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Board looks to Duke to revive port

Commissioners say they’re interested in the viability of the intake canal at energy complex
Mike Wright worms to take a look at,” Commis- Commissioners were discussing The county in 2011 received the
Staff writer sioner Ron Kitchen Jr. said. whether to send a letter to the U.S. Port Citrus designation from the
Commissioners directed board Nuclear Regulatory Commission state. A consultant’s study said that
Citrus County commissioners ap- Chairman Jeff Kinnard to reach out supporting the city of Crystal Riv- the Cross Florida Barge Canal
pear ready to revive Port Citrus if to Duke to see if that’s a possibility. er’s request for a local public hear- doesn’t have the depth to support a
Duke Energy will be a partner. The company is willing to listen, ing on the economic fallout of port, but that the Duke Energy Com-
Commissioners on Monday said but the process to provide land and Duke’s decision to shutter the nu- plex canal does. At the time, Duke
with Duke pushing up the nuclear the canal for a port is lengthy, com- clear power plant. said it wasn’t interested.
Scott plant’s decommissioning and retir- plicated and holds no guarantee of Commissioner Scott Carnahan Since then, the company closed
Carnahan ing two coal plants, the company success, Duke spokeswoman said he thinks Duke would discuss the nuclear plant and, in December,
“It looks to me may have available use of its intake Heather Danenhower said making its canal available for Port took two of four coal plants offline.
we might have canal for a port. Tuesday. Citrus. Duke late last year began operation
an opportunity “If they’re willing to do that, my “It’s not as simple as you would “It looks to me we might have an
coming.” goodness, that’s a whole new can of think,” she said. opportunity coming,” he said. See PORT/Page A5
CR Main
Street head Former chamber demolished
Karen Pieters
stepping down
Buster
Thompson
Staff writer
Karen Pieters, one of the

originators of Crystal River
Main Street, is stepping
down from the downtown-
revitalization group.
Pieters submitted her
resignation as Main Street’s
executive director on
June 4 in an email to the or-
ganiza-
t i o n ’ s
board, not-
ing that
her last
day is Fri-
day, ac-
cording to
Karen
b o a r d
President
Pieters
Carol Kim-
brough, who said the board
“was saddened” by the
news.
“She definitely made the
Main Street program the
success that it is today, and
we hate to lose the institu-
tional knowledge that she
brings,” Kimbrough said. ABOVE: Workers from All Around Tractor of Crystal
“We’re not happy that we’re River demolish the former Chamber of Commerce
losing her. ... You can’t buy building Tuesday in Crystal River. Most recently the
that passion; someone has
building housed the Crystal River Boat Builders’
to have that, and she does.”
museum and gallery.
Pieters could not be
reached for comment.
Pieters, who is the only
executive director the pro- LEFT: Heavy equipment is used to tear down walls
gram has had, is working and remove debris Tuesday from the former Chamber
with board members to find of Commerce building in Crystal River.
a replacement for the paid
position, Kimbrough said.
Pieters helped draft the
application that lead up to
Florida Main Street desig-
nating Crystal River as a Photos by Matthew Beck/
Main Street community in Citrus County Chronicle
See PIETERS/Page A5
Speaker: Equal Rights Amendment ‘worth the fight’ CCSO critical of

After 47 years, ERA States or any State on account of sex.”
While most states have laws prohib- school district
ratification one state shy iting descrimation of any kind based
Mike Wright
on sex, proponents of the ERA say
laws can be reversed or eliminated. A
constitutional amendment, they say,
police chief
Staff writer cements those rights. Buster Thompson
And, with the amendment 47 years Staff writer
It’s 100 years this month since Con- old, it’s no longer on the public’s
gress passed the 19th amendment, se- radar. As the deadline nears to finalize the
curing a woman’s right to vote. “People think the ERA has passed, next contract for school resource offi-
Kim Porteous says it isn’t enough. but it has not,” Linda Myers, the cers (SROs) in Citrus County’s schools,
Not even close. league’s event coordinator, said. “It’s sheriff ’s office officials are criticizing
“No matter what people say, it’s getting close.” the school district’s choice of top cop
worth the fight,” she said. Indeed, in the past two years, Ne- and telling them he’ll
“It” is the Equal Rights Amend- vada and Illinois ratified the amend- be limited in his inter-
ment, or ERA, which was approved by ment. Backers are putting hope that actions with the sher-
Congress in 1972 and needed ratifica- the 2020 election may tip the balance iff ’s office.
tion by 38 states. The movement is of power in other states, such as Vir- In a letter to Assistant
one state shy; Florida has not ginia, where the legislature has come School District Super-
ratified. up short several years straight in vot- intendent Jonny
Porteous, president of Florida’s Na- ing for ratification. Bishop, Citrus County
tional Organization for Women chap- Attempts in Florida have also been Sheriff ’s Office (CCSO)
ter, brought the ERA message Tuesday fruitless. Porteous said organizers Maj. Justin Ferrara said Buddy
to a willing audience — the Citrus MIKE WRIGHT/Chronicle sent thousands of postcards to key it was “disconcerting” Grant
County League of Women Voters. Kim Porteous encourages Citrus County state lawmakers hoping to find inter- the school board didn’t schools chief
About 40 were on hand at the League of Women Voters members to est in pursuing the ERA ratification, ask for CCSO’s opinion of police.
Coastal Region Library as Porteous support Equal Rights Amendment but the session ended without a vote. when it came to appointing former
and her intern, Serena Sha, said that ratification in Florida. “This is not a Democrat or Republi- CCSO Undersheriff Larry “Buddy”
women will never have equal stand- can issue,” she said. “People support Grant as its school safety specialist.
ing with men without the ERA being in the first place?” Sha said. equality across the board.” Ferrara was responding to a May 29
part of the Constitution. The amendment is one sentence — Contact Chronicle reporter Mike letter from Bishop informing CCSO that
“If we have to fight for our basic “Equality of rights under the law shall Wright at 352-563-3228 or mwright@
human rights, were we even given them not be denied or abridged by the United chronicleonline.com. See CHIEF/Page A5
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Board looks to Duke to revive port

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Speaker: Equal Rights Amendment ‘worth the fight’ CCSO critical of

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