Government

Beverly Hills residents and civic groups on Tuesday won the latest round in an effort by a developer to build low- and middle-income rental homes in that city.

The plan by Diamond Housing Partners LLC, which had been before the Citrus County commission on May 27 and June 9 seeking county approval to build 80 single-family units, was eventually rebuffed.

On Monday, by a 5-0 vote, the county again turned the $10 million project down, but for different reasons.

The Citrus County commission on Tuesday approved using the Kensington fire station in Lecanto to receive $500,000 from county coffers to beef up fire services.

The commission on Dec. 7 had decided to spend the money to help an overwhelmed fire services department try to improve under-served communities, but voted to wait until it heard back from Citrus County Fire Services Chief Larry Morabito as to which of the county's fire stations would receive the money.

Right now, there’s an immediate need for at least 15 volunteers who are willing to share the duties of receptionist at the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Child Protective Investigations Section offices in Inverness.

Interested applicants are needed to work at least one four-hour shift each week to ensure coverage for Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the offices located at 2315 N. U.S. Highway 41 just north of the city limits. Shifts are available Monday through Friday, either from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, or 1 to 5 p.m.