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In a preliminary 5-2 vote, county commission slashed about $1 million in funding for the nonprofit with plans to instead award about $500,000 in grants for arts tourism.
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Creative Pinellas could face over $1 million in funding cuts so the county can focus its arts grants toward tourism. Commissioners are expected to discuss the idea during a public hearing tonight.
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The project is one stage in a long-term goal to connect downtown St. Petersburg to the new express lanes on the Howard Frankland Bridge.
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As the state audit began in Hillsborough this week, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia pledged that “when local governments say that they cannot cut, we’re going to show them places that they can cut.”
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At a recent city commission meeting, senior planner Brandon Berry said the current law — which sets limits of 65 decibels during the day and 55 at night — fails in practice.
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The agency overcalculated the county’s property tax revenues by $76 million and general fund expenditures by $81 million.
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These multiuse sites are being designed for youth tournaments, adult recreational leagues, conventions and graduations.
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This collaboration would involve a transportation connection between Tampa International and the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport to help handle increasing foot traffic.
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Thanks to