Citrus County
City of Inverness


Chamber of Commerce



Citrus County Chamber of Commerce
208 W Main Street, 
Inverness, FL 34450-4807 
(352) 726-2801
Fax (352) 637-6498
					
Homosassa Springs Chamber of Commerce
P O Box 709 
Homosassa Springs, FL 34447-0709
Phone (352) 628-2666 
Fax (352) 621-0920

Social Services



American Red Cross
Director Susan Harmon
7449 Gulf to Lake Boulevard, Units 3 & 4
Crystal River, FL 34429
(352)564-8455
352) 564-8462 Fax

FLAIRS Information & Referral
Mid-Florida Community Services     
(352) 527-5435
United Way of Citrus County Inc
John Marmish Executive Director
5399 W. Gulf to Lake Hwy.
Lecanto, FL 34461-8531
(352) 527-8894
FAX: (352) 527-8896

Transportation



Citrus County Transit
P.O. Box 310(1300 S. Lecanto Hwy)
Lecanto, FL 34460
(352) 527-7630
Fax: (352) 527-7635

Demographics



2000 County Population:  118,085
2000 City Population:  6,789
Insert: Updated 2004



Citrus County ARES/Races

Citrus County ARES/Races
N4EK 146.775 MHZ. - 600 khz



1.	Ed KochN4EK

2.	ARES Emergency Coordinator
	Jerry Dixon, WA6QFC
	Home: (352) 465-8179
	Cell: (352) 212-4521

3.	RACES Emergency Coordinator
	Bob Morhard WE4R
	Home: (352) 746-7378
	146.955 hz. -600 khz

Repeaters



N4EK repeater, 
146.775 MHZ. - 600 khz. shift with a 
pl tone of 146.2 hz or on 
146.775 mhz. simplex 
SHARC repeater, 
W4IIR 146.955 hz. -600 khz

Newspaper



Citrus Times-St Petersburg Tms   
301 W Main St, 
Inverness, FL 34450 
727) 893-8111

Chronicle Online
1624 N. Meadowcrest Blvd.
Crystal River, FL 34429
ph: 352-563-6363
fax: 352-563-5665

Regional Radio



WRZN Radio
3988 N Roscoe Rd
Hernando, FL
352) 726-7221

WHGN
1566 N Meadowcrest Blvd
Crystal River, FL
(352) 564-0002

WLMS
4340 W homosassa Trail
Lecanto, Fl
(352-746-6900)




Crystal Aero Group Inc
3540 S Airport Rd
Inverness, FL 34450
352) 341-2200
Crystal River Airport KKGC
Specs From Air NAV Com


FAA Information
Lat/Long  
28-52-02.2000N / 082-34-16.7000W
28-52.036667N / 082-34.278333W
28.8672778 / -82.5713056
(estimated) 
Elevation:  
9 ft. / 2.7 m (surveyed) 
Variation:  02W (1985) 
From city:  
3 miles SE of CRYSTAL RIVER, FL 
Zip code:  34429 
Airport Operations
Airport use:  Open to the public 
Sectional chart:  
Jacksonville
Control tower:  no 
ARTCC:  
Jacksonville Center
FSS:  
Saint Petersburg Flight
Service Station
[1-866-295-3983] 
NOTAMs facility:  CGC 
(NOTAM-D service available) 
Attendance:  0700-1900 
Wind indicator:  lighted 
Segmented circle:  yes 
Lights:  DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 
09/27, REIL RY 09, 27 - CTAF. 
Beacon:  
white-green (lighted land airport) 
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM:  122.725 
WX AWOS-3:118.325 
(352-563-6600) 
JACKSONVILLE APPROACH:  118.6 
JACKSONVILLE DEPARTURE:  118.6 
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance
OCFr224/26.0  
OCALA VORTAC  113.70  00E 
NDB name    
Hdg/Dist    Freq    Var    ID 
BROOKSVILLE  
349/24.5  278  04W  BKV
Airport Services
Fuel available:  100LL JET-A 
Parking:  tiedowns 
Airframe service:  MINOR 
Powerplant service:  MINOR 
Bottled oxygen:  NONE 
Bulk oxygen:  NONE

Runway 9/27


Dimensions:  
4555 x 75 ft. / 1388 x 23 m 
Surface:  
asphalt, in good condition 
Runway edge lights:  
medium intensity 
Latitude:  
28-52.039417N  28-52.032683N 
Longitude:  
082-34.705050W  082-33.851267W 
Elevation:  7.3 ft.  9.1 ft. 
Traffic pattern:  left  left 
Runway heading:  
093 magnetic, 091 true  
273 magnetic, 271 true 
Markings:  
nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:  
2-light PAPI on right 
(3.00 degrees glide path)  
2-light PAPI on right 
(3.00 degrees glide path) 
Runway end identifier lights:  yes 
Touchdown point:  yes, no lights
Obstructions:  
15 ft. road, marked, 
395 ft. from runway, 
13:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 26:1 TO EOR.  
5 ft. road, 350 ft. from runway, 
10:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO EOR.

