Citrus digest

By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published November 14, 2002

Bicyclist hurt in apparent hit-and-run

HOMOSASSA -- A Homosassa bicyclist was wounded in an apparent hit-and-run accident Tuesday evening. Timothy Michael Grubbs was riding east on Cardinal Lane when a light-colored vehicle struck him, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Grubbs was taken by helicopter to Ocala Regional Medical Center after the 5:50 p.m. crash. He was not listed among the patients at the hospital as of Wednesday evening. The FHP is asking anyone with information about the wreck to call FHP headquarters in Brooksville at 754-6767.

Utility coalition plans meeting Monday

INVERNESS -- The Florida Water Services Authority, the coalition formed by the Panhandle towns of Gulf Breeze and Milton, will hold a public hearing Monday to discuss its plans to buy Florida Water Services. The utility serves about 500,000 customers statewide, including customers in Sugarmill Woods, Citrus Springs, Pine Ridge and other communities in Citrus County. Public comment will be taken on the proposed $507-million deal. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. in the briefing room at the Hyatt Regency hotel at the Orlando International Airport.

Cranes progressing through Kentucky

CHASSAHOWITZKA -- The whooping cranes flew 65 miles Wednesday under sunny skies in Kentucky and are now poised to cross into Tennessee this week. On Tuesday, they made their longest flight yet, 90 miles, since beginning the migration Oct. 13 in Wisconsin. The cranes, led by ultralight aircraft, are heading to Citrus County as part of a project to reintroduce the endangered species in eastern North America.

River alliance to present results

HOMOSASSA -- The Save the Homosassa River Alliance will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Lari Knochenmus with the U.S. Geological Service will present the results from her agency's long-term studies of the Homosassa and Chassahowitzka rivers and Weeki Wachee Springs. River alliance members hope the hydrologic data will help ensure future protection of Citrus County's coastal springs.

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