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GOV’T INFO & MEETINGS

CANCELLED: New River Solid Waste AssociationThe July 14 board meeting of the New River Solid Waste Associa-tion is cancelled. The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 11 at 5:00 p.m.

UC Transportation Board UC Transportation Disadvan-taged Coordinating Board Meeting Tuesday, July 12, 1:15 p.m. at Suwannee River Eco-nomic Council Office located in UC Transportation Facility, 255 SW 9th Avenue, Lake Butler. All Board members are encouraged to attend. Open to the public. If you have any questions please contact Lynn Godfrey at 352-955-2200 ext. 110

UC Board of County Commissioners WorkshopJuly 18, 5:00 p.m. to discuss the Extension Building followed by the County Commission meeting at 6:00 p.m.; 15 NE 1st Street, Lake Butler, (386) 496-4241.

Economic Partnership Meeting in Lake ButlerThe North Florida Economic Development Partnership Board of Directors and general member-ship will meet at Lakeside Com-munity Center in Lake Butler, 155 NW Third St., on Friday, July 22, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

UC Soil & Water BoardThe Union County Soil & Water Conservation District Board will meet on July 26 at the extension office at 6:30 p.m.

Lake Butler City Commission Special Budget WorkshopThursday, July 28, 5 p.m. at the. City Commission Chambers,200 SW 1st Street, Lake Butler. All interested citizens areencouraged to attend

Primary Voter Registration, Party Changes Due Aug. 1New voter registration or anyparty changes for the primary must be made by Monday, August 1 before closing. Contact UC Su-pervisor of Elections Office.

Free KidCare InsuranceFor your child(ren), foster child or a grandchild needing healthinsurance. Florida KidCare isinsurance for children and youth, birth through 18. Medical, dental and vision, doctor visits, emergen-cy care, prescriptions and hospital stays are included. Call your local representative today at 904-263-9269. to assist you in the Florida KidCare application pro-cess from start to finish.

COMMUNITY & SCHOOL EVENTS

Annual Hay Field Day UF IFAS Extension Alachua County, Northeast Florida Livestock Agents GroupJuly 14, starting at 8:30 a.m. Pro-grams and exhibits begin at 9:00 a.m. with equipment demos at 11:00 a.m. Cost is $15. Lunch will be served.

Cattlemen’s Assn.Quarterly MeetingNorth Florida Cattleman’s Associ-ation quarterly meeting Thursday, July 14, 5 p.m. on at the Hal Y. Maines Community Center, 155 NW 3rd St., Lake Butler. Dr. Matt Hersom, UF IFAS Extensionbeef cattle specialist to speak.

Raiford First Baptist VBSVacation Bible School, July 14-15,

BY TRACY LEE TATE

Times Interim Editor

UNION COUNTY – As was reported last week, the kids at both Lake Butler Elementary and Lake Butler Middle schools did an outstanding job on both their Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) and End of Course (EOC) tests. This week it’s time to give a tip of the hat to Union

BY TRACY LEE TATE

Times Interim Editor

LAKE BUTLER – The Lake Butler City Commission met July 11 in their regular meeting with a full slate of business to discuss and decide upon.

Several amendments were necessary to the city’s budget, both to keep it in balance and account for changes in anticipat-ed income and expenses. With the amendments, City Manager Dave Mecusker assured com-missioners that the city was sta-ble financially and the budget was balanced, with all depart-ments “looking good” and ev-erything in good shape to close out the fiscal year.

False Alarm In Lake Butler Water Test Recently But Everything’s Fine!

City Officials Doing Their Jobs Monitoring Water Quality

Above: The beach at the lake on a quiet afternoon. Right inset: Escherichia coli from scanning electron micrograph.

BY TRACY LEE TATE

Times Interim Editor

LAKE BUTLER – The city of Lake Butler had a bit of a scare last Thursday when a report on a routine water test of the lake came back outside of normal pa-rameters.

Bodies of water are routinely tested in the state to keep track of water quality and possible health risks to people using the water for recreation, especially swimming. The most critical of these tests is one that measures the concentration of fecal coli-form bacteria.

Coliform bacteria in gen-eral are harmless microor-ganisms that live in the intes-tines of cold-blooded animals, such as fish and turtles, and warm-blooded animals, includ-ing humans. A specific group of coliform bacteria can cause dis-ease, most notably E. coli.

