- Eileen M. Thornton/USF Libraries
- Jan Platt
In January, the Tampa City Council voted unanimously to sell one acre of land to two developers looking to build a 36-story apartment tower overlooking the Hillsborough River, just west of the John F. Germany Public Library. But as the issue goes back before the Council this week at a rezoning hearing, some of the residents who live the area are expressing their unhappiness about the project, including the fact that they haven't been given an opportunity by Mayor Bob Buckhorn to express their displeasure.
On Monday, members with the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library Board and the Straz Center met with developers Greg Minder of InTown Group and Phillip Smith of Framework Group. The organizations' representatives primarily discussed their concerns about maintaining access of a sky-walk that goes from the John F. Germany Public Library and the Straz to the William F. Poe Parking Garage.
But there are other concerns amongst those who live the area, and those who patronize the library.
