County may seek help from bankruptcy attorney to assist with D.A.B and EMS Nature Coast – Citrus County Chronicle

D.A.B. Constructors filed for bankruptcy early last month. Nature Coast EMS filed for bankruptcy Oct. 2, the same day the county took over ambulance services.

County Attorney Denise Dymond Lyn

In the wake of these two high-profile bankruptcies, County Attorney Denise Dymond Lyn in a memo attached to the Oct. 12 commission agenda - is recommending the board retain Largo bankruptcy consultant Jake Blanchard as an assistant.

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Blanchard, in a memo to Lyn, said his hourly billing rate is $300 for government work. His fees are not expected to exceed $8,000, according to Lyn.

Its been quite a month for Citrus County regarding these two high-profile companies.

D.A.B. Constructors announced last month it was filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and theunexpected closure left a huge dent in county road projects.

D.A.B. was already behind schedule to finish the still-incomplete widening segments of U.S. 19 in Homosassa and Crystal River. The sureties are scrambling to find a replacement company.

D.A.B. also had a $3.4 million contract to resurface Citrus County neighborhood roads.

Then came the countys sudden decision last month to end its contract with Nature Coast EMS and take over the service after the private, nonprofit kept returning for additional financial help to keep it operating and give staff raises.

The commission meeting begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the courthouse in Inverness.

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