County halts further privatization inquiry for utilities
Reacting to a very public outcry, the Citrus County Commission today voted 3-2 to halt any further inquiry into possible privatization of county utilities.
Reacting to a very public outcry, the Citrus County Commission today voted 3-2 to halt any further inquiry into possible privatization of county utilities.
What is being forecast as an all-day rain pelted Citrus County voters today, as a weather front moved in and began to flood many low-lying parts of the county.
The deadline for applying for the District 3 seat on the Citrus County Planning and Development Review Board (PDRB) is Sept. 1.
The board has an opening for a citizen volunteer from District 3 to serve out the term of Walter Pruss, who is stepping down from the board.
County Commission District 3 encompasses some of the [...]
Citrus Springs resident Millie Sloan appeals for the county commission to listen to the people of Citrus County
Citrus County’s process of investigating the possibility of privatizing its public utilities drew fire today from a vocal group of opponents in a packed room in the county commission’s chambers.
A number of individuals and community groups told the [...]
Water tests from six wells in the Citrus County utility system in Citrus Springs and Pine Ridge tested positive for harmful bacteria early this week.
Because of the circumstances, county officials were confident the results were false and retested right away, as required.
Results from the new tests showed no presence of harmful bacteria.
The initial false [...]
Should Citrus County privatize its utility operations?
That’s what the county is trying to decide, and the next step will be to listen to two companies present their facts and figures during a special county commission meeting at 1 p.m. on Aug. 17.
The commission is looking into the possibility of using a private company for the [...]
The County commission rallied around its county administrator today when it was suggested there have been an inordinate amount of pay raises for county workers during the past two years.
The complaints were leveled by Citrus County Council President Theodora Rusnak and Lecanto resident Christopher Lloyd.
Rusnak and Lloyd told commissioners that one-half to one-third of the [...]
Road improvements are scheduled to begin in mid-August at two locations on the eastern end of Halls River Road in Homosassa.
The projects are designed to improve access management, safety and traffic flow.
The first will improve the Halls River Road/U.S. 19 intersection, and the second will improve the nearby intersection at Fishbowl Drive and Halls River [...]
Motorists using County Road 491 will find that the speed limit going north from the intersection of County Road 486 to about the entrance of Black Diamond is now posted at 40 miles per hour.
The lowering of the speed limit was done for the C.R. 486 construction project that is now underway.
That four-laning construction project [...]
In the early 1920s, before the stock market crashed, the state of Florida and, by extension, Homosassa and Citrus County were undergoing a land boom.
When hard financial times dried up money supplies, growth plans for Homosassa were abandoned — yet pieces of the county’s early, progressive planners’ dreams remain with the county to this day.
Such [...]
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Hot Pursuit 5K Challenge
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