I am really proud of my
kids," said Finlayson. "At the
end, when they really needed to
make the free-throws in order
to take the win, that is just what
they did. And Jared and Jarrod
gave it all they had grabbing
those offensive rebounds, and
Jay Finlayson hit two free-
throws with just 12 seconds left
on the clock and I guess that
just about cinched it for us."
Sorensen led the score-
board for the young Warriors
with 17 points. "Hans really
played his heart out," said Fin-
layson. He did a great job tak-
ing it to the basket and he was
really strong diving all over the
floor to grab those balls."
Jay Finlayson scored 9
points. "Jay had a good game,
and hit some really tough
shots."
Jackson scored 3 points,
and Finlayson added that he
also did a good job rebounding
the ball off the board; and
Turner scored 2 points.


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ACA MS Girls Halt


Winning Streak

Monticello News Photo By
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January 16, 2009




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rebound and heads toward
the Aucilla board for the
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FRAN HUNT
Monticello News
Staff Writer
The ACA middle
school girls traveled to
Brookwood Friday Jan. 16
where their ten-game win-
ning streak came to a halt
when the team suffered
its first loss of the season,
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Monticello News 13A


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 2ND JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO: 33-2008-CA-0029
NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE CO.
PLAINTIFF
VS.
JAMES BURROUGHS; JOAN1E BURROUGHS;
ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES
CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND
AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED
INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE
NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE,
WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY
CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER
CLAIMANTS; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS
UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION
DEFENDANTS)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judg-
ment of Foreclosure dated January 14,2009 entered in Civil Case No. 33-
2008-CA-0029 of the Circuit Court of the 2ND Judicial Circuit in and for
JEFFERSON County, Monticello, Florida, I will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash at the NORTH DOOR of the Courthouse at the JEF-
FERSON County Courthouse located at County Courthouse in Monti-
cello, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 19th day of February, 2009 the
following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judg-
ment, to-wit: LOT 9 OF SOUTHERN GROVE ESTATES, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK B, PAGE 85, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF JEFFERSON
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file
a claim within 60 days after the sale.
Dated this 14 day of January, 2009
Kirk Reams
Clerk of the Circuit Court

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I Deputy Clerk
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Sunshine Manual", page 36, paragraph c: Each board, commission, or
agency of this state or of any political subdivision thereof shall include in
the notice of any-meeting or hearing, if notice of meeting or hearing is re-
quired, of such board, commission, or agency, conspicuously on such no-
tice, the advice that, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by
the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered
at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings,
and,that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim
record of the proceedings, is made, which record includes the testimony
and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
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NOTICE

The Jefferson County Planning Commission will hold its regular
monthly meeting on February 12, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. The meeting will
be held in the Courtroom of the Jefferson County Courthouse located
at the intersection of US Highway 19 and US Highway 90 in Monti-
cello, FL. The meeting may be continued as necessary.
The Jefferson County Planning Commission will hold a work-
shop on Comprehensive Plan Amendments on February 12, 2009 at
7:00 P.M. The meeting will be held in the Courtroom of the Jefferson
County Courthouse located at the intersection of US Highway 19 and
US Highway 90 in Monticello, FL. The meeting may be continued as
necessary.
Information concerning the meeting is available at the Jefferson
County Planning Department, 445 W. Palmer Mill Road, Monticello,
FL. 32344, Telephone 850-342-0223. From the Florida "Government
in the Sunshine Manual", page 36, paragraph c: Each board, commis-
sion, or agency of this state oi of any- political subdivision thereof shall
include in the notice of any meeting or hearing, if notice of meeting
or hearing is required, of such board, commission, or agency, con-
spicuously on such notice, the advice that, if a person decides to ap-
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respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she
will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he
or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings,
is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon
which the appeal is to be based.


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