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Posted February
15, 2011 04:40 pm | updated Feb 16 02:59 am
LAKE CITY, FL – In an e mail received early this
afternoon, the Observer was advised that Earline
Parker of Lake City had died peacefully last
night in Illinois. Ms. Parker, a long time Lake
City businesswoman, was involved in a crash with
a Lake City Police Department Cruiser driven by
LCPD Officer, David Broom, on September 6th of
last year. At the time of the accident, the
police cruiser was traveling 76mph in a 45mph
zone. After consultation with Skip Jarvis's
State's Attorney's Office, The Florida Highway
Patrol
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Posted February 7, 2012 11:35 am
LAKE CITY, FL – It was a full house in City Hall
last night, as residents came out to support the
Police Chief, the City Manager and the Lake City
Police Department, after a run of bad press and
bad news. Lake City Mayor Steve Witt and the
City Council continue to set the bar in Florida
for meeting decorum, allowing anyone to speak
and ask questions as long as they are, in the
words of Mayor Witt, "Respectful and orderly."
At the last council meeting, former LCPD
Captain, Rudolph Davis presented his findings to
the Council. Last night the other side gave
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Posted
February 3, 2012 07:40 pm
LAKE CITY, FL – Monday, September 19, 2011,
Chief of Police Argatha Gilmore initiated an
Internal Affairs investigation into allegations
of misconduct by several Lake City Police
Department officers. The Orlando Police
Department with Gateway College weighing in
found no wrong doing by the Lake City Police
Department.
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Posted February 3, 2011 09:23 am|
Updated: 01:30 pm
LAKE CITY, FL – At 1:37 pm yesterday afternoon,
Lake City Police Captain John Blanchard's letter
of resignation was in a computer terminal
somewhere in Lake City. At 1:38pm the LCPD
prepared a press release announcing to the world
that Captain Blanchard resigned.... The Observer
has learned that City may have offered Capt.
Blanchard severance pay in return for his
resignation. (Photo: John Blanchard)
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Posted January 26, 2011 03:59 am | Part II - Part
I below
LAKE CITY, FL – The
recent reports of Lake City Police Department Captain
John Blanchard being put on administrative leave only
tell part of the story. Since the City Council meeting
of Monday evening, January 23d, more information
concerning the events surrounding the administrative
leave and the alleged charges regarding Captain
Blanchard have surfaced.
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 Posted
January 26, 2011 02:30 am
| Part I
LAKE CITY, FL –
The Lake City Police Department took center
stage at the January 23d City Council meeting.
Members of the Lake City community were upset at
their perceived unequal treatment of black and
white police officers. The items brought up at
the meeting were all under or pending
investigation or litigation. Before the meeting
was called to order, the City Council was
advised by its attorneys not to speak about
those issues. (Photo: Chief Gilmore a few
moments before the meeting was called to order)
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Lake
City, FL (Posted January 12, 2011 04:50 pm)
As Florida's Governor Scott touts the rebound of
Florida's failed economy, Food Lion's parent
company, Delhaize America is closing down all of
Florida's Food Lion supermarkets. Delhaize
America calls the closings a "key strategic
decision."
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(Posted January 11, 2012 06:30 am)
LAKE CITY, FL – Signed, sealed and almost delivered, Lake City's new
Master Plan was moving into primetime toward City
Council acceptance after last night's joint P&Z -
Community Redevelopment Advisory Committee meeting.
Begun in February 2010, there were no real questions
left as IBI's master planner, Kurt Easton put the
finishing touches on the yearlong $100,000 process.
Photo:
IBI's Master Planner Kurt Easton explains Lake City's
new Master Plan as IBI's Suzanne Thompson take notes.
CRA Advisory Committee member Matt Vann looks on as CRA
Director Jackie Kite...
