S\_ -s-- -F TH-R-- A, Y -B 2- FAITHH Mobile in Jasper Feb. 16 The Catholic Charities Faithh (Food and Intercessions for the Hungry and Homeless) Mobile will be at the Hamilton County Council on Aging in Jasper on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. They are also sched- uled for Thursday, March 16, and Thursday, April 13. Catholic Charities is committed to meeting the needs of individuals and families in the rural counties of north central Florida. The Faith RV is a food pantry on wheels that visits local towns and cities to provide food to the hungry and the homeless. Local churches, missions, senior centers and the local agencies serve as a base for the distribution of the food. Clients need to bring a photo I.D. and a Social Security card for each member of their household. No photo I.D. is required for children. The Hamilton County Council on Aging is located at 1509 SW 1st Street, Jasper. For more information contact Suzanne Edwards at 386-754-9180. STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE OF DRAFT PERMIT The Department of Environmental Protection gives notice of its intent to issue a permit for the Jasper Wastewater Treatment Facility (Permit File Number: FL0027880-003-DW1P) to. the City of Jasper, 208 Hatley Street, Jasper, Florida 32052 to operate an existing 1.2 MGD AADF permitted capacity Bardenpho wastewater treatment system consisting of three influent manual bar screens, two parallel operating trains consisting of first anoxic basins (197,498 gallons each), nitrification basins (592,495 gallons each), second anoxic basins (148,124 gallons each), reaeration basins (44,886 gallons each), two clarifiers (547.5 square feet each), one traveling bridge effluent sand filter (16,328 gallons), one chlorine contact chamber (42,531 gallons), one dechlorination basin (4,765 gallons), one post-aeration chamber (13,225 gallons), two digesters (78,375 gallons each), and one sludge holding tank. The wastewater residuals are stabilized to Class B requirements and land applied. The final effluent is discharged to Baisden Swamp Receiving Wetland (Class III fresh waters). The facility is located at latitude 300 30' 20" N, longitude 820 56' 30" W on Southwest 107th Avenue, Jasper, Florida 32052, Hamilton County. The intent to issue and application file are available for public inspection during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays, at Northeast District, 7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite B-200, Jacksonville, FL 32256-7590. The Department will issue the permit with the attached conditions unless a timely petition for an administrative hearing is filed under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes, within fourteen days of receipt of notice. The procedures for petitioning for a hearing are set forth below. A person whose substantial interests are affected by the Department's proposed permitting decision may petition for an administrative proceeding (hearing) under Sections 120.569 arid 120.57, Florida Statutes. The petition must contain the information set forth below and mustbe filed (received by the clerk) in the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000. Under Rule 62-110.106(4), Florida AdministrativeCode, a person may request enlargement of the time for filing a petition for an administrative hearing. The request must be filed (received by the clerk) in the Office of General Counsel before the end of the time period for filing a petitionfor an administrative hearing. Petitions filed by anm personsiother than ihose entitled to written notice under Section 120.60(3), Florida Statutes, must be filed within fourteen days of publication of the notice or within fourteen days of receipt of the written notice, whichever occurs first. Under Section 120.60(3), Florida Statutes, however, any person who has asked the Department for notice of agency action may file a petition within fourteen days of receipt of such notice, regardless of the date of publication. The petitioner shall mail a copy of the petition to the applicant at the address indicated above at the time of filing. The failure of any person to file a petition or request for enlargement of time within fourteen days of receipt of notice shall constitute a waiver of that person's right to request an administrative determination.(hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes. Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding initiated by another party) will be only at the discretion of the presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with Rule 28106.205, Florida Administrative Code. A petition that disputes the material facts on which the Department's action is based must contain the following information: (a) The name, address, and telephone number of each petitioner; the name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner's representative, if any;, the Department permit identification number arid the county in which the subject matter or activity is located; (b) A statement of how and when each petitioner received notice of the Department action; (c) A statement of how each petitioner's substantial interests are affected by the Department action; (d) A statement .of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are none, the petition must so indicate; (e) A statement of facts that the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the Department action; (f) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, as well as the rules and statutes which entitle the petitioner to relief; and (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the action that the petitioner wants the Department to.take. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the Department's final action may be different from the position taken by it in this notice. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the Department have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above. In addition to requesting an administrative hearing, any petitioner may elect to pursue mediation. The election may be accomplished by filing with the Department a mediation agreement with all parties to the proceeding (i.e., the applicant, the Department, and any person who has filed a timely and sufficient petition for a hearing). The agreement must contain all the information required by Rule 28-106.404, Florida Administrative Code. The agreement must be received by the clerk in the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, within ten days after the deadline for filing a petition, as set forth above. Choosing mediation will not adversely affect the right to a hearing if mediation does not result in a settlement. As provided in Section 120.573, Florida Statutes, the timely agreement of all parties to mediate will toll the time limitations imposed by Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes, for holding an administrative hearing and issuing a final order. