Hillsborough County is encouraging all of us to participate in the Census coming out this month. It is important for all of us to be counted to ensure we get our fair share from the federal government.
Tampa City Council member Linda Saul-Sena wants a map with the best routes for biking to the new Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, so she asked the transportation staff to come up with one. Transportation manager Jean Dorzbackof said that they ain’t got no money, are swamped with other things, and they will “get to it [...]
Three of Tampa’s seven districts are city-wide, and the other four districts are split (map). District 4 (South Tampa) and District 6 (West Tampa) each have over 83,000 residents, while District 5 (East Tampa) and District 7 (North Tampa and New Tampa) have over 91,000. Every four years, we redraw these districts to maintain near [...]
In the lead-up to Pat Bean’s annual evaluation, commissioner Mark Sharpe took the lead in pointing out the County Administrator’s poor record. The St. Pete Times mentions that both Rose Ferlita and Kevin Beckner had complaints on their written evaluations, too. But there are seven on the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners. What did the other [...]
When turning right, we hardly see anyone actually stop for the red light. Temple Terrace is using red light cameras and fines to dissuade us from rolling on through, and they find that about 90% of their camera citations are for right turners.
After watching as Tampa City Council denied raises for police officers, it seems the firefighters decided to settle quietly.
Cranky old Leo Coughlin is always ripping on Largo politicians and administrators. The opinion writer for the Clearwater Gazette apparently went too far for the City Manager and others when he said
With a 5-1 vote, City Council denied step raises for Tampa Police.
It now costs money to visit some of our regional parks, but lots of visitors gladly pay $2.
