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Citrus digest
By Times staff writer Third candidate enters race for council Seat 4CRYSTAL RIVER -- Kings Bay Drive resident Richard Schwarer qualified Thursday to become the third candidate in the race for City Council Seat 4. Schwarer, 43, will face former council member Robert Holmes and businessman George Dluhy. Incumbent Russ Kreager is not seeking re-election. Qualifying week ends at noon today. Tourist tax increase goes into effect TuesdayLECANTO -- The increase in the county tourist tax goes into effect Tuesday. On that day, people staying at hotels, motels, campgrounds and other short-term lodging places will begin paying a 3 percent tax, up from 2 percent. County officials say the tax increase is expected to bring in an additional $160,000 in revenue. The money, like all proceeds from the tourist tax, must be spent promoting Citrus County as a tourist destination. The Tourist Development Council is particularly interested in boosting summer and midweek tourism. Memorial plaque to honor Dessie Smith PrescottINGLIS -- The Office of Greenways and Trails will dedicate a plaque in memory of Dessie Smith Prescott on Oct. 4 at the Inglis Dam. Prescott, who died April 19 at age 95, was an avid outdoorswoman who built a log cabin for herself in Central Florida in 1926 and became a central character in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' book Cross Creek. The memorial at the Inglis Island picnic area begins at 10 a.m., and the public is invited. Call (850) 245-2052.
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