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Columbia County, FL (Posted January 09, 2012 07:45 am)
It took over five months for the Lake City
Police Department to release its report on the
demise K-9 Officer Trooper. The record clearly
indicates that the investigation was completed
on October 19, 2011. On November 10, 2011, LCPD
Capt. John Blanchard recommended to Chief
Gilmore that Officer Kevin Johns, Trooper's
handler and partner, be given a 2 day suspension
for neglect of duty. Chief Gilmore dragged her
feet for almost two months before deciding to
put a letter of reprimand in Officer John's
personnel file. (2 comments)
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Posted December
20, 2011 01:30 pm
LAKE
CITY, FL – It was a full house at the Lake City
Airport Committee meeting last night as Lake
City's local aviators weighed in with their
thoughts regarding the proposed hanger lease
rate increases at Lake City's municipal airport.
Rates were thought to be going up from 25% to
300%. The local aviators, the backbone of the
airport made it clear. If Lake City raised the
rates to the stratosphere, they were flying out
of there.
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Columbia County, FL (Posted November 22, 2011 06:58 am)
The Lake City Water Department is going high
tech with advanced electronic radio controlled
water meters. By this time next year meter
readers will no longer have to worry about
getting bit by your dog, because they will be
out of a job. Lake City will be able to read
your water meter 24/7 on a computer
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Lake City, FL (Posted
Nov 5, 2011 08:50 am )
The Christmas Season: The Christmas
holiday season is not far away and the City
Public Works Department has begun putting up
decorations downtown.
City Utilities: The City Utility Advisory
Committee will meet on November 9, 2011, at 6 pm
in City Hall. This will be the first meeting
since reorganization of the Committee.
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Posted October 18, 2011 07:45 am
Lake City, FL - Monday evening's Lake City, City
Council meeting concluded with a bang, as City
Manager Wendell Johnson suggested to the Council
that they institute a one-year moratorium on
utility impact fees. Looking to spur
construction in areas which are served by the
Greater Lake City Regional Utility, CM Johnson
told the Council that he thought this might spur
the economy.
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  Post police shooting
press conference: Chief Gilmore and Sheriff
Hunter wrap it up
Lake
City, FL (posted Sept 24, 2010 12:30 am)
Nine hours after the shooting of three Lake City
Police Officers, a deranged young man took his
own life. (Photo and sound by Barbara Lemley)
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Columbia County, FL (Posted September 20, 2011
10:10 pm)
Last night in Lake City, Florida, the good news
announced by City Manager Wendell Johnson of no tax
increases or utility increases was overshadowed by a
recent police incident in the Cedar Park apartment
complex involving the Lake City Police Department and
the Sheriff. While there may be different versions
regarding the call that instigated the response, the
actions of the LCPD and Columbia County Sheriff Mark
Hunter's apparent blind eye in having the K-9 engaged in
the incident harked back to a bygone era in the South.
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Lake City, FL (Posted September 7, 2011
06:30 am
LAKE
CITY, FL - Last night the Lake City Council,
with City Manager Wendell Johnson leading the
way, put the residents of Lake City on the hook
for $148,000 plus interest, as former Republican
Chieftain and Hospital Authority Manager "Jack"
Jackson P. Berry's ex parte lobbying paid off in
a free ride for HMA and the LSHA, who have
gotten away without any contribution to a road
improvement project designed to benefit them.
Only City Councilman Jake Hill voted for the
residents when he voted against the project.
(Observer file photo: City Councilman Jake Hill)
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Columbia County, FL (Posted September 6, 2011
10:05 am)
On the City's docket tonight is Lake City's Franklin
Street Road project, which is designed to benefit the
Lakeshore Hospital Authority. Early in August, City
Manager Johnson voiced his approval of the project, but
was not in favor of the funding.
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Lake City, FL (Posted
Sept 3, 2011 11:55 am )
The City budget will be presented to the City
Council on Tuesday at 6:30 pm. CM Johnson also
has Franklin Street improvements for the LSHA on
tap during the regular meeting after 7 pm
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 Lake City Report -
Aug 26, 2011
City Budget and NFBA on tap
Lake City, FL (Posted
August 27, 2011 11:55 am )
As the City’s
representative on the NFBA, this was a tense and
very busy week.... As the City’s representative
on the NFBA, this was a tense and very busy
week.
