DEADLINE NEARS FOR MARION COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FUNDING APPLICATIONS

Marion County Community Services anticipates having FY 2023-2024 funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.

According to the press release, this funding “will be allocated to projects that are consistent with county identified goals (i.e., Affordable Housing, Community Development and Homelessness) and the priority needs in the 5 Year 2019-2024 Consolidated Plan, Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Action Plan, Continuum of Care Plan and 2022-2025 Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP), that include, but are not limited to:

•Affordable Housing (e.g., new housing development, acquisition of land, rental assistance); and

•Reducing Homelessness (e.g., permanent supportive housing, wraparound services, rapid rehousing and homeless prevention).”

Projects must meet all Federal grant requirements, state requirements and the county’s objectives of benefiting low to moderate-income persons in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan.

Proposals may be submitted through March 27 by 11:59 p.m. Learn more or submit an application via ZoomGrants at: bit.ly/3JZQVV8

Public May View Potential New Textbooks And Offer Feedback

With Marion County Public Schools (MCPS) adopting new textbooks for two mathematics courses (seventh grade Acceleration and high school college Algebra) and Social Studies (grades 6-12), public input can be offered during an open review night on March 30.

Members of the public can review potential textbooks and materials being considered by the district adoption review committees for next school year during the 6-8 p.m. session in Building 2 of the Robert “Mack” Dunwoody Educational Complex at the District Office/MTI campus at 1614 E. Fort King St., Ocala.

The process already involves parents, teachers and community members reviewing instructional materials, according to the MCPS news release.

Course-specific committees can involve up to 15 voting members and one nonvoting chair including the content area program specialist, up to eight teachers, two parents and five community members appointed by the Marion County School Board.

Following the public viewing, review committee members will consider public input at a meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. April 3 at West Port High School, at 3733 SW 80 Ave., Ocala.

Committee members will also vote to recommend titles to Superintendent Diane Gullett, who then advances recommendations to the Marion County School Board.

For more information, contact the Instructional Materials Department of Marion County Public Schools at (352)236-0525.

most golf cart accident injuries occur during rollovers when drivers and passengers don’t wear seatbelts.

Tampa approved allowing golf carts downtown last summer. Lakeland has eight-passenger golf carts launched as a one-year pilot program last November. According to the “Lakeland Ledger,” it was aimed at attracting new riders to public transit by expanding the definition of public transportation beyond large buses crisscrossing the city.

According to the city Ordinance 20203, drivers operating golf carts or mini trucks can only operate vehicles that do not exceed 20 mph on the city’s streets, and Florida Statutes, section 320.01(22), allow golf carts to be operated on roadways that are designated for golf carts with a posted speed limit of 30 mph or less.

Drivers operating a golf cart or lowspeed vehicle in Ocala are required to register for a one-time permit at a cost of $30. The registration fee will be used to provide law enforcement with ownership information in the event of an accident or theft. A decal will be assigned to the vehicle and must be displayed on the left side of the vehicle.

The city ordinance that passed three years ago states that an unlicensed driver must be 18 years of age or older or possess a valid state-issued learner’s driver’s license. When operating a golf cart, the unlicensed driver must be accompanied at all times by another person who holds a valid state-issued driver’s license. That companion must be at least 21 years old and occupy the closest seat to the right of the unlicensed driver of the golf cart.

The public input meetings take place at noon and 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at IHMC Ocala. For more information, call the City of Ocala Growth Management office at (352)629-8404, email building@ocalafl.org or visit ocalafl.org/GolfCart.

In The Circuit Court For

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF MARILYN ROSE SMITH, Deceased.

FILE NO.: 2023-CP-586

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate of MARILYN R. SMITH , deceased, whose date of death was January 11, 2023; is pending in the Circuit Court of Marion County, Florida, Probate Division; File Number 2023-CP-586; the address of which is 110 N.W. 1st Avenue, Ocala, Florida 34475. An Order of Summary Administration was entered on March 10, 2023, and the name and address of the person assigned control of the asset is JOSEPH P. SMITH, JR., 1700 N.W.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTHJUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No: 2023-366-CP IN RE: THE ESTATE OF BETTY A. O’NEILL, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA.

IN RE:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publication of this notice is March 24, 2023.

Personal Representative: Michael Steven Parker 6213 NE 26th Avenue Ocala, FL 34479

Attorney for Personal Representative: Lauren E. Merriam, III Florida Bar No. 320099 Blanchard, Merriam, Adel, Kirkland & Green, P.A. lmerriam@bmaklaw.com msandstrom@bmaklaw.com Post Office Box 1869 Ocala, Florida 34478 Telephone: (352) 732-7218