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OKEECHOBGE — WOKC will be . y�ayor powling Wetford proclaimed �
broadcasting the town hall meetinn and �he rr�onth oi April, 2021 as Water Conser ..� ,�„ ,
candidate forum live on Monday. March 22 �ation Monin ar.c the weelc of May I6 2'L. -. + e�.�
at 6 p.m The mee[in; will talce place at Ihe 2�Z � as Wate� Reuse Wee!c � �� T
aud�lonum oF the Okeechobee Freshman . ]oLen Cazao�llo, `lnd vice-pi esident � �f _ ,r - ' ��:�.y F �
Campus located behmd Gulden Co�ral at Lhe Flon�ta � e�ague of Cities and Trevme � .� ��. -
& 10 S.W Second Ave �iue This will be the Coast Lea ue o.' Citres oresident, s I<= ��n ' �
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city's n(th tow� hall mee�ing in tl�e last two ihe topic � Home Ruie. hlome Rulz ieieis .; � ?k ����' ..., � �,I
years. 77�ey were begun at lhe behest of to the ab�Lty of cuurdies or inumc�pahtie5 , � � �
Cuimcilman Bob Jarriel, who sa�d �iuring to �ovem ihemse!vec a, they see fit In [hr � I,�%%� -I
his campaign thal t�e wanted to "aslc the siate o( Fla�da this �s sp eifrcally granted �'� �� � � Y�� �.�
people what thny waote.d to ee done and �n the :'lorid - Consu uhnn A�cordinr� tn � •qw' : � r� h r .
[hen wodc on th �.Se ti nn� . ne bY nne " Caraba!Ie a s�mple e�planat� �n �s. "Th�s is ''� �_ � �y ��
Ongmally, the coun�.il talked about yoiv home, so tt should be yuut rules " � *�� "� "�
havinq one tiormal tov✓n hall meetm; > The rouncil discussed rode en �
durin thP evenin4 hnin�s and a second torcement. Ma�or 9onald hlagari oi the �� ��,_� ��� ��-�� � �:�,�� ,�z ,� ;, ' I ,
less forrn��l, coi(e wrth a counc�lu�an typz Okeechobee City Police Depariment said �' +���q� .,y
meetm dw �n � davli,�,ht huurs each � ear r �� iO� t�� r
8. . l he Lhou�h� tne new code enforcement r ;� ..o
The less formal mecllngs neve� came tu oFficers we+e both great choices and would �,,� �{ � _ �; „�, r�.�,
pass, but �lie council has held two to�.vn dc a goo�l7ob. He explained the way eude j `� �� . ., x
hall mee[m�s each year sincc .019. enfo�ce �eni �s handled at this time, and �+s9„•�� , �. � y�y '
7'he Olteecl�obe? Gconoin�r Council will new ^od� enfoicement oFficer Anthony µ� � ..�
moderate ihe iorum Smizn exp;vn?d ihe sfeps they plan to talce a�'� �,�,p 1��,� yzfr . . .� -�� �
in oiher busiiiess at the March 2 city when he os his zssistan�, Chnstina Curl, d i�r p 'q y,
council meetmg: hnd a:ode �nolat�cn He said punislnneN �` '��� '� t'y� ,c�i��` �'�,� � I
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OECEECNOBF.E - South �=tementary Schoof had more thani50 siudonts com-
plefa the mosi rec�nt A!3 chailengel Way to read! Grand pr3ze winners were
Addie� Boiiling; Jayceon Taylor; Anthony Neflie, Brayden Gareltck, Xaviar
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a 15 Year LongevYty 5ervdcs Award to Detsctivo Jamas Aack�vBa�g ai Yhe 941arcfi 2,
Okeechobee qty Council meeitng.
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OI(EECH03EE - Depuiy City Clerk Bobble Jenk3ns (can�tor) was fionored with
a 5-Yoar Lonc�eviiy Ser��ice Award presented by Mayor WatFurd and CMj Clerk
Lone Gamiotea af the Niarch 2, 2029 Cfiiy Council meeiing. /�
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