How you can help
Stop the Sand Mine
BOCC Hearing
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Tuesday August 12, 2025 at 5:01PM
100 N Apopka Ave
Room 100
Inverness, Fl 34450
Information on Southworth/Sand Mine Hearing
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Notice that was shared
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Attorney Darryl Johnston, on behalf of George Southworth, Trustee has requested a Comprehensive Plan Amendment/Atlas amendment/Planned Unit Development (CPA/AA/PUD2025-00001) to change approximately 366 acres from AGR, Agriculture , to EXT,Extractive, for a new sand mine at 3856 N Brookshire Pt on Crystal River. REQUIRES SPECIAL MASTER REVIEW OF COMPLETED APPLICATION
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How you can help
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Write a Letter or send an Email to the Citrus County Board
Email/Mail Letters to Stop The Sand Mine To
Our Citrus County Board of Directors
jeff.kinnard@citrusbocc.com Represents CR
Janet.Barek@citrusbocc.com Represent PR area
rebecca.bays@citrusbocc.com Current Chair
Mailing address: Attention Citrus County Commissioner (enter specific name)
110 N Apopka Ave.
Inverness, FL 34450
Please consider sending two emails to each board member. One with identifying information for this specific application and a second non-specific email about sand mine issue in general. The reason for the two emails is the because the BOCC will not look at the application specific email until the day of the hearing. The non specific email can still address your concerns but not this specific application.
First email/letter
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Please be sure to state the full development code you are addressing with all the letters and numbers. CPA/AA/PUD-2025-00001
Also be sure to include a clear statement like "Please vote NO on the proposed Land Change" and give a fact based reasons that are important to you and provide sources as able.
Second email/letter
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Just copy your first email/letter however we would then like you to remove any specific references to this particular sand mine. Do not use the development code. Please just adjust your wording so that is does not specifically address this particular site, application or project. For example the board can then still hear how important it is that sand mining in the wrong location could have a very bad outcome on groundwater, the springs and the aquifer. They can also hear we feel the BOCC must follow established Citrus County Policies like 17.13.4 for any sand mining in Citrus County as it states, “Resource extraction which will result in an adverse effect on environmentally sensitive areas which cannot be restored shall be prohibited.” Please just remove the specific statements about the current application made in your first email.
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2. Please attend the BOCC Sand Mine Hearing
Tuesday August 12, 2025 at 5:01PM
100 N Apopka Ave
Room 100
Inverness, Fl 34450​
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3. Let Us Know if you are interested in helping us spread the word.
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Email us and let us know if you might want to:
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- Help notify others
- Help us with content and information gathering
- Possibly speak at the up coming land use meeting as we would like to
have an organized presentation and each person has only 3 minutes to speak.
- Let us know if you live very close to the potential sand mine area.
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4. Please fill out the Contact Form
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This way we can add you to our email list and keep you up to date with the latest news.
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5. Sign the Petition
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