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Lake City, FL (Posted
Aug 20, 2011 07:30 am )
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Lake City, FL (Posted August 17, 2011 07:00 am)
Monday night's City Council meeting capped
months of hard work by Lake City, City Manager
Wendell Johnson and his health insurance team,
when for the second year running, health care
costs (read health insurance) went down and
BlueCross BlueShield's Parks Johnson Agency
sharpened its pencil resulting in a $74,000
premium reduction for Lake City.
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Lake City, FL (Posted
August 6, 2011 06:30 am )
The City Insurance Committee met this week to
discuss Employee Health Care Plan options and
agreed on a continuation of Blue Cross/Blue
Shield Health Services...
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 Columbia County, FL (Posted August 2, 2011 11:15 am)
It was a bumpy ride in City Hall last night as Lake
City, City Manager, Wendell Johnson was all over the
road trying to explain away the City's Fire hydrant
issues. City Manager Johnson, unable to defend his
written remarks and the City's apparent inadvertent
neglect of its 643 fire hydrants in the County, went on
the attack, called your reporter a liar and claimed that
he was threatened by him. The City Manager's desperate
and wacky remarks are nonsense, and deserve no further
comment -- let's look at the facts.
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 Columbia County, FL (Posted August 1, 2011 08:09 am)
Lake City owns 643 fire hydrants in Columbia
County and 635 hydrants in Lake City. In 2008
Lake City stopped inspecting its fire hydrants
in the County. They didn't tell anybody until
March of 2011. The fear among some professional
firefighters is that the fire department pulls
up to a house in the County, they go to turn on
the fire hydrant and the valve stem breaks loose
because it's rusted or something's ruptured or
broken. City Manager Johnson has not ordered or
begun any inspections or maintenance of its fire
hydrants in the County. (1
Comment)
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Lake City, FL (Posted July
29, 2011 10:57 pm )
The City Council and Staff have completed the FY
2012 Draft Budget. This week, City Manager
Wendell Johnson lays out the budget so everyone
can understand it. As usual, the City Staff
Report will inform you on everything from the
amount or water pumped at Steve Roberts' state
of the art water plant to how many work orders
went through Joe Sheldon's Natural Gas
Department.
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(Posted July
27, 2011 08:59 pm)
Columbia
County, FL — In the wake of the recent death of
a
K-9 officer Trooper who died from heat
exhaustion, and with this being the second
reported heat-related death of a K-9 Officer in
Columbia County in as many years, PETA asks that
you share the following lifesaving information
with your audience.
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Columbia County, FL (Posted July 26, 2011 06:05 pm)
| updated 07:55 pm
Major update July 27, 2011 12:16 pm - workers to
be rehired
September 18,
2011 is going to be a sad day in the lives of
the 140 people working at the Target
Distribution Center in Lake City, Florida. ¶ In
a certified letter dated July 12, 2011, Donna L. Nasca, SuperValue's Human Resource Manager notified
Tallahassee of its intention to "cease its
operations and implement a reduction-in-force at
the distribution facility located at 3049 N. US
441, Lake City, Florida..." (Click headlines
to go to articles)
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Lake City, FL (Posted July 23, 2011 07:03 am)
Another K-9
Officer goes down from purported "heat
exhaustion" in Columbia County, Florida. Two
years ago it was the Sheriff's K-9 Officer
Brutus. This time it was the Lake City Police
Department's K-9 "Trooper," handled by Police
Officer Kevin Johns. (4
comments)
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Columbia County, FL (Posted July 20, 2011 10:45 am)
The Lake City Sliders 16 and under all girl Babe
Ruth Softball Team are $700 short of their
$8,000 goal. Photo: from the caravan by Destiny
Hill.
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 Columbia County, FL (Posted
July 19, 2011 07:00 am)
Last night Lake City's Manager, Wendell Johnson,
recommended holding the line on city taxes for
2012. CM Johnson told the Council that the City
can "tough it out" without a tax increase. CM
Johnson told the Council, "The one big change
and expense that we'll experience this year is
[in] The General Employee's Pension Fund...
There is a deficit in the balance of the pension
fund."