Coliform bacteria are com-mon in standing water. Butler Lake is what is called a stand-

ing lake - meaning that it has no influx of fresh water save the run-off after rains. Without a spring, river, creek or stream to replenish the water and cre-ate water movement, the lake is in a non-moving state save for a small amount of surface move-ment caused by the wind.

When a body of water is de-pendent on run-off and drain-age from surrounding lands, the chances of high levels of fecal coliform bacteria are high, es-pecially during extremely hot weather that increases the rate of evaporation of the lake water and raises the level of concentra-tion of suspended material.

Run-off from wooded areas, storm drains and ditches has a high probability of containing fecal coliform bacteria from dogs being walked on streets which contributes to the runoff and drainage from wooded ar-eas where animals live. Animals such as fish, turtles and aquatic invertebrates can also contrib-ute to the total coliform load. In addition, in cases when there

is flooding, some bacteria may come from septic tanks present in the flooded area (not a factor in this case).

In Florida, the acceptable lev-el of coliform bacteria in a body of water used for recreation is 800 parts-per-million (ppm). This is a tiny amount, but has been deemed by experts to be enough to present a health risk to people who are in contact with the water, particularly par-ticipating in activities where wa-ter may be ingested.

The city of Lake Butler makes regular checks of water quali-ty in Butler Lake to ensure the health and safety of those who use the lake for recreation. The checks are conducted month-ly, during the last week of the month, with locations of collec-tion varying. In a test sample col-lected on April 26, the coliform bacteria level was 187 ppm, well within the safe- range. The May 25 sample tested a bit higher at 228 ppm, but still well within the lover end of the safe range.

The June 29 test gave city of-

ficials a scare as the bacterial level tested as 1010 ppm, more than 200 ppm higher than the established safe-range maxi-mum. The results of this test were received by the city on the morning of July 7 and officials there immediately took action, posting signs announcing the high bacterial levels in the water and stating that swimming was not recommended due to an in-creased risk of illness from con-tact with the water. Officials also took special samples and had a city employee drive the samples to the testing lab in Madison to double check the results.

The new test allayed every-one’s fears about the water qual-ity, showing a bacteria level of just 48 ppm.

Lake Butler City Manager Dave Mecusker said he spoke with both the lab and the health department about the tests.

“Apparently the sample tak-en on June 29 was a bad sample that could have been taken in water that was too shallow, had less water movement than usual

or in an area where aquatic wild-life had been recently,” Mecusk-er said.

“The lab said that the sudden and extreme jump in levels be-tween the routine June and July tests, which was an increase of more than four times the level of bacteria in less than 30 days between tests, made the second sample suspect, although such a jump might be possible con-sidering the lack of rain and the heat we have been enduring for the past month.”

Mecusker said he and other city officials were pleased that the situation turned out to be a false alarm and that the signs have been taken down at the lake, but he also noted that the scare had reinforced the need for testing and the city’s resolve and responsibility of continuing to ensure that the water in Butler Lake is safe for city and county residents to enjoy.

County High School, which also continued to show the rest of the area and state just how good it really is.

In the U.S. History EOC test, UCHS students produced a 79 percent passing rate, which placed then number one in the NEFEC Region and third in the state. In Biology, the EOC score was also good, with a passing percentage of 73 percent, which earned students a ranking of

second in the NEFEC Region and fifth in the state.

In Algebra One, 50 percent of students made a passing score on the EOC test, giving them the highest ninth-grade passing rate in the NEFEC Region. In Algebra Two, 54 percent of students made a passing score on the EOC, placing them as number one in the NEFEC Region and fifth in the state. In Geometry, the students really shined, with an EOC passing rate of 76 percent, ranking them first in the NEFEC Region and also first in the state.

UCHS students also scored well in ninth- and 10th-grade FSA testing.

In the FSA test for English/Language Arts (ELA), 54 percent of the ninth-grade

More Good News For UC Schools: UCHS Gets High Marks Too

More Good News For UC Schools: UCHS Gets High Marks Too

students passed the test, placing Union County third in the NEFEC Region. In 10th-grade FSA testing, students showed a 52-percent passing rate, placing them third in both the NEFEC Region and at the state level.

Mike Ripplinger, UCHS principal, said he was more than proud of the student’s results.

