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4A Bradford County Telegraph • Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013<br />
HEARING<br />
Continued from 1A<br />
A cross section of the proposed bypass.<br />
the city limits. The highway bypasses<br />
the city on the west, with<br />
grade-separated interchanges at<br />
S.R. 100 and S.R. 16, and passing<br />
over the railroad, creeks,<br />
C.R. 100A and C.R. 229.<br />
The projected cost, including<br />
land acquisition and construction<br />
is $202 million.<br />
A couple of questions were<br />
submitted in writing during the<br />
hearing. Someone asked whether<br />
a study of the potential impact on<br />
businesses of bypassing the city<br />
had been performed. FDOT’s<br />
Bill Henderson said many businesses<br />
would be displaced if the<br />
urban alternative was selected<br />
and U.S. 301 was expanded to<br />
six lanes through town. Looking<br />
at similar rural bypasses around<br />
the country, a study found an initial<br />
adverse impact to businesses<br />
that dissipates over time, he said.<br />
The second question was about<br />
the possibility of a mandatory<br />
two-lane truck route around the<br />
city to relieve congestion without<br />
impacting businesses. Henderson<br />
said it’s difficult to prohibit<br />
motorists from using roads constructed<br />
with public funds, so it<br />
hasn’t been seriously considered.<br />
The projected property impact<br />
of the rural bypass is two businesses<br />
and 26 residences. FDOT<br />
has a right of way office responsible<br />
for working with affected<br />
members of the public. There<br />
is a legal process for taking the<br />
property required for the project<br />
if property owners and the state<br />
cannot negotiate a price that both<br />
parties agree to. The state will<br />
even pay for legal representation,<br />
property appraisals and<br />
other experts necessary to help<br />
determine a property’s worth.<br />
The <strong>com</strong>ment period for the<br />
project development and environmental<br />
study is open through<br />
Jan. 22. Comments can be mailed<br />
to Stephen Browning, Project<br />
Manager, Florida Department of<br />
Transportation, 1109 S. Marion<br />
Ave. MS 2007, Lake City, FL<br />
32025. They can also be emailed<br />
to stephen.browning@dot.state.<br />
fl.us.<br />
Comments submitted by the<br />
deadline will be<strong>com</strong>e part of the<br />
record for this hearing.<br />
Questions can also be addressed<br />
to Browning in writing<br />
or by calling 386-961-7455 or<br />
800-749-2967, ext. 7455.<br />
More information and a copy<br />
of the project development and<br />
environmental study can be<br />
found at www.us301starke.<strong>com</strong>.<br />
by Patricia Cook.<br />
colo ad_gen_11-12_family health 1/3/13 11:15 AM Page 1<br />
Champion Keviesha Jenkins<br />
Runner-up Meghan Harris<br />
BMS student is top speller<br />
A dozen students from Bradford County public schools participated in the districtwide<br />
spelling bee on Jan. 10 at the Santa Fe Community College Cultural Center in downtown<br />
Starke. This annual event is sponsored by The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville.<br />
Bradford County’s champion speller, Keviesha Jenkins from Bradford Middle<br />
School, will advance to the regional spelling bee at the Jacksonville Public Library<br />
on Feb. 23. The champion of the regional contest will advance to the national spelling<br />
bee in Washington D.C. Runner-up in the district bee was Meghan Harris from Starke<br />
Elementary School. The other students <strong>com</strong>peting—all of whom were champions or<br />
runners-up at their schools—were Joseph Griffis and Nicholas Boone from Southside<br />
Elementary School; T.J. Carpenter and Harley Windle from Hampton Elementary<br />
School; Gabe Cook and Brooklyn Wiggins from Brooker Elementary School; Ryan<br />
Crossway and Brittnee Smiley from Lawtey Community School; Kenny Brewer from<br />
Starke Elementary School; and Simran Patel from Bradford Middle School. Submitted<br />
AUDIT<br />
Continued from 1A<br />
cost $11 million.<br />
• A change in easement was<br />
approved. Clay Electric lines<br />
will be moved so the association<br />
will have unobstructed access to<br />
its Phase II site.<br />
• A 5 percent increase was approved<br />
for Southern Lawn Care,<br />
which has the contract for lawn<br />
maintenance at the landfill. A<br />
stipulation was included in the<br />
original bid for a 5 percent increase<br />
in the second and third<br />
year, but was overlooked at the<br />
time the bid was approved. The<br />
difference adds about $800 to<br />
the cost of the annual contract.<br />
• The board will piggyback on<br />
a Union County bid from APAC<br />
for roadwork related to installation<br />