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Lake City, FL (Posted July
15, 2011 10:20 pm )
The City Staff has completed the detailed work
description and cost projections for all
“Priority 1” street upgrades. The priority 1
designation applies to those streets, which are
in the very worst condition, based upon needed
repairs and community “level-of-service” impact.
There are 11 priority 1 streets as follows:...
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 Lake
City, FL (Posted July 14, 2011 01:29 pm)
In the June 17th City Manager's Report, CM Johnson,
instead of straight talk about traffic cameras in Lake
City, spoke in bureaucratic mumbleez, only acknowledging
after an inquiry by the Observer that he was indeed
talking about traffic light cameras. At that time, CM
Johnson reported he was looking into the situation and
would possibly make a presentation to the City Council
in July. This morning through his spokesperson, Joyce
Bruner, it was reported, "He has not made a decision as
of this date and is continuing to assess this matter."
In the public interest, it's time for CM Johnson to ramp
it up and get the conversation moving.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted July 9, 2011 04:30 am )
The City’s
Natural Gas System was found in compliance with
state and federal safety rules. The $30 million
NFBA Broadband Grant Project continues to move
ahead to enable high-speed connectivity for our
14-county region.
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 Lake
City, FL (Posted July 6, 2011 07:45 am)
On June 20th, with two City Council members
absent, City Manager Wendell Johnson tabled his
3% pay raise proposal until last night. Digging
in, City Manager Johnson refused to call his
plan a pay raise and labeled it a subsidy,
claiming that the media didn't understand him.
Lake City has approximately two hundred and
thirty employees. One hundred and four are
getting the raise.
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Columbia County, FL (Posted July 05, 2011 07:05 am
|updated 08:30 am)
| Part I
Tonight, Lake
City’s City Manager, Wendell Johnson, presents
his 3% plan to the City Council. City Manager
Johnson is proposing that the City give only
those city workers in the Florida Retirement
System a 3% raise to make up for the state
imposed mandatory 3% employee contribution,
which went into effect July 1st. The City has
three other employee pension plans. The Observer
spoke with other county officials and
constitutional officers for their ideas on
making up the newly mandated 3% employee
contribution.
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Posted
July 04, 2011 09:55 am |
Special from MSN
AMERICA - All over America
downtowns are in revival. Recently, Lake City,
the capital city of what is considered by many
the most corrupt County in Florida, has stepped
up to the plate, hired some really smart folks
to come up with a plan, and has some folks
dreaming that there could be a bright future for
Lake City. Time will tell if City Manager
Wendell Johnson and the City Council are up to
the task of putting downtown Lake City on the
map, or if once again Columbia County's infamous
Good Ol' Boys will prevail. (Photo: Green
Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau)
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted July 2, 2011 05:30 am )
The City
received its annual FPL Account Summary update
which reveals a continuation of reduced energy
and billed costs for the period June 2010
through May 2011.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted June 25, 2011 05:45 am )
We have
completed a full week of budget discussion and
will continue into next week with a final
comparison of revenues and expenditures. It is
the Staff’s objective to have the first budget
draft available for distribution to the Council
on July 5, 2011. At this time, most indications
are that the City’s FY 12 Budget will be
comparable to the current year.
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Columbia County, FL (Posted June 20, 2011 07:15 am)
Lake City's
City Manager, Wendell Johnson, will have the
City Council deciding Monday night whether or
not to give the City's elected officials, that
is themselves, and employees enrolled in the FRS
(Florida Retirement System) a 3% pay raise to
make up for the newly passed state law, which
requires those enrolled in the state retirement
system to pay 3% of their salary into their
retirement plan. (
4 comments) (commentary)
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted June 17, 2011 11:30 pm )
The Staff met
with a consulting representative early this week
to discuss the potential benefit of a high
volume traffic light vehicle activity monitoring
system. (cameras)
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted June 10, 2011 09:30 pm )
The City Staff
met with representatives this past Wednesday to
continue discussion on relocating the museum to
the downtown CRA District. ¶ Early this week we
were contacted with a request for information
regarding asbestos and lead paint conditions
within the Blanche Hotel.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted June 04, 2011 08:31 am )
The 2011
Alliance for Innovation and FCCMA Conference was
held this week in Clearwater. I was among
the hundreds of City and County Managers... We
received the estimate of non-exempt tax values
from the County Property Appraiser this week.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted May 28, 2011 01:40 pm )
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted May 21, 2011 06:05 am )
It’s that
time again. The City Finance Staff has started
preparing for next year’s budget... The City
Staff has initiated the process for continuation
of the City Health Insurance Program. Staff met
this week with Park-Johnson Agency to discuss
options for renewal of the City’s current
BlueCross BlueShield of Florida Health Plan. The
outlook for continuation of the current plan at
comparable cost is not very bright.
