Government

Two Homosassa-based groups are at odds over who will get to lease an old, unused fire house in that city.

The Homosassa Civic Club and the "We Care Food Pantry" were at the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday to lodge their complaints.

Old Homosassa resident and civic club president Jim Bitter told commissioners that he had been called by someone with the "We Care" group saying that investigators said he had incited neighbors near the old fire house to oppose the use of the facility to feed homeless people.

Several things were discussed at Tuesday’s meeting in Inverness of the Citrus County Port Authority Board.

One of the main agenda items the board discussed was the shortlisting of responders to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

The board approved to pick the top six firms ranked by a selection committee and hear from each firm during public presentations during the next Port Authority board meeting.

At the conclusion of the presentations, the board will establish a final ranking and then staff will negotiate a scope of services with the top ranked firm.

More than 50 of Florida’s top CEO’s and business leaders gathered on Thursday morning at the Plantation Inn in Crystal River for a quarterly Tampa Bay Partnership board meeting.

The Tampa Bay Partnership is a non-profit organization supported by the financial commitments of more than 175 private and public organizations.