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Citing extraordinary circumstances, Tampa City Council takes step towards raising mobility impact fees
The city of Tampa hasn’t increased the fees since they were put in place in 1989.
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Tampa Monitor: Council to discuss 14 EV cop cars, budget adoption, more
Development agreements for infill lots owned by the city are also on the Sept. 18 agenda.
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Tampa Monitor: City says portions of its Women & Minority Business Enterprise program have been suspended
The news came to light at the latest CRA meeting.
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Tampa Monitor: City Council to vote on $10M for West Riverwalk project
While this was approved eight months ago, it appears another vote is in order.
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Tampa Monitor: Council elects to discuss future land use plan even more in February
Other cans were kicked down the road, too.
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Tampa Monitor: Council to discuss TPD use of license plate readers once connected with ICE and border patrol
$10 million for TPD’s ‘First Responder Drone’ program is up for approval, too.
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Tampa Monitor: City council will take a step, but not the final one, towards adopting new comprehensive land use plan
Councilmembers will also vote to approve the mayor’s proposed budget on Sept. 3.
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Tampa Monitor: City council appears poised to approve mayor’s FY26 budget on first reading
If there is a last-minute change, council has Oct. 1 to approve the budget.
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Tampa Monitor: Demolition of Borrell Park pavilion underscores bigger problems
The parks department is underfunded, and there aren’t enough places for unhoused people to go.
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Tampa Monitor: Naya Young’s knowledge of CBAs was the highlight of the HCDBC candidate forum
Young’s energy and general command of the room was obvious.
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Tampa Monitor: In first 2025 budget workshop, city council and mayor’s staff discuss $30 million increase in salaries, more
There’s also a total of $41 million earmarked for paving in FY26.
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Tampa Monitor: City council to consider a bandshell at Perry Harvey Sr. Park, money for Sulphur Springs pool restoration, and more
Stormwater, green spine extension and Tampa Fire Rescue budget adjustments on tap, too.
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Tampa Monitor: Council adds third budget workshop so the public can dig deeper on the issues
Jackson House, Kiley Gardens and the racial reconciliation committee were also discussed.
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Tampa Monitor: City council might decide on a resolution for Jackson House this week
The gist is that the surrounding property owner will a cede 10-foot strip of land on either side of the building in exchange for either $1.2 million or vacation of certain rights of way.
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Tampa Monitor: Councilmembers to work on CRA funding for UrbanWorx and the Sanchez Y Haya project
It’s fitting the CRA Director will be presenting the Fiscal Year 2026 budget while the board figures out how to fund in the current fiscal year two $5 million projects.
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Tampa Monitor: Two years after 2023 budget conflict, city council still doesn’t understand how the process works
It appears the politically expedient thing to do was focus on a couple of hot topic issues to get a sound bite in for the media watching.
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Tampa Monitor: Mayor Castor to present her proposed FY2026 budget on Thursday
Council has until Oct. 1 to approve a budget.
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The public should be able to read the city council agenda in plain language—so Tampa Monitor built a tool for that
I want it to be as easy as possible for someone to skim through the agenda to find topics that are of particular interest to them.
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Tampa Monitor: City council to discuss $10M for downtown Tampa’s ‘Unite’ Ashley Drive project, and more
Tampa Fire Station 24 and the mid-year budget review are on tap, too.
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Tampa Monitor: Special election for the late Gwen Henderson’s District 5 city council seat is set for September
If no candidate breaks 50%, a runoff election will be held Oct. 28
