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‘Salt in the wound’ City council reacts to letter directed toward CCRC
By AMY HANSEN
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Osceola City Councilmen weren’t afraid to publicly let their feelings be known during a Sept. 15 meeting. A letter to the editor from the House Government Oversight Committee about Clarke County Reservoir Commission’s Squaw Creek Watershed project drew anger from the city council. “Our integrity was challenged. And, if I read this letter, I can assume that the intent of the entire law was against one county, one jurisdiction — us and us alone. Because we are inherent-
ly liars and cheaters and thieves,” said Councilman Dr. George Fotiadis. The letter to the editor ran in the Thursday, Sept. 17, edition of the Osceola Sentinel-Tribune, but was available online as of Tuesday, Sept. 15. The letter from the committee of Chairman Rep. Kaufmann, Vice-Chair Rep. Heartsill, Rep. Pettengill, Rep. Baudler made itself clear it was against CCRC and its reservoir project. The project CCRC is in the process of building a reservoir project
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Clarke royalty: Clarke Community High School’s 2015 homecoming royalty poses for a photo after a coronation ceremo-
ny Friday, Sept. 18, in the high school’s auditorium. Pictured, from left, are Kaitlyn Boyer, princess, Maddi Heath, queen, Isaac Lewis, king, and Seth Groff, prince. Because of the bad weather, the homecoming parade was canceled for the first time in 26 years.
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CCRC vows response to letter to the editor By AMY HANSEN
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Clarke County Reservoir Commission (CCRC) officials have publicly stated there will be a response to a letter to the editor directed at them that ran in the Osceola Sentinel-Tribune Thursday, Sept. 17. The letter was from the House Government Oversight Committee about CCRC’s Squaw Creek Watershed project in northern Clarke County. Commission member Sandy Kale said a copy of the letter has never been received by the CCRC office. “It seems a little unusual to me that the committee chose to confront us through the local newspaper, rather
than to contact us with their comments,” Kale said. The committee members names on the letter were Chairman Rep. Kaufmann, Vice-Chair Rep. Heartsill, Rep. Pettengill and Rep. Baudler. Kale said there were a number of fallacies in the letter to the editor and many truths that were omitted. Recreational purposes? Commission member Bill Trickey discussed the issue of “recreational purposes,” which was addressed in the letter from the committee. Trickey said when the project first started decades ago, it was marked as a source for potable water. However, later on, to get Please see CCRC, Page 4
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The first phase of Osceola’s historic train depot restoration was the parking lot, which has been updated with cement.
STEP INSIDE City council approves plans for interior restoration of train depot By AMY HANSEN
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Things are chugging right along with plans for Osceola’s historic train depot. During a Sept. 1 Osceola City Council meeting, a public hearing was held on the depot project’s interior restoration and transformation into a welcome center. However, there were some concerns from the public on the future of the inside of train depot. “I think this is an opportunity that you have now to take that building and make it city hall,” said Dr. Jim Kimball, an Osceola resident. Dr. Kimball showed how various offices could be used at the depot. “The thing is visible. It’s on Main
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Street. It’s there,” he said. “You’re going to spend a lot of money to renovate it. Why don’t you do something with it that will be useful?” An answer to Kimball’s question would come later in the meeting. But first, a layout of the potential interior of the train depot was on display to the council. What’s inside? Ty Wheeler, city clerk/administrator, pointed out the depot waiting area on the south side of the depot will continue to be the passenger waiting area for Amtrak patrons. The partition that used to be in place is gone. All of the flooring, coating, lighting, walls and more will be restored to a historically-accurate finished product. Moving to the west of building, the ticket office, which is historical, will be restored with maintaining the cage
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windows, cabinetry and original elements of the building. On the south side of the area, there is office space, which is empty, and will be restored. Plans require the Amtrak caretaker’s space to be available. Wheeler discussed more office/administrative space that will be available in the building. There has been discussion of Osceola Chamber Main Street operating out of the depot building. On the west end of the building, there is a big space for storage, and it hasn’t been maintained as such. This area will most likely see the greatest transformation. Wheeler addressed the issue about why Osceola Chamber Main Street
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