“The results for UCHS from the spring assessments demonstrated the efforts invested this year by our teachers and students,” Ripplinger said. “The assessment results revealed gains in nearly every assessment taken, with some placing Union County as one of the highest performing counties in the area and the state. I am extremely proud of what our school was able to accomplish this past year.”

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FIRST GRADE Straight A’s, fourth nine weeks. Left to right, top to bottom: Anthony Blake, Graysen Willis, Cody Andrews, Madison Andrews, Presli McMinn, Adrian Tucker, Emma Handley, Cameron Bacon, and Lexi Crews. Second row, l-r, Ashton Bunkley, Lucy Cabral, Kylie Coarsey, Orson Dicks, Reese Harrison, Marlee Trowell, Kendyl Brannen, Alyssa Cason, Judd Connell, Mia Kent, Kaylin Robertson, and Brady Tetstone. Third row, l-r, Cali Tomlinson, Brayden Williams, Edward Durant, Miley Wilson, Breanna Bebout, Ashton Pierce, Michael Hill, Grayson Sykes, Carmyn Barringer, Kylie Eagleston, Riley Gibson, Irmarhi Green, and Briant Hardcastle. In front, l-r, Ryen Roberts, Symphony Snyder, Zekie Velazquez, Marcus Jefferson, Rebecca Langkau, Seth Richard Thomas, Barry Andersen-Davis, Mackenzi Huggins, Breana Short, Bayley Staier, and Bristol Tetstone. Not pictured: Izzick Brock, Tucker Dortch, Cole Fillyaw, Kaitlyn Pafford, Kolby Smith, Aislynn Smith, Brooke Hunt, Alliyah Pope, and Bronson Haight.

Zoey Accordino, Dalton Bacon, McKinleigh Barringer, Jacee Box, Malachi Byrd, Kassi Cannady, Kiley Cole, Nathaniel Cook, Madelyn Croft, Hunter Cruz, Emmalee Daniels, Markie Davey, Halen Davis, Paul Dinatelo, Paisley Dugard, Brennen Dukes, Kegan Fillyaw, Preston Flick, Phoenix Forbes, Cole Gaultney, Tristan George, Devlin Gill, Deion Givens, Zulma Gomez-Gomez,

Aubrey Gosha, Bethannie Green, Briena Haight, Daniel Hall, Caylee Harrison, Cesar Heath, Ezekiel Hedrick, Malik Hendricks, Jasmine Hoyt, Emma Jenkins, Aiden Keiper, Paris Lacy, Derrick Mann, Jocelyn Martinez, Princess Maxwell, Ainslee McMinn, Chyanne Mills, Landen Moody, Gabrielle Moore, Randy Odom, Gabriella Parrish, Chloe Patteron, Leeshay

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Hunter Arthur, Devin Atkins, John Boyette, Wyatt Bradley, Derrick Brock, Devin Brown, Jalicea Brown, Danielle Bryant, Mirical Buchanan, Karlee Cannon, Christopher Cavanagh, Kendall Crawford, Baylie Cubbedge, Dylan Daniels, William Denson, Jesse Kicks, Leanne Dicks, Whitney Eady, Case Elixson, Wyatt Elixson, Justus Erwin, Sydni Faulk, Ahmya Fearnley, Hunter Garber, Aubree Gay, Daylin

Gilbert, Hunter Griffis, Lilly Hall, Aidan Hancock, Chloie Harris, Grace Hobson, Trista Holmes, Isabella Kalback, Logan Kimble, Mason King, Isabelle Kirsten, Alecxis Lukatz, Ny’keria Mack, Ryan Mauga, Alec McClellon, Aubree McDowall, Thomas Mobley, Alexis Morris, Colton Norman, Konner Perez, Emily Pilcher, Benjamin Raby, Caeden Ray, Carrie REgar, Jamaal Reynolds, Cooper

Rimes, Evan Roberts, Justice Rocha, Hannah Rollins, Sandra Schaffer, Katelyn Seay, Kerissa Seay, Tucker Sefcik, Summer Shaw, Braelyn Slater, Ashton Southerly, Shane Stokes, Ayden Stout, Amry Sullivan, Karli Tanner, Alexis Taylor, Jackson Thames, Kayla Thomas, Lucas Thompson, Selah Tompkins, Bailey Varnes, William Warren, Aiden Wilkinson, Ayden Williams, Iamorieah Williams, and Kalee Yale.

