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Tampa Monitor: This week’s council workshops will discuss the still-closed Sulphur Springs pool, more
Discussions about the coastal high hazard area are on the agenda, too.
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Tampa Monitor: Council approves increased fee for Sidewalk Trust Fund payments
Councilmembers also appointed seven people to the equal Business Opportunity Advisory Council.
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Tampa Monitor: Seating on Equal Business Opportunity Advisory Council on this week’s city council agenda
A police horse, affordable infill housing, SideWalk Trust Fund fees also among the 49 items requiring a vote by councilmembers.
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Tampa councilwoman will introduce ordinance for residential and business parking on ‘Yellow Brick Row’
Miscommunication between council and Tampa’s parking division may have caused a delay in providing business owners with parking.
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Tampa City Council approves $1.65 million to make HART’s Route 1 free-to-ride
The money comes from parking fees that would’ve paid for electric vehicle charging stations.
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Activists call for citizens to speak up against tri-county transportation planning organization merger
Tampa City Council is set to consider the measure on Thursday morning.
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‘These families never saw it coming’: Councilman calls for investigation into North Tampa floods
Some areas were in ‘Flood Zone X.’
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Tampa renews contract with controversial gunshot detection software, without additional public comment
…’the fact that we can just put something on the agenda and pass it is absolutely unconscionable.’
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Tampa City Council will vote on $116 million for aging fire stations today
Officials have proposed bonding $116 million to repair and replace fire stations across the city.
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Tampa City Council advances juvenile curfew ordinance, despite lack of comprehensive data or enforcement plan
A final reading happens on Jan. 25.
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Tampa City Councilwoman Gwen Henderson opens Black author-focused bookstore this weekend
Black English Bookstore makes its debut in Tampa Heights this Saturday.
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Tampa police chief says the ‘Orlando model’ for nightlife looks ‘promising’
Community rejects proposal to shut down Ybor City at 1 a.m.
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Proposal to close Ybor City businesses at 1 a.m. could be legally challenging
A juvenile curfew could be more feasible, and critics say the district’s businesses and late-night workers could struggle even more.
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Tampa budget: After rejecting proposed property tax increase, city council puts $12 million towards housing
The $12 million housing budget includes $5.5 million, the same allocation as 2023, plus $5 million from the general fund and another $1.7 million for housing creation and preservation.
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Tampa’s final budget meeting is tonight, but city council and the administration are struggling towards an accord
An emergency meeting could be held if an agreement is not reached.
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Tampa City Council votes against Mayor Jane Castor’s proposed tax increase
The meeting ran more than seven hours.
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ADUs could come to to East Tampa, and activists want the neighborhood to have a say in its future
If passed, ADUs and alleyway parking would be allowed.
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Tampa City Council approves Mayor Castor’s department heads, but asks for better communication
The most pushback came in reappointing Communications Director Adam Smith.
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Tampa City Council unanimously rejects plans for 50-unit luxury condo along Bayshore
The unanimous vote kills, for now, Related Group’s proposed development.
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Tampa City Council OKs $77 million for wastewater improvements
The money, however, won’t be spent on PURE, said Tampa’s Wastewater Department Director Eric Weiss.