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Home My WebLink About2004 05 14 - Public Notice ORD O-04-03A8 The Press Journal Friday, May 14, 2004 INDIAN COUNTY AyZM Child abuse arrests > Christopher L. Taylor, 22, address not available, fel- ony child abuse, arrested Wednesday morning at his home. > Stephen W. Pinkney, Jr., 22, address not available, felony child abuse, arrested Tuesday afternoon at an un- available address. Battery arrests > Alan F. Hillman, 52, of the 400 block of 53rd Square, battery, arrested Tuesday evening at his home. > Barbara J. Byess, 56, of the 11100 block of Mulberry Street, Sebastian, battery, ar- rested Tuesday afternoon at her home. James L. Saxon, 35, of the 2000 block of 15th Street, battery, arrested Monday evening at his home. > Terry R. Sartain, 46, of the 9300 block of 103rd Court, battery, arrested Monday afternoon at his home. Drug arrests > Lewis K. Gauntt, 29, of the 600 block of Old Dixie Highway, possession of mari- juana less than 20 grams, ar- rested Tuesday morning in the 8100 block of State Road 60. > Willie Monts, 35, of the 1200 block of 29th Street, pos- session of marijuana less than 20 grams, felony fleeing or eluding and resisting ar- rest without violence, ar- rested Tuesday evening in the 2400 block of 43rd Street. > Frank O. Pedaisen IV, 22, of Sebastian, felony pos- session of cocaine, arrested Tuesday afternoon in the 6300 block of Country Road 510, Wabasso. Stolen property arrest > Arthur L. Sims, 37, of the 4700 block of 33rd Ave- nue, felony dealing in stolen property, arrested Wednes- day morning in the 4000 block of 41st Avenue. Theft arrest > Tara L. Williams, 31, of Lake Park, felony retail theft and giving a false name while detained, arrested Monday afternoon at a busi- ness in the 6200 block of State Road 60. Burglaries and thefts > A Honda Civic, worth $6,000, reported stolen, busi- ness in the 1100 block of U.S. 1, sometime between 4 p.m. Tuesday and 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. > House in the 7400 block of Indian Oaks Drive, bur- glarized sometime between 10:30 a.m. Monday and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, sink, worth $400, reported stolen. > House in the 1200 block of 36th Avenue, burglarized sometime Tuesday, scooter, worth $300, reported stolen. > House in the 100 block of 46th Court, burglarized sometime between 6 p.m. Monday and about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, bottle of loose change, worth $300, reported stolen. > House in the 4200 block of 37th Drive, burglarized AREA Research scientists hope sawfly 111 stop Brazilian pepper proineration By Suzanne Wentley staff writer FORT PIERCE — Research scientists working to control invasive Brazilian pepper trees hope to release a bug that's a natural predator of the species on school -owned land. It's the only kind of bully- ing St. Lucie County school officials will tolerate. "Brazilian pepper is the real bully. They beat up the other little native plants," joked Marty Sanders, the school's facilities director. "Sometimes you have to con- trol the bully with other methods." Bill Overholt, a professor with the University of Flori- da's Institute of Food and Ag- ricultural Sciences in Fort Pierce, is working to do just that. Earlier this week, he asked the school district for per- mission to conduct long-term tests of the Brazilian pepper sawfly on a piece of land at Picos and Campbell roads. By releasing the sawfly, whose young eats pepper leaves, scientists hope to stop DRIVER FROM Al A charge of driving with a suspended license is pending against Leon, according to Lt. Tim Frith, a Florida Highway Patrol spokesman. Any other charges would not come until the final FHP re- port is complete, he said. Leon has the right to a hearing on the regulatory charges, but must respond within 21 days, the com- plaint states. Leon had been a crew leader for Circle H Citrus for five years when the accident happened. The company did not return a call for com- ment Thursday. the spread of the exotic, inva- sive species, which crowds out native vegetation with its fast-growing branches and red berries. If the project gains state and federal approval — which could come as early as this summer — it would be the first time an insect is re- leased to combat the Bra- zilian pepper. "It's quite a long process, but we're in the final stages of that now," Overholt said. "Sawflies eat leaves. It looks like a caterpillar and it chews the leaves up. They can completely defoliate the trees, and- that very much weakens the tree. Repeated cycles of defoliation can kill the trees." Scientists have been test- ing the sawfly, native to Bra., zil, for a decade, making sure the bug attacks only the pep- per tree and does not nega- tively affect other animal or plant species. Final quaran- tine lab tests must be com- pleted before a release can be approved. The 640 -acre school district property, purchased in 1974, is used as a working farm by Circle H is taking care of hien through its workers' compensation carrier, Lib- erty Mutual Insurance Co., state records show. He has fractures in both feet, a head injury that required six stitches and uses a wheel- chair to move around, he said. Leon has been told it will take about two years to re- cover from the injuries. "My plans are to recuper- ate from my injuries, after that I'm not sure what I'm going to do," he said. Leon's wife and two chil- dren have joined him in Fort Pierce from Mexico, and he has no plans of going back t6 Fort Pierce Westwood High School and is heavily in- fested with Brazilian pepper around its irrigation ditches. "The key is getting sites that won't be disturbed for three to five years," said Overholt, who plans to study the bug's impact. "This area is developing quickly." Overholt said he was also in contact with land manag- ers with the South Florida Water Management District willing to let the sawfly be released on state property as well. School Board member Judi Miller said she trusted the research that shows the saw - fly is safe, but she was con- cerned the school might want to develop the property during the tests. School officials are consid- ering building a school that will teach kindergarten through college students there, she said. "We've been assured by the University of Florida that there won't be any ill ef- fects ffects to the environment," she said. 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A public hearing on the ordinance will be held Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at approximately 7:00 pm in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, Florida. Following the public hearing, the City Council may adopt the Ordinance to annex the property as shown in the map below and generally described in the ordinance title above: