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The week in review
By Times staff writer © St. Petersburg Times, published May 20, 2001 STATE SECURES MINING RIGHTS: State leaders approved a plan to gain the mining rights to the Withlacoochee State Forest from the federal government, a move that environmentalists say will diminish the chances that Florida Rock Industries could mine limestone from the forest. BROWN TO LIMIT ADMITS: The Brown Schools of Florida announced it no longer will receive residents from its controversial competency restoration program. That decision helped prompt the Department of Children and Families to lift a longstanding general admissions moratorium at Brown. BEVERLY HILLS APARTMENTS CUT: A controversial apartment complex that dozens of Beverly Hills residents opposed has been removed from a developer's plans. The developer plans to construct only the commercial portion of the development. It will market and sell the remaining residential phases to another entity, encouraging interest from assisted living facilities, condominiums and townhomes instead of apartments. RECRUITER ACCUSED: The local recruiter for the Army National Guard was arrested and accused of having sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl who went to his office for information about joining the Army. Steve Wardell Parrish, 41, of Beverly Hills was booked on one count of carnal intercourse with an unmarried person younger than 18. The sexual encounter is thought to have been consensual. However, according to Florida statute 794.05, it is illegal for a person age 24 or older to have sex with a person age 16 or 17. GILL SEEKS MORE SPACE: Supervisor of Elections Susan Gill sent a letter to the County Commission asking to double the size of the warehouse that will be added to the back of her offices in the old Coca-Cola building, just north of the new courthouse. MANATEE DEATHS INCREASING: The number of dead baby manatees found in area waters continues to climb, prompting growing concern from federal wildlife officials and continuing efforts to explain the deaths. The total number of dead manatees in Citrus and Levy counties grew to a dozen. All deaths recorded since Jan. 1 have been classified as "perinatal," which means stillborn or newborn animals. From all causes last year there were six deaths in Citrus and four in Levy.
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