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the mediation must be concluded within sixty days of the execution of the agreement. If mediation results in settlement of the administrative dispute, the Department must enter a final order incorporating the agreement of the parties. Persons seeking to protect their substantial interests that would be affected by such a modified final decision must file their petitions within fourteen days of receipt of this notice, or they shall be deemed to have waived their right to a proceeding under Sections 120.569 and ,120.57, Florida Statutes. If mediation terminates without settlement of the. dispute, the Department shall notify all parties in writing that the administrative hearing processes under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes, remain available for disposition of the dispute, and the notice will specify the deadlines that then will apply for challenging the agency action and electing remedies under those two statutes. 238571-F White Springs s -. By Johnny Bullard he month of Feb- ruary brings to mind a number of special holi- days and events. During the month of February, our minds turn to Valen- tine's Day, President's Day and Groundhog Day. Locally, South Hamilton Elementary will host a spaghetti supper at the school cafeteria on Mon- day, Feb. 6, from 4:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. The cost is $5. In addition to the spaghet- ti supper, the school will host an informational evening for patents and community members re- garding the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assess- ment Test) beginning at 6 p.m. in the school media center. The public is invit- ed to attend this event. Don't forget the upcom- ing Olustee Battle Festival in Lake City. This event will be held the second Friday in February and will feature, a number of outstanding events. The Stephen Foster Crafts Rendezvous held Saturday, Jan. 28, was a tremendous success. Our thanks are extended to Courtney Livengood, craft square manager at Stephen Foster, and to all the park staff members, as well as all the volunteers who helped with this spe- cial event. Our heartfelt sympathy is extended to Mrs. Har- vey (Pat) Oehlert for the recent death of her hus- band, Mr. Harvey Oehlert. A longtime Hamilton County resident, Mr. Oehlert taught music and band at Hamilton County High School until his re- tirement. An avid golfer, Mr. Oehlert was also an active member of the Jasper Presbyterian Church where he directed the choir for a number of years. The prayers of all of our beloved Hamilton County go out to Mrs. Oehlert, and we will all miss our teacher, friend and one who left many in- delible footprints on the "sands of time." Our area suffered anoth- er great loss this past week with the passing of Mrs. Emory (Mary Brown) But- ler of Lake City, Fla. Mrs. Butler's father, the late Max Brown, was the pri- We offer the best prices ad protection or you. s an independent agency, we can tailor the best insurance protctin at conmpeti ve prices. Werepiresent only the finest irLiurance companies, including ALutl.O- \ners lT urance (.'mprin\, . W\vlch -U milr earned the reflpan n as The "No Problem" / 7 'Peopl.' 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Mrs. Butler contributed to many worthwhile projects in- cluding the Stephen Foster Memorial and the Stephen Foster Citizens Support Organization. She was a "true southern lady in modern times." Mrs. But- ler, along with daughters Betsy Pottle and Mary Brown Whitehurst, owned and operated Stuart's Jew- elers for a number of years. She was possessed of a wonderful, outgoing and "down to earth" na- ture. Our Suwannee River Valley has lost one of its most outstanding and philanthropic daughters with the passing of Mrs. Butler. The family has' the prayers of our community. First Baptist Church of White Springs hosted a fifth Sunday musical pro- gram on Sunday, Jan. 29. It featured the choir of First Baptist under the direction .of David Brantley and ac- companied by Amanda Bullard. The event was well attended. Happy belated birthday wishes to Mrs. Clyde (Glo- ria) Hunter who celebrat- ed her birthday this past weekend. We wish Gloria many more happy birth- ,days. I had the privilege and honor of serving as one of the judges for the first "I'll' Remember You" Elvis Im- personator contest held on Friday, Jan. 27, and Satur- day, Jan. 28, at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. The event was organized by .Ted McMullen who is an Elvis Impersonator from Keystone Heights. Ted has helped with many local charitable events by sharing his considerable talent.. He is the son of our "own" "Miss" Dee Wat- son, and the brother of our "own" Teena Medearis. This was an outstanding event. There were 11 adult contestants' and two young contestants, includ- ing Trey Norris. Trey is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Ben Norris of Jasper. Con- testants came from all over the United States. The winner of the adult category was Damon Hen- drix from Cornelia, Ga. He was fabulous. Next year, the last weekend in Janu- ary, come out and support the second annual "I'll Re- member You" Elvis Im- personator contest. Please remember the fol- lowing in prayer: Virginia Daniel, J.M. Morgan, Marie Hickson, the family of the children tragically killed in the Lake Butler auto accident, Verna M. Johnson, Jena Padgett, Preston Stormant, Gladys Ruh, Ben Register, Frank McPherson, Tommie Smith, Ella Morgan, Dar- lene Hall, Angela Wallace, Ceil Pound, Gaynelle Greene, Ralph and Ouida Hardwick, Gussie Cheshire, Wanda Stephens, Trey Townsend, Live Oak, our state, our nation and our own Hamilton County. Quote for the week: "Well since my baby left me. I've found a new place to dwell. It's down at the end of Lonely Street at Heartbreak Hotel." Mae Axton and sang by Elvis Presley. Have a good week Hamilton County I love, you! THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2006 THE JA.SPER NEWS, Jasper, FL DPAr-C 4