First Grade A/B Honor Roll 4th Nine Weeks

Second Grade A/B Honor Roll 4th Nine Weeks

July is National Park and

Recreation Month

Q: How manyNational Parks

are found in the State of Florida?

A: Three.Biscayne National Park, Dry Tortugas National

Park, EvergladesNational Park.

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STRAIGHT A’s & MORE: LBMS

Call Heather

I would like to thank the residents of Union County for allowing me to continue to serve as YOUR Tax Collector.

It has been a privilege and a pleasure to provide you with prompt, friendly and efficient customer service. Our office will continue to make your visit easy, simple and stress free.

I look forward to working with you for the next four years. Feel free to contact me anytime, my door is always open!

Thanks again,Lisa B. Johnson

SIXTH GRADE Straight A’s, fourth nine weeks. (L to R) Front row: Christopher Alvarez, Maegan Beatty, Trinity Hines, Kyra Jordan, Gracie Kitchens. Middle row: Landon Klein, Savon Maxwell, Andrew Laux, Gwenyth Parrish, Alaurie McClellon. Back row: Laura Park, Logan Richards, Hunter Sherrod, Curran Webb, Ciara Woodall.

SIXTH GRADE Straight A’s All Year Long. (L to R): Front row: Maegan Beatty, Trinity Hines, Gracie Kitchens. Middle row: Landon Klein, Laura Park, Andrew Laux.Back row: Logan Richards, Ciara Woodall, Curran Webb.

SIXTH GRADE Year Long Perfect Attendance:

Jace Bielling

EDITOR’S NOTES:Office hours for the Union County Times will vary over the next few weeks. Please call the Bradford County Telegraph at904-964-6305 to leave a message for

Editor Tracy Tate.

Photo errata: the June 30 edition of the Times

neglected to give credit to John Fletcher for all the

beautiful photos accompanying the Kelly Christie

Dance Academy mission story, including the

fantastic shot on the front page.

I would like to extend a humbling “THANK YOU” to the citizens of Union County for allowing me to continue to serve as YOUR Property Appraiser for another 4 years. Our office will continue to provide you with the best customer service that you deserve. I am truly blessed to work for and with such great people. Feel free to call or come by and see me anytime!

Bruce D. Dukes

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Free hunter safetyclasses in AugustFlorida Fish and Wildlife Con-servation Commission (FWC) is offering free hunter safety internet-completion courses in August. Those interested in attending a course can view the locations and register online and obtain information about classes at MyFWC.com/HunterSafety or by calling the FWC regional office

in Lake City at 386-758-0525. The FWC course satisfies hunt-er-safety training requirements for all other states and Canadian provinces.

4-H Foundation AuctionFriday, August 12, 6 p.m. at Lake-side Community Center. Mark your calendar and plan to support our local 4-H programs. Contact UC Extension for more informa-tion at (386) 496-2321.

5:30 to 8 p.m. Meals served. Sub-merged theme. Church program Sunday,July 17 at 11 a.m.

Emmanuel Baptist Church RevivalJuly 17–22; Sunday services, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Weeknight services, 7 p.m. Featuring Evan-gelist David Maynard and special music by the Martin Sisters. For more information or directions to 19511 NW 124th Ave., please call 904-263-2910 or 904-263-2323.

Sardis Baptist Church VBSVacation Bible School for ages 3 through 12th grade will take place July 17–21 from 6–8:30 p.m. Family Day will be Sunday,July 24 beginning at 10:15 a.m.

Homecoming at Grace Christian Fellowship Baptist ChurchSunday July 17, 10:30 a.m.Music by Buddy Rhoden and Friends, followed by Lunch. Call 386-496-2859 for more informa-tion. Everyone Welcome.

Substitute TeacherTraining Dates—UpdatedFor new substitutes and those who did NOT substitute teach for at least 10 days during the 2015–2106 school year: Thurs-day, August 18, 9 am to 3 pm, Adult Education Building/Outpost. Contact Pam Pittman, 386-496-2045, ext. 230

American Legion Post 153is looking for military veterans in Union and surrounding counties to join our Post. We meet the third Thursday in July, October, January and April with a cov-ered-dish supper in the Lake Butler Masonic Lodge at 7:00 PM. We support our country’s military service members (active, retired and deceased) and coordinate the Memorial Day Ceremony at Lake Butler’s Veteran’s Monu-ment each year. Please contact Thomas Fortner, Post Adjutant,at 386 496 2473 or emailfortnert@windstream.net.