Runway 18/36


Dimensions:  
3020 x 100 ft. / 920 x 30 m 
Surface:  turf, in fair condition 
Runway edge markings:
36 MKD WITH WHITE PIPES EVERY 200 FT. 
Latitude:  
28-52.365467N  28-51.865500N 
Longitude:  
082-34.739350W  082-34.739350W 
Elevation:  6.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:  left
Displaced threshold:  517 ft.
/36 DSPLCD THRS MKD 
WITH GREEN PIPES.  840 ft. 
Obstructions:
15 ft. bldg, 30 ft. from runway, 20 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear RY 18 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; +30 FT TREES 600 FT DSTC 125 FT L. 56 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear RY 36 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; +56 FT TREES 1120 FT DSTC 0B.

Citrus County School District
1007 W Main St
Inverness, Fl 34450
(352-726-1931)
Fax 352-726-1246

Elementary Schools



Citrus Springs Elementary 
3570 W Century Blvd
Citrus Springs, Fl 34433
(352-344-4079
Fax 352-489-3134)
Crystal River Primary
947 NE 6th Avenue
Crystal River FL 34428
Sandra Kennedy, Principal
(352) 795-2211
Floral City Elementary
P.O. Box 340
8457 E. Marvin St.
Floral City, Florida  34436
352) 726-1554
Fax (352) 726-5270
Forest Ridge Elementary 
2927 North Forest Ridge Blvd.
Hernando, Florida 34442
352) 527-1808   
Fax (352) 527-1809
Hernando Elementary
2353 North Croft Avenue
Hernando, Florida 34442-1719
(352) 726-1833
Homosassa Elementary 
10935 Yulee Drive
Homosassa Fl. 34446
352-628-2953
Fax:352-628-5408
Inverness Primary 
206 South Line Ave.
Inverness, Florida 34452-4632
352-726-2632
Fax: 352-726-1883, 
Lecanto Primary 
3790 W. Educational Path
Lecanto, FL 34461 
352) 746 2220 
Fax: (352) 746 3803 
Pleasant Grove Elementary 
Rock Crusher Elementary
814 S. Rock Crusher Road
Homosassa, Florida 34448
352) 795-2010

Other Schools



Academy of Environmental Sciences
12695 West Fort Island Trail
Crystal River, FL 33429
(352) 795-8793
Fax (352) 794-0065
Crest
2600 S Panther Drive
Lecanto, Fl 34461
(352-527-0303
Fax 352-527-0355
Marine Science Station
12646 W. Fort Island Trail
Crystal River, Fl. 34428
352) 795-4393
Fax: (352) 795-2710
Withlacoochee Technical Institute
1201 W. Main St.
Inverness, FL 34450-4696
352) 726-2430

Middle School



Citrus Springs Middle School
150 W Citrus Springs Blvd
Citrus Springs FL 34434
352) 344-2244
352) 489-6622
Fax 352-344-5615
Crystal River Middle School
344 NE Crystal Street,   
Crystal River, Florida 34428  
352) 795-2116     
Fax (352) 795-2378
Inverness Middle School
1950 North Highway 41 North
Inverness, Florida 34450
Voice: (352)726-1471
Fax:(352)726-4535
Lecanto Middle School
3800 W. Educational Path 
Lecanto, FL  34461
352) 746-2050
Fax:  (352) 746-3639

High Schools



Citrus High School
600 W Highland Blvd.
Inverness, FL  34452 
(352) 726-2241
Fax (352) 726-1368
Crystal River High School
1205 NE 8th Avenue
Crystal River, FL 34428
352-795-4641
Fax: 352-795-4519
Lecanto High School
3810 W. Educational Path    
Lecanto, FL 34461    
(352) 746-2334


Crystal River Nuclear Unit

Progress Energy Florida, Inc.

