By Linda Dean Cooper At Tuesday’s regular BoCC meeting, the recently hired Fleet Management Director Jessie Robinson requested $171,124 for a new 2025 F650 tire/mechanic’s truck. The truck was not budgeted, and the BoCC had…
DEP Fines BoCC – Landfill Dir. Benny Jerrels…
By Linda Dean Cooper Tuesday, April 8, agenda item 15 for board approval is another continuation of Levy County management's failures. The DEP has fined Levy County $4,500 for failing to file landfill operations permits…
Levy Procurement Coordinator Allie Tretheway Resigns
By Linda Dean Cooper On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, Procurement Coordinator Alicia Tretheway was placed on paid administrative leave due to concerns by County Manager Mary Ellen Harper about how Procurement was being handled in…
Temporary Reprieve for the Old Bronson Gym
By Linda Dean Cooper The demolition of the old H. A. White Bronson H.S. gym has been given a reprieve deadline of 8:00 a.m., Monday, February 24, 2025, for any formal letter of interest from…
Old Bronson High School Court House Deed Illegitimate…
Opinion By Linda Dean Cooper Did 2018 BoCC Chairman John Meeks, retired County Attorney Anne Bast Brown, and then Clerk of Court Danny Shipp approve and file an illegitimate or fraudulent deed purchasing the old…
Town of Bronson Said No to Buying Gym…
By Linda Dean Cooper Sources say that approximately 20 years ago the Town of Bronson turned down the opportunity to buy the H. A. White gym for a dollar from the school board. The refusal…
BoCC Approve $88,500 for EMS, Fire & Solid…
By Linda Dean Cooper At Tuesday’s regular BoCC meeting commissioners approved $88,500 for unbudgeted funds to be transferred from reserve accounts. This study was not budgeted in the recent budget sessions. A consulting firm will…
Reorganizing County Org Structure Back to Drawing Board
By Linda Dean Cooper The approval of the new organizational structure to include Division Directors as presented by County Manager Mary Ellen Harper at Tuesday's regular BoCC meeting was tabled. County Manager Mary Ellen Harper…
Proposed Restructure of BoCC Employees To Be Revealed…
By Linda Dean Cooper Per the January 21st, 6:00 pm, agenda, item 6, County Manager Mary Ellen Harper requests the BoCC’s approval of a new organizational structure that includes Division Directors as follows: Cost &…
