Comments Welcome On Caloosahachee Bridge Location
The New River Crossing Project Development and Environment study public information workshop was held on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. This project is a potential bridge to be located in western Hendry County over the Caloosahatchee River, either east of the city of LaBelle or on the west.
The workshop was held at the LaBelle Civic Center, in LaBelle, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The workshop was held to present project information to the public and to give the public the opportunity to express their views regarding specific location, design, socioeconomic effects, and environmental impacts associated with the two locations being considered. An east and a west location with three possible alignments for each, is under consideration in this study.
A total of forty-eight people signed the attendance sheets at the workshop. Aerial photos showing the six alignments were on display along with draft project reports and other project information. Hendry County and their consultants' representatives were available to answer questions and receive comments.
There were a total of sixteen written comments received at the workshop. Two additional comments were submitted via the project website ( www.newrivercrossinghendryco.com) to-date. The comment period related to this meeting is still open but will end on Friday, September 25, 2009.
An interactive survey is also available on the project website. Residents are encouraged to visit the website at http://fs17.formsite.com/newriver/form038046058/index.html to complete a survey. Hendry County administrators say they want to know what residents think about this project.
A Public Hearing for the New River Crossing PD&E Study will be held October 27, 2009 during the Hendry County Board of County Commissioners Meeting. At that time the public will have the opportunity to make comments on the results of the study.
Project documents are available for public review through Friday, November 6, 2009 at the Barron Library, 461 N. Main Street, LaBelle, and at the Hendry County Engineering Office located at 99 East Cowboy Way, LaBelle. For further information please call 863-675-5264.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Clewiston's Gutjahr Joins Goodwill Board
Real Estate Company Owner Appointed To Board
CLEWISTON,. FL. -- Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. has announced that Cheryl Eby Gutjahr of Clewiston has joined the organization's volunteer Board of Directors.
Gutjahr is the Owner/Broker in Charge of Rawls Real Estate in Clewiston. She has worked with Rawls since 1996, and took her current position three years ago. In addition to her work with Goodwill, Gutjahr holds several other director positions, including the Hendry and Glades County Economic Development Councils and The Rotary Club of Clewiston.
Goodwill has welcomed four directors to its board in 2009: Michael R. McKinley, Esquire, of Punta Gorda, and Carolyn S. Green and Tami Hirshberg, both of Fort Myers, have also joined the organization�s Board of Directors this year.
Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. helps people with disabilities and other barriers to employment discover and develop their full potential through work and career development services. In 2009, Goodwill provided vocational and social services to 8,160 Southwest Floridians in Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Hendry, and Glades counties.
CLEWISTON,. FL. -- Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. has announced that Cheryl Eby Gutjahr of Clewiston has joined the organization's volunteer Board of Directors.
Gutjahr is the Owner/Broker in Charge of Rawls Real Estate in Clewiston. She has worked with Rawls since 1996, and took her current position three years ago. In addition to her work with Goodwill, Gutjahr holds several other director positions, including the Hendry and Glades County Economic Development Councils and The Rotary Club of Clewiston.
Goodwill has welcomed four directors to its board in 2009: Michael R. McKinley, Esquire, of Punta Gorda, and Carolyn S. Green and Tami Hirshberg, both of Fort Myers, have also joined the organization�s Board of Directors this year.
Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc. helps people with disabilities and other barriers to employment discover and develop their full potential through work and career development services. In 2009, Goodwill provided vocational and social services to 8,160 Southwest Floridians in Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Hendry, and Glades counties.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
LaBelle's Olivia's Restaurant - 12 Food Violations
11 Critical Food Safety Violations On 2nd Inspection
LABELLE, FL. -- The state of Florida's Division of Hotels and Restaurants is required to do periodic inspections of restaurants, hotels and motels each year, and publishes the results of each inspection online. The local restaurant run by the Port LaBelle Inn, Olivia's, had this year's first inspection by a state food inspector in April, where he found the place was operating without a license, without a food manager, and no employee training had been provided to workers.
At a 2nd inspection four months later on August 28, the inspector found three times the amount of violations than the first inspection. The most recent inspection found 12 violations of food safety requirements, including 11 critical violations. The April 21 inspection came up with four critical violations, which required the follow-up inspection in August:
April 21, 2009 Inspection Report -
Violation Observation
50-08-1 Critical. Establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license--license expired 12/1/2008.
53A-01-2 Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.
53A-07-1 Critical. No Certified Food Manager for establishment.
53B-08-1 Critical. No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro
August 28, 2009 Inspection Report -
Violation Observation
01B-11-1 Critical. Observed cheese with mold-like growth. discarded. Corrected On Site.
02-07-1 Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.
02-11-2 Critical. No oyster warning sign with required language provided. Corrected On Site.
02-13-2 Critical. Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. Corrected On Site.
02-22-1 Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. reach-in storage cooler
08A-22-1 Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. reach-in cooler.
08A-26-1 Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. reach-in cooler
08A-27-1 Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. reach-in cooler
08A-27-1 Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. reach-in cooler
09-01-1 Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. salt, sugar.
32-15-1 Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
51-11-1 Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
LABELLE, FL. -- The state of Florida's Division of Hotels and Restaurants is required to do periodic inspections of restaurants, hotels and motels each year, and publishes the results of each inspection online. The local restaurant run by the Port LaBelle Inn, Olivia's, had this year's first inspection by a state food inspector in April, where he found the place was operating without a license, without a food manager, and no employee training had been provided to workers.
At a 2nd inspection four months later on August 28, the inspector found three times the amount of violations than the first inspection. The most recent inspection found 12 violations of food safety requirements, including 11 critical violations. The April 21 inspection came up with four critical violations, which required the follow-up inspection in August:
April 21, 2009 Inspection Report -
Violation Observation
50-08-1 Critical. Establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license--license expired 12/1/2008.