Get Help Florida WebsiteAvailable to help residents find government information easily. There are thousands of e-govern-ment federal, state and county programs & services, organized by category intended to provide government and non-profit resources for those in need. Categories include Business & Employment, Food & Shelter, Children & Family, EmergencyDisaster & Safety, Grants, Educa-tion, Housing, Legal Assistance, Pets/Animals, Healthcare/Dis-ability, Veterans, Senior Citizens, Consumer Protection and more. Visit GetHelpFlorida.org or visit the Union County Public Library and ask a librarian for help ac-cessing the site.

Branford Camera ClubMonthly meeting on Thursday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at Hatch Park Community Center, located at 403 Southeast Craven Street, Branford. Guest speaker is Ste-ven Schneitman of Do Good Me-dia in Live Oak. He will be talking about “Using Drone Aircraft in Photography” and about the pros and cons of using a drone and any legalities associated with using one. If you are interested in joining the Branford Camera Club, or have questions about it, please contact Gary Kueppers 386-658-6442.

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Legals

CITYContinued from 1A

N THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN

AND FOR UNION COUNTY, FLOR-IDA

CIVIL DIVISIONCase #: 2015-CA-000086

Selene Finance LPPlaintiff,-vs.-Donald Anthony Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadagnoli a/k/a Donald Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald Guadagnoli; Sue Ann Davis; Grace Ann Cooper a/k/a Grace A. Gua-dagnoli a/k/a Grace Guadagnoli; Unknown Spouse of Donald An-thony Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadagnoli a/k/a Donald Guadag-noli, Jr. a/k/a Donald Guadagnoli; Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corp.; Unknown Parties in Posses-sion #1, If living, and all Unknown Parties claiming by, through, under and against the above named De-fendant(s) who are not known to be dead or alive, whether said Un-known Parties may claim an interest as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Grant-ees, or Other Claimants; Unknown Parties in Possession #2, If living, and all Unknown Parties claiming by, through, under and against the above named Defendant(s) who are not known to be dead or alive, whether said Unknown Parties may claim an interest as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Grantees, or Other Claim-antsDefendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to order rescheduling foreclo-sure sale or Final Judgment, entered in Civil Case No. 2015-CA-000086 of the Circuit Court of the 8th Judi-cial Circuit in and for Union County, Florida, wherein Selene Finance LP, Plaintiff and Donald Anthony Gua-dagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadag-noli, Jr. a/k/a Donald A. Guadagnoli a/k/a Donald Guadagnoli, Jr. a/k/a Donald Guadagnoli are defendant(s), I, Clerk of Court, Kellie Hendricks Connell, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash AT THE FRONT STEPS OF THE UNION COUNTY COURTHOUSE, LOCATES AT 103 UNION COUNTY COURTHOUSE, LAKE BUTLER, UNION COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT 11:00 A.M. on Sep-tember 1st, 2016, the following de-scribed property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit:LOT 1 OF QUAIL RIDGE SUBDIVI-SION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE(S) 4, OF THE PUB-LIC RECORDS OF UNION COUN-TY, FLORIDA.TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN MANUFACTURED HOME, YEAR: 1998, MAKE: HOMES OF MERIT/ MERITT LIVESTOCK TRAILER, VIN#: FLHMBFP101741982A ANDVIN#: FLHMBFP101741982B.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN IN-TEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceed-ing, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assis-tance. Please contact the ADA Co-ordinator; 201 East University Ave-nue, Room 410, Gainesville, Florida 32601 (352) 491-4490 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appear-ance, or immediately upon receiving this notification of the time before the

scheduled appearance is less than 7 days. If you are hearing or voice im-paired, call 711.

Kellie Hendricks ConnellCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Union County, FloridaCrystal Norman

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURTATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF:SHAPIRO, FISHMAN & CACHE, LLP2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 360BocaRaton, Florida 33431(561) 998-6700(561) 998-6707

