Memorial pays tribute to happy days

APRIL FOOLS — The approval of a permit that allows community development districts more gator-trapping discretion has Town Hall Executive Director Eva Ray in both a celebratory and somber mood.

Ray will ask CDD boards for $1,500 each to create a memorial behind Town Hall, along the banks of Lake Uihlein, to commemorate the life of Happy, Town Hall’s favorite alligator. Named for his pleasant demeanor, Happy lived in the lake before he was killed by a trapper after a resident complained to the FWC about his presence.

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