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Bell to leave Brooksville City Council after December
BROOKSVILLE – In a move sure to provoke concern about the administration of this city, Mayor and Seat 3 City Council Member Blake Bell has announced that he will not serve another term on the City Council. In a letter to Hernando County Supervisor of Elections Shirley Anderson dated...
Residents Show Their Love for the Spring Hill Waterfall
A group of Hernando County residents organized a protest to preserve the Spring Hill Waterfall after several commissioners discussed its possible removal at a county workshop earlier this month. “They brought up that maybe we need to reconfigure it so it could give more space to properly flow that traffic...
Non-reappointment of Deltona principal brings crowd to School Board meeting
BROOKSVILLE – A large crowd of parents, teachers and supporters in green T-shirts came out to plead for a principal in Hernando County’s schools who was “non-reapppointed” for violating the district’s “flex-time” policy. Debi Shellabarger led Deltona Elementary School and was let go,...
City Council Approves Wastewater Limitations
As both Brooksville and Hernando County await the completion of a sewer interconnect, the city council voted on June 17 to establish a wastewater allocation management system. This was the next step in a continuing effort to deal with wastewater capacity issues at the William S. Smith Water Reclamation Facility. Along with the interconnect, there is also a $20 million expansion of the facility that needs to be completed.
City department heads present tentative budgets
BROOKSVILLE – The unthinkable might have to become reality at some point. This city, which gave up its police department in June 2018 and now contracts with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, might eventually have to merge its fire department with Hernando County Fire Rescue. Department heads presented...
You Thrive presents workforce housing plan
BROOKSVILLE — A piece of property on Smith Street in the city could become an affordable housing location, according to home designer Nick Holmes and Richard Sanvenero, program director for House to Homes for You Thrive Florida. “We can build six affordable, workforce housing, right here in the city...
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