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN

AND FOR UNION COUNTY, FLOR-IDA

CIVIL ACTIONCASE NO.: 63-2016-CA-000051

DIVISION:SELENE FINANCE LP,Plaintiffvs.BRENDA ODOM, et al,Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF ACTIONTo:ANDREW JONESLast Known Address: 7140 SW 66th Ter Lake Butler, FL 32054Current Address: UnknownANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PAR-TIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HERE-IN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFEN-DANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETH-ER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST ASSPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIM-ANTSLast Known Address: UnknownCurrent Address: UnknownYOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the fol-lowing property in Union County, Florida:A PARCEL OF LAND LYING, BE-ING AND SITUATE IN SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 18 EAST, UNION COUNTY, FLOR-IDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCE AT THE SE CORNER OF THE SW 1/4 OF SE 1/4 OF SAIDSECTION 8 AND RUN S 87 DE-GREES 07 MINUTES 00 SECONDS W, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SW 1/4 OF SE 1/4 OF SEC-TION 8, A DISTANCE OF 650.47 FEET; THENCE RUN N 02 DE-GREES 32 MINUTES 18 SECONDS W, A DISTANCE OF 352.13 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE CON-TINUE RUNNING N 02 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 18 SECONDS W, A DISTANCE OF 217.84 FEET; THENCE RUN N 87 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 00 SECONDS E, A DIS-TANCE OF 199.86 FEET; THENCE RUN S 02 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 56 SECONDS E, A DISTANCE OF 217.84 FEET; THENCE RUN S 87 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 00 SEC-ONDS W, A DISTANCE OF 200.09 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING.TOGETHER WITH: A 30 FOOT EASEMENT FOR INGRESS, EGRESS AND UTILITIES, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCE AT THE SE CORNER OF THE SW 1/4 OF SE 1/4 OF SAIDSECTION 8 AND RUN S 87 DE-GREES 07 MINUTES 00 SECONDS W, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SW 1/4 OF SE 1/4 OF SEC-TION 8, A DISTANCE OF 650.47 FEET; THENCE RUN N 02 DE-GREES 32 MINUTES 18 SECONDS W, A DISTANCE OF 352.13 FEET;

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THENCE RUN N 87 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 00 SECONDS E, A DIS-TANCE OF 200.09 FEET; THENCE RUN N 02 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 56 SECONDS W, A DISTANCE OF 126.80 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREINAF-TER DESCRIBED 30 FOOT EASE-MENT; THENCE CONTINUE RUN-NING N 02 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 56 SECONDS W, A DISTANCE OF 866.03 FEET TO THE INTERSEC-TION WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SW 1/4 OF SE 1/4 OF SEC-TION 8, THENCE RUN N 87 DE-GREES 09 MINUTES 02 SECONDS E, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF THE SW 1/4 OF SE 1/4 OF SECTION 8, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE RUN S 02 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 56 SECONDS E, A DIS-TANCE OF 866.01 FEET; THENCE RUN S 87 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 00 SECONDS W, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-GINNING.TOGETHER WITH A MOBILE HOME AS A PERMANENT FIX-TURE AND APPURTENANCE THERETO, DESCRIBED AS: A 2008 LIVE OAK DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE HOME BEARING IDENTIFICATION NUMBER(S) LOHGA10810457A AND LOHGA10810457B AND TI-TLE NUMBER(S) 102225930 AND 102225959.A/K/A 6676 SW 54TH RUN, LAKE BUTLER, FL 32054has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses within 30 days after the first publication, if any, on Alber-telli Law, Plaintiffs attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 23028, Tampa, FL 33623, and file the original with this Court either before August 7, 2016 service on Plaintiffs attorney, or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Com-plaint or petition.WITNESS my hand and the seal of this court on this 7th day of July, 2016.

Clerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Crystal Norman

Deputy ClerkAlbertelli Law P.O. Box 23028Tampa, FL 33623

**See the Americans with Disabilities ActIf you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceed-ing, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assis-tance. Persons with a disability who need any accommodation in order to participate should call Jan Phillips. ADA Coordinatory, Alachua County Courthouse, 201 E. University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601 at (352) 337-6237 within two (2) working days of receipt of this notice; if you are hearing impaired, please call 1-800-955-8771; if you are voice impaired, please call 1-800-955-8770.

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One amendment required in-volved the revenue generated for the city by the communications services tax. Most revenues are estimated, based on performance in previous years, but Mecusker said that the changing times have made it necessary to amend the amount originally estimated.

“This is a tax on traditional, land-line phones in the city – something which has become a lot less common with the advent of cellular phones,” Mecusk-er said. “Many people today do not have a hard line, home phone but use their cell instead. It is a growing trend everywhere and these service taxes are becoming less and less of a revenue source for municipalities.”