53A-01-2 Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.
53A-07-1 Critical. No Certified Food Manager for establishment.
53B-08-1 Critical. No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro
August 28, 2009 Inspection Report -
Violation Observation
01B-11-1 Critical. Observed cheese with mold-like growth. discarded. Corrected On Site.
02-07-1 Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.
02-11-2 Critical. No oyster warning sign with required language provided. Corrected On Site.
02-13-2 Critical. Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. Corrected On Site.
02-22-1 Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. reach-in storage cooler
08A-22-1 Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. reach-in cooler.
08A-26-1 Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. reach-in cooler
08A-27-1 Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. reach-in cooler
08A-27-1 Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. reach-in cooler
09-01-1 Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. salt, sugar.
32-15-1 Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
51-11-1 Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Hendry Commission - Tentative Lower Budget
New Hendry County Budget A Possible $76 Million - One Meeting To Go To Finalize
CLEWISTON, FL. -- The Hendry County Board of County Commissioners met on September 3 in Clewiston to tentatively adopt the fiscal year 2009-2010 budget. The tentative budget is $76,077,313, down from the last fiscal year budget of $87 million and the previous fiscal year of $95 million.
The Commissioners had been looking for a 9.75% decrease in the budget across the board from both the general fund and from the constitutional officers to account for the 9.75% reduction in property values countywide. The Commissioners also wanted taxpayers to get the tax cut to which they�re entitled in these difficult economic times.
Hendry county employees this year will be taking on a greater share of the costs for their insurance benefits to help cut costs. The employees will have an opportunity to choose to keep their current benefit level at an additional out of pocket expense, dependent upon the type of coverage chosen.
The Commissioners conveyed their appreciation for the excellent job staff did in restoring the $2.7 million the Commissioners borrowed from the Disaster Relief fund used to balance the FY 2008-2009 budget. The tentative 2009-2010 budget will also be balanced by temporarily borrowing $367,481 from the Disaster Relief fund. County administrative staff will be working throughout the next fiscal year to make it whole, as was done in the current fiscal year.
The second and final public hearing on the proposed 2010 budget is scheduled for September 22nd at 5:15 p.m. in the Hendry County Courthouse in LaBelle. For further information call 863-675-5264.
CLEWISTON, FL. -- The Hendry County Board of County Commissioners met on September 3 in Clewiston to tentatively adopt the fiscal year 2009-2010 budget. The tentative budget is $76,077,313, down from the last fiscal year budget of $87 million and the previous fiscal year of $95 million.
The Commissioners had been looking for a 9.75% decrease in the budget across the board from both the general fund and from the constitutional officers to account for the 9.75% reduction in property values countywide. The Commissioners also wanted taxpayers to get the tax cut to which they�re entitled in these difficult economic times.
Hendry county employees this year will be taking on a greater share of the costs for their insurance benefits to help cut costs. The employees will have an opportunity to choose to keep their current benefit level at an additional out of pocket expense, dependent upon the type of coverage chosen.
The Commissioners conveyed their appreciation for the excellent job staff did in restoring the $2.7 million the Commissioners borrowed from the Disaster Relief fund used to balance the FY 2008-2009 budget. The tentative 2009-2010 budget will also be balanced by temporarily borrowing $367,481 from the Disaster Relief fund. County administrative staff will be working throughout the next fiscal year to make it whole, as was done in the current fiscal year.
The second and final public hearing on the proposed 2010 budget is scheduled for September 22nd at 5:15 p.m. in the Hendry County Courthouse in LaBelle. For further information call 863-675-5264.
Hendry/Glades Elderly Receive Benefits
No Cost Home Improvements Through New Program
LABELLE, FL. -- Many elderly residents of Glades and Hendry counties are receiving home improvements, repairs and household appliances at no cost to them through the Hope Connections program.
Hope Connections, a program of Hope HealthCare Services, provides special home care and support services to the elderly in Glades and Hendry counties. The home improvements are the result of a one-time expenditure by the State Department of Elder Affairs through the Area Agency on Aging.
The home improvements are intended to enhance each individual�s quality of life. For example, two homebound clients now have wheelchair ramps, ensuring safety and comfort whenever they leave home. A woman in a rural area who had no running water now has a new well. Bathroom conversions enable one client to move easily from her wheelchair to the shower. Other clients now have lift chairs, fans, washers, refrigerators and other items and upgrades, all with the goal of making their lives better.
Hope Connections provides a number of services, including: Hot meals, Personal care, Homemaker services, Household chores, Transportation, Medical equipment and supplies, Counseling, and Emergency response systems.
For more information about Hope Connections, call the Elder Helpline at (866) 413-5337.
LABELLE, FL. -- Many elderly residents of Glades and Hendry counties are receiving home improvements, repairs and household appliances at no cost to them through the Hope Connections program.
Hope Connections, a program of Hope HealthCare Services, provides special home care and support services to the elderly in Glades and Hendry counties. The home improvements are the result of a one-time expenditure by the State Department of Elder Affairs through the Area Agency on Aging.
The home improvements are intended to enhance each individual�s quality of life. For example, two homebound clients now have wheelchair ramps, ensuring safety and comfort whenever they leave home. A woman in a rural area who had no running water now has a new well. Bathroom conversions enable one client to move easily from her wheelchair to the shower. Other clients now have lift chairs, fans, washers, refrigerators and other items and upgrades, all with the goal of making their lives better.
Hope Connections provides a number of services, including: Hot meals, Personal care, Homemaker services, Household chores, Transportation, Medical equipment and supplies, Counseling, and Emergency response systems.
For more information about Hope Connections, call the Elder Helpline at (866) 413-5337.
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