Public Utiltiies



Florida Power Companies

Indiantown Gas Company
Mr. Brian Powers,President
PO Box 8
Indiantown, FL  34956
561) 597-2168

Withlacoochee Electric Cooperative
Public Contact
14651 21st Street
Dade City, Florida 33523
Post Office Box 278
Dade City, Florida 33526-0278
(352) 567-5133 (Voice)

Sumter Electric Cooperative
Sandra Staton-Webmaster
293 South U.S. 301
Post Office Box 301
Sumterville, Florida 33585-0301
(352) 793-3801(Voice)
(352) 793-6314 (FAX)
1-800-765-4005

Progress Energy Florida, Inc.
Crystal River Nuclear Plant 
The single-unit, 842-MW 
is located near Crystal River, 
Fl., on a site that also 
includes four coal-fired 
generating units that 
generate 2,302 MW.
8202 W Venable St
Crystal River, Fl 34429
352-795-5160
Higgins Power Plant
The four-unit, 122-MW 
Higgins peaking plant 
is near Oldsmar, Fl



City of Crystal River

Mayor Ronald E. Kitchen Jr.
123 NW Highway 19
Crystal River, Florida 34428
(352)795-4216
Fax (352)795-6351
Populaton: 3,856


Crystal River Fire Department
Fire Chief Brown Dumas
650 NW 3rd Ave, 
Crystal River, FL 34428 
(352) 795-1928

Police Department
Chief Gordon K Rowland
123 NW US Highway 19, 
Crystal River, FL 34428 
352) 795-4241

Beverly Hills		Citrus Springs
Population: 8317	Population:  4517

Floral City		Hernando
Population: 4889	Population: 8253	
Floral City Fire Dept   
8394 E Orange Ave, 	Homosassa Springs	
Floral City, FL 34436	Population; 12,458

Homosassa
Population: 2294
Homosassa Fire Dept   
8408 W Homosassa Trl, 
Homosassa, FL 34448 
(352) 628-3434


City of Inverness

City Manager Frank DiGiovanni
108 North Seminole Ave
Inverness, Florida 34450
352-726-2611
Fax: 352-726-0607


Police Department
Public Contact
108 N Seminole Ave
352-726-2611
Fax: 352-726-0607

Emergency Medical Services NCEMS
Public Contact
3380 E. Gulf to Lake Hwy.
Inverness, Fl. 34452
(352)637-4121 - Office
(352)637-4188 - Fax

City Water and Sewer
212 W Main St
Inverness, FL 34450
(352) 726-5016

Public Works
Public Contact
820 Pleasant Grove Road 
Inverness, Florida 34452
352-726-2321
Fax: 352-726-0949

Blood Banks



Citrus Community Blood Bank   
220 S Pine Ave, 
Inverness, FL 34452 
352) 344-5332

Hospitals



Citrus Memorial Hospital
Webmaster
502 W Highland Blvd
Inverness, FL 34452
(352) 726-1551

Seven Rivers Community Hospital
Webmaster
6201 N. Suncoast Blvd.
Crystal River, FL 34428
Ph: (352) 795-6560
Fax: (352) 795-8369


Citrus County

111 W Main Street
Inverness, Fl 34450


County Administrator
Richard Wm. Wesch-Administrator
111 W. Main St., 3rd Floor
Inverness, Fl. 34450
(352)341-6560 - Office
(352)341-6584 - Fax

Fire Services Divsion
Director Jim Cason
3600 W. Sovereign Path, Suite 291
Lecanto, Fl. 34461
(352)527-5412 - Office
(352)527-5404 - Fax

Health Department
120 N Montgomery Ave
Inverness, FL 34450
(352) 726-1731

County Public Works
3600 W. Sovereign Path, Suite 212
Lecanto, Fl. 34461
(352)527-5477 - Office
(352)527-5479 - Fax

Citrus County Sheriff Office
Public Information Gail Tierney
Sheriff Jeffery J Dawsy
1 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive
Inverness, Fl 34450
(352-726-4488)
911-Emergency Management
Captain Joe Eckstein
Director Jim Soukup
3425 West Southern Street
Lecanto, FL 34461
(352) 746-6555
FAX (352) 746-6696
E-911
Dennis Devoe
Address: 1 South Park Ave.
City: Inverness, FL 34450
Phone: (352)726-4488 x277
Fax: (352)746-6696


Florida Division Of Emergency Management

Director William "Craig" Fugate
Public Contact Email
Division Bureaus
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Fl 32399-2100
850.413.9900


Withlacoochee Regional Planning Council
Charlotte Neupauer, Principal Planner
Ruth Harry Contact
Patty JeffersonContact
Local Emergncy Planning Committee
District 5 Marion, Citrus, 
Hernando, Levy, Sumter
1241 S. W. 10th Street
Ocala, FL 34474-2798
ph (352) 732-1315
Fax 352-732-1319

Army National Guard
8551 W Venable St
Crystal River, Fl 34429
352-795-0362)

Florida Highway Patrol Troop C 
Trooper Larry Cogins
Public Information Officer
11305 N. McKinley Driver
Tampa, FL 33612
813/632-6859
Regional Communications Center
Tampa (TBRC)
11305 N. McKinley Dr.
Tampa, Fl. 33612
Phone# 1-866-369-4613 or
813-631-4020
FHP Local Office
11319 Ponce De Leon Blvd
Brooksville, FL 34601
(352) 754-6767


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