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Lake City, FL (Posted May 17, 2011 10:10 am)
Last night in Lake City, City Manager Wendell Johnson
made the case to the City Council for the City Community
Redevelopment Agency, which is the City Council wearing
a different hat, to pay County Commissioner Jody DuPree
$56,800 for work on a project that had gone south almost
five years ago and was based on a contract, which
Commissioner DuPree was clearly in default. The City
Council voted 4 to 1 in favor of the payment.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted May 13, 2011 01:05 pm )
The
new weekly Lake DeSoto Farmers Market opened
last Saturday with a great crowd and much
success.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted May 07, 2011 06:10 am )
The Lake City Airport terminal is on its way to
completion. Read more about Lake City Capital
Projects and keep up with what is going in City
government in the Weekly Staff Report.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted April 30, 2011 07:59 am )
The City has
been working for several months to reestablish
the Farmer’s Market...
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Lake City, FL
(Posted April 19, 2011 06:30 am)
Tough economic times are not stopping Lake City
from giving some of its streets long overdue
repairs and face lifts. Public Works Director,
Thomas Henry told the City Council last night,
"We want to keep our main veins looking
presentable. We want to make them look good in
our City."
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted April 16, 2011 05:55 am )
The final
reading of Ordinance 2011-2010 amending the Lake
City Community Redevelopment Plan will be
considered by the Council at the regular meeting
on April 18, 2011. The public is encouraged to
attend and participate in the discussion.
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Columbia County, FL (Posted
April 08, 2011 11:05 pm)
Highlights for this month are:
Kicklighter Road WWTP; General Aviation Air
Terminal; Community Redevelopment Area Plan
Update
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Lake City, FL (Posted April 6, 2011 07:33 am)
On Monday
night, April 4, 2011, the Lake City Council met
for their regularly scheduled City Council
meeting. As the meeting got underway, Mayor Witt
added a discussion item regarding the 911
Combined Communications Center. The County
Commission is scheduled to meet Thursday
evening. On the County's agenda is an item
called, "Combined Communication Center - City of
Lake City Participation." The City, a
partner in the center, had not received any
notice of this item of critical concern for all
the residents of the County.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted April 02, 2011 06:10 am )
Good news
this week on the Annual Audit. Purvis Gray &
Company provided the Staff our brief this week
signifying the completion of the FY 2010 audit.
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Lake
City, FL
(Posted March 30, 2011 03:59 pm)
Mr. Jenkins reported that he had been robbed by
a tall white male with a multi colored scarf
over his face, and a hat. Mr. Jenkins stated
that the robber came into his home and demanded
prescription pills and money. The robber then
began to strike Mr. Jenkins, who was able to
reach for his nearby pistol and fire at the
suspect. The first shot went through Mr.
Jenkins’ arm. Mr. Jenkins fired a second shot
which struck the suspect. The suspect then fled.
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Columbia County, FL (Posted March 25, 2011 09:30 pm)
Mayor Witt and the City Council have insured the
public and all interested parties have had a
chance to participate in the creation of the CRA
Master Plan and the City anticipates plan
completion sometime in May/June.
