This is the latest hurricane prep info from the city of Tampa:
City of Tampa Action & Information
• City of Tampa offices will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, August 19, 2008. This includes Parks & Recreation facilities and programs as well as the after school program.
• Solid waste collection services including yard waste and recycling will be postponed for Tuesday, August 19. Residents with regular Tuesday collection will be serviced on their next regularly scheduled collection day, Friday, August 22. Tuesday recycling and yard waste collection services will be postponed until the next regularly scheduled collection on Tuesday, August 26. All scheduled commercial collections will be delayed one day.
• Sandbags: Residents may continue to pick up sandbags until 8 p.m. this evening. Residents may pick up sandbags at the Himes Sports Complex, 4500 South Himes Avenue; Jackson Heights Playground, 3310 East Lake Avenue; and the solid waste facility at 4010 West Spruce Street. Tampa residents interested in receiving sandbags must show identification verifying residence within the city limits. Valid driver’s license, utility bill or electric bill will serve as appropriate identification.
• The Parks and Recreation Department has cancelled the Davis Islands Park Improvement Fund meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19. At this time a new meeting date has not been scheduled.
City emergency management officials are continuing to monitor the path of Tropical Storm Fay. Residents are encouraged to stay tuned to local media organizations for storm updates.
Residents with questions regarding Tropical Storm Fay are encouraged to call the Hillsborough County Emergency Operations Center at (813) 272-6900.