The revenue from this tax had been originally budgeted for $70,000, but Mecusker said the figure needed to be reduced to $60,000 in total expected reve-nue for the 2015-16 fiscal year.

Even with all of the adjust-ments made to the budget to bring it into line with current revenue and spending, all of the city departments are operating in a positive financial condition, with many showing more than enough funds in the budget to finish out the year (which is al-ready 75 percent passed) in the black and many with a surplus.

Other areas where amend-ments were needed include plan-ning and zoning fees, where rev-enue of $4,000 was originally figured in the budget, but which have only produced half that amount. Also amended was the amount of revenue from the lease of an office in the city owned historic Townsend Building, that was originally budgeted to total $8,564 but that will only produce $5,600.

There was some good news as well with several revenue sourc-es actually producing more in-come than they were budgeted for. These high performers in-clude two items from the Flor-ida Department of Transporta-tion. In the area of traffic signal reimbursement the FDOT was scheduled to pay the city $7,821, but by the end of the fiscal year will actually have paid the city $11,552. In FDOT compensation of highway lighting, it was orig-inally budgeted to bring the city $22,297 in revenue, but will have actually provided $23,297 for the fiscal year.

Since the budget must be amended to balance itself, re-duced spending in the various

city departments must also be ac-counted for and the unused funds removed and place elsewhere in the budget to make everything balance.

City cost savings include $120 in cell phone expenses, $100 in vehicle supplies, $300 in gaso-line for city administrative ve-hicles, $1,000 in dues and publi-cations, $800 in contracted ser-vices, $750 in repairs and main-tenance, $500 in advertising and $200 in postage. Costs are down in other areas as well – good ev-idence that city commissioners, administrators and employees are all on the same page in the effort to make city funds go as far as possible and to eliminate waste.

Any budget is a projection, usually an educated guess, of what is expected in the com-ing year – sometimes costs and revenue are underestimated and sometimes they are over estimat-ed. This situation is the reason that governmental bodies must amend their budgets frequently to keep them in balance.

In other action and discussion the Lake Butler City Commis-sion:

• Heard and discussed two re-quests to wave the fee for use of the Hal Y. Maines Community Center at the Lakeside Park. One request was for the use of the fa-cility for the annual senior break-fast for UCHS students – a cost that, according to Vice-Mayor Scott Cason, was traditionally di-vided among the commissioners.

Mecusker said that doing things this way prevented any notion of favoritism and also al-lowed the city to stay within the policies it had established for the use of the facility.

The same was true of a request from the VCC Summer Basket-ball League to use the center for its end of season banquet and re-lated events, in this case for a pe-riod of three days.

Lake Butler City Commission-ers agreed to cover both of these costs as automatic deductions from their salaries, as did City Manager Dave Mecusker and City Attorney John Maines, add-ing in another $150 for the city commission’s annual ad in the UCHS football program. Motion was made for the commissioners, city manager and the city attor-ney to pay these costs over a peri-od of two paychecks for a total of $64.28 each by Cason, second-ed by new commissioner Jack Schenck and the motion passed unanimously

• Heard comments from Schenck that he would like to see the city look into a number of residences located within the city limits which in no way came close to meeting the codes and ordinances set up by the city for homes. He said he wanted to see the codes enforced and asked that the matter be scheduled for discussion on the agenda for the next meeting. Commissioner Debra Browning agreed.

• Heard comments from Cason concerning the change in state laws that required elected offi-cials to now participate in ethics training annually. He asked that Mecusker and City Clerk Sara Owen find out the dates and lo-cations that commissioners could attend this training and report back to the commission at the next meeting.

• Also on tap for the next meet-ing will be discussion of several situations that have arisen, in-volving citizen requests as to how the work is being done, in the recent city project, requested by Cason, to make sure all the ditches and storm drains in the city were clean and in good re-

pair.Mecusker said that the city was

contracting for a special piece of equipment to be brought in which would suck the sand and excess dirt out of the drains to improve water flow – a process which has not been done in the city in about four years. Mecusk-er said the cost would be about $5,000 and the city would have no problem covering the cost un-der the current budget.

• received a report from Me-cusker that the progress on the grant-funded improvements and repairs at the Lakeside Park were still underway and on schedule, with the tiling of the restrooms scheduled for the next couple of weeks. He also reported that work on the east side and west side parks was in the planning stages and that work on these parks would begin soon.