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Columbia County, FL (Posted March 22, 2011 10:00 am)
David Kraus, former Lake City, City Manager and
recently hired Columbia County Sr. Staff
Assistant, appeared before the City Council CRA
Public Hearing last night, with a letter to the
City from the County Commission. The County
explained it wanted data on the financial impact
of the expansion of the CRA area and the
specific criteria which was used to expand the
boundaries. The County also requested
information regarding the Tax Increment Fund
(TIF) millage rate. The County thought TIF froze
the millage rate. This is not the way Tax
Increment Funding works.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted Mar 18, 2011 10:55 pm )
The City
staff has been working for several weeks to
reestablish and greatly improve a Downtown
Farmer’s Market. Official arrangements are now
underway for a “kick-off” event planned for May
2011.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted Mar 05, 2011 05:10 am )
Staff met
this week with the Hospital Authority Manager
Berry to move forward with the preliminary
design process for a Franklin Street improvement
giving access from U.S. Highway 41 to the Lake
Shore Hospital entrance. ¶ Discussion between
the City Staff and representatives of the
Columbia County Historical Society has been
ongoing since last November concerning
relocation of the Museum within the Downtown
Community Redevelopment Area.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted Feb 25, 2011 11:30 pm )
City staff has been working for several weeks
to re-establish and greatly improve a Downtown
Farmers Market... Discussion between the City
Staff and representatives of the Columbia County
Historical Society has been ongoing since last
November concerning relocation of the Museum
within the Downtown Community Redevelopment
Area.
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Columbia County, FL (Posted Feb
23, 2011 08:45 pm)
Last night
the Lake City Council amended their agenda to
deal with the pending elimination of Columbia
County EMS from Lake City. Mayor Steve Witt
explained that everyone is aware that the County
sent out a Request for Qualifications to supply
EMS service to the whole County, minus Lake
City. He then opened the floor for comments from
both the public and the City Council. Councilman
George Ward told the Council, "I think this is
pretty arbitrary and capricious." (Observer
Photo: Councilman George Ward) (3 comments)
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 Shots
fired at Red Lobster - Robbery Investigation
Lake
City, FL
(Posted Feb 19, 2011 11:58 am)
On February 18 at
approximately 10:44 p.m. Officers responded to Red
Lobster in reference to a robbery with shots being
fired. Sharon Van Meter stated that she and her daughter
were in their car speaking to Robert Mitchell when an
unknown white male had opened her passenger door,
reached across her daughter, and stole her purse.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted Feb 12, 2011 05:30 am)
The Public Works Staff has now completed an
assessment of all City streets and formulated a
“2011 Survey Report” essential to final
development of the capital improvement schedule
for streets, curbing, sidewalks, and storm water
upgrades. The Survey is categorized by Council
Districts and prioritized by street condition,
curbing, and drainage problems.
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Lake City, FL (Posted Feb 12, 2011 05:30 am)
In Lake City, the continuing education of city
workers represents an investment in the city.
Lake City has an ongoing education policy
throughout all its departments and is constantly
doing things to educate staff in their own
areas. Ms. Milton received a Certificate of
Achievement in Human Resources Management and
while the course was 12 weeks and 40 hours, Ms.
Milton spent at least 100 hours doing course and
study work on her own time.
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Lake City, FL (Posted Feb 08, 2011 09:27 am)
Last night in city hall, Lake City's Community
Redevelopment Agency met to approve the final steps to
expand the downtown redevelopment area.
IBI's master planner,
Kurt Easton, along with
Suzanne Thompson, IBI's landscape architect and
project manager, explained the details required to
expand the redevelopment area and the requirements that
must be met to be in compliance with the Florida
statutes.
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Lake City, FL (Posted Feb 03, 2011 07:45 am)
The Observer
learned early Wednesday evening that the RV no
parking issue at the Lake City Walmart,
which has gone viral on the net and done nothing
more than cause ill will for Lake City and
Columbia County, is soon to be gone with the
wind. A call to Wendell Johnson, Lake
City’s straight talking City Manager, confirmed
the tip was soon to become a reality and the
signs at Walmart are going to be coming down. (9
comments)
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Lake
City, FL (Posted Feb 01, 2011 03:45 pm)
In a brief
interview about the RV parking issue at Walmart,
Lake City Chamber of Commerce Director, Dennille
Folsom told the Observer that at the present
time the Chamber does not have a position,
however, the Chamber will be discussing this at
their next meeting, which is coming up this
Monday evening. ¶ Ms. Folsom told the Observer,
"I have been getting a lot of e-mail's. People
are saying that they will not be stopping in
Lake City and spending their money.¶ I have been
getting e-mail from as faraway as Oklahoma."
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted Jan 29, 2011 04:15 am)
FPL
Representative Jeff Simmons provided the City’s
Energy Account update this week... Overall,
during the current 12 months ending December
2010, the City’s energy consumption declined by
17% from the previous 12 months ending December
2009, representing a collective $171,479
reduction in energy costs for the past year.
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Columbia County, FL (Posted Jan 28, 2011 06:55 am)
Early Thursday morning the Observer received a
phone call from Atlanta... It was reported that
the Fox Cable News conversation went something
like this: Be aware, if you're going to Florida
to get away from the cold and you are accustomed
to spending the night in a Walmart parking lot,
Lake City is enforcing a ban on overnight
parking.... (Photo: The view from the
former RV parking area at the Lake City Walmart.
It is not exactly the Grand Canyon.) (3 comments)
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted Jan 22, 2011 06:30 am)
The City
Staff is formulating a process to evaluate
efficiency of the City’s Water Distribution and
Metering System. The objective is to complete a
detailed study of potential cost reducing
strategies, along with operational and equipment
efficiency improvement to all water system
facilities and infrastructures...
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Lake City, FL (Posted Jan 19, 2011 06:15 am)
Last night, based on the recommendation of City
Manager and the City's Labor Counsel, the City
Council voted unanimously to declare the Lake
City Firefighter's contract, which expired in
2006, null and void. ¶ Union President, Dwight
Boozer said, I don't want us to be without a
contract. This sounds bad.
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Columbia
County, FL (Posted Jan 15, 2011 06:30 am)
The
boundaries are proposed for expansion to the
north from the existing CRA terminating at
Bascom Norris Drive. The east and west
boundaries of the proposed expansion remain
along the same line...
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Columbia County, FL (Posted Jan 8, 2011 08:10
am)
The Computer Purchase Program was approved by
the City Council during August 2009. The program
allows full time City employees meeting certain
criteria to purchase computer equipment and
accessories through payroll deduction.
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Lake City, FL (Posted Jan 08, 2011 5:45 am)
Ms. Norton stated that while at Bealls Outlet
she was approached by Erica K. Shemwell,
suspect, who began to yell obscenities towards
her... Ms. Shemwell followed Ms. Norton outside
and pulled a pistol out of her purse and
according to multiple witnesses threatened Ms.
Norton while pointing the pistol at her.
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Earline Parker Dies - LCPD Officer Now Involved In
Death: The Ultimate Harm – No Foul?
LCPD: Cedar Park
Investigation Concluded
LCPD Capt John Blanchard Resigns: Did City Manager
Johnson make him a deal?
Lake City saved as 900 Floridians to lose jobs
Lake City's New Master Plan Moving Into Primetime: "Now
we have to follow through"
Lake City Police Department's K-9 Trooper Whereabouts of
death unsolved
Lake City going high tech with advanced electronic radio
controlled water meters
Lake City Report -
Nov 4, 2011
Lake City KO's Utility Impact Fees:
Will declare 1 year moratorium
Lake City Florida:
Police harking back to a bygone era - When will it change?
LSHA Berry's Lobbying Pays Off
Lake
City Sliders - $700 short of their $8,000 goal - On
the road to Richmond
Main Streets Bring Out the Best of the USA
Lake City Report -
May 13, 2011
Lake City Report -
May 6, 2011
Lake City – Doing what municipalities are
supposed to do 
City moving ahead with redevelopment
next move
Increasing her skills, Jill Milton receives Certificate
of Achievement from Villanova
Lake City Community
Redevelopment
RV parking at Lake City's Walmart
Lake City Chamber
meeting Monday
Lake City gets national RV