of a new scale. The cost will<br />
total just under $13,000. Bids<br />
for lime rock and sod were also<br />
approved.<br />
• The association’s website,<br />
www.nrswa.org, has been updated.<br />
In addition to general<br />
information, budget and audit<br />
information has been included.<br />
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deaths in Florida.<br />
7 out of 10 cancer deaths can be prevented through<br />
screening and lifestyle changes.<br />
Colon cancer starts without symptoms so choose<br />
prevention and get screened.<br />
If you’re 50 or older, ask your doctor which colon<br />
cancer screening test is right for you.<br />
CLUB<br />
Continued from 1A<br />
drinks will be served. Tickets<br />
may be purchased from Arleen<br />
Moorhous at<br />
904-263-0021,<br />
Linda Lee at<br />
V<br />
352-317-8181,<br />
or Brenda<br />
Farnsworth at<br />
T<br />
904-263-0333.<br />
The club<br />
was treated to an interesting and<br />
informative program at its Jan.<br />
9 meeting. Dr. Bill Little, chair<br />
of the Foreign Languages Department<br />
at Santa Fe College,<br />
spoke to the group about new<br />
programs, including Opening<br />
Doors to Asia, before introducing<br />
guest speaker and Fulbright<br />
Scholar Dr. Regiani Zacarias.<br />
The Fulbright Program is the<br />
flagship international educational<br />
exchange program sponsored<br />
by the United States government<br />
and is designed to increase mutual<br />
understanding between the<br />
people of the United States and<br />
the people of other countries. Dr.<br />
Zacarias is on the faculty at the<br />
National State University of Sao<br />
Paulo, Brazil, with expertise in<br />
English language and literature,<br />
as well as lexicography, which<br />
she explained is the study of dictionaries.<br />
Woman’s<br />
Club News<br />
www.dudleysauction.<strong>com</strong><br />
AUCTIONS<br />
Estate‐Online‐Specialty‐Real Estate<br />
Every Thursday: Estate Adventure auction. 800+ lots! Furniture,<br />
estate vehicles, collectibles...<br />
JAN. 25: Coin auction. Uncirculated, graded gold, key date<br />
morgans, proofs, MORE...<br />
JAN. 26: Antique store liquidation. Florida Porch Antiques<br />
(700 block Main St. Leesburg)<br />
JAN. 28: Real estate restaurant auction. 19 restaurant<br />
properties, owner retiring (4135 S. Suncoast Blvd [US 19] Homosassa)<br />
FEB. 3: Antique & Collectibles 500+ Lots! Fresh estate items,<br />
hand-picked for our monthly antique auction<br />
FEB 8-9: 3 Real Estate Auctions, including golf course lot<br />
in nationally known Black Diamond<br />
Dr. Zacarias said that Brazil<br />
is as big in terms of land as the<br />
United States, with a population<br />
of 190.7 million people, making<br />
it the fifth largest nation in<br />
the world. Its political history<br />
is diverse; like<br />
W<br />
DUDLEYS’ AUCTION<br />
4000 S. Florida Ave., Inverness, FL (1/2 mile S. of the Fairgrounds)<br />
BE SURE TO WATCH THE WEBSITE.<br />
Absentee and phone bids always accepted. 352-637-9588. Photos on web.<br />
Personal Property sold Dudleyʼs Auction Ab1667. Maine-ly Real Estate BK#381384.<br />
12% bp, 2% ca/chk discount. Announcements from the block take precedent.<br />
the U.S., it was<br />
once a colony,<br />
but it has had<br />
six different<br />
U<br />
constitutions<br />
over the years,<br />
with the current<br />
constitution being only 20<br />
years old.<br />
According to Zacarias, the<br />
extended family defines society<br />
in South America, with individuals<br />
subject to the family<br />
unit. Social groups observed in<br />
public are likely to be families,<br />
and a woman’s closest friends<br />
are likely to be her relatives.<br />
She said that roles in marriage<br />
are changing, with more and<br />
more women leaving the home<br />
to work, sometimes be<strong>com</strong>ing<br />
the primary breadwinner. Although<br />
the Catholic Church is<br />
very prominent in Brazil, Zacarias<br />
said that religious diversity<br />
is embraced by Brazilians, and<br />
there are never conflicts over<br />
religious differences. She concluded<br />
by voicing her belief that<br />
her country has a very bright future,<br />
and inviting all those present<br />
to visit her in Brazil.<br />
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Our Local Area Has<br />
Hungry People!<br />
The Food Pantry<br />
needs help<br />
feeding the<br />
many people...<br />
Won’t you please<br />
step up your<br />
Food Donations<br />
or send a check<br />
to help those that<br />
need a helping<br />
hand.<br />
Send your donations to<br />
The Food Pantry<br />
921 East Call Street • Starke, Florida 32091<br />
or drop off food at Churches or Denmark Furniture<br />
(Cash or Check donations are always accepted and appreciated)
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