Citrus digest

Meet your representative

CRYSTAL RIVER -- A representative from state Sen. Richard Mitchell's office will be available between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Jan. 3 at the Citrus County Government Center in the former Winn-Dixie shopping center, 801 SE U.S. 19. For an appointment, call Dean Papapetrou at 1-888-329-6784. Mitchell, D-Jasper, represents Citrus west of County Road 491.

Boy on bicycle bitten by dog

The Department of Public Safety, Animal Control, has announced a boy was bitten by a brown pit bullterrier mix while riding his bike on Monday near the corner of Warner and River roads in Hernando. If this dog is not located by Thursday, rabies vaccinations will have to be administered to the victim. If you have any information regarding this animal, please call Citrus County Animal Control at 726-7660.

Mystery tank removed

INVERNESS -- The mystery metal tank discovered at the city's future Liberty Park last month was removed Thursday morning and taken to the landfill, Inverness parks director Pati Smith said. In less than an hour, American Environmental Associates pulled the underground tank out of the southwest corner of the grassy 4-acre property on North Apopka Avenue across from the Inverness Police Department. The 500-gallon tank may be about 50 years old, Smith said, but officials still have no clue what it may have stored. The tank was dry and had no fumes when workers pulled it out Thursday, and preliminary soil tests showed no contamination, she said. Additional soil samples will go to a laboratory for a second round of testing, but Smith is optimistic that the city can move forward with plans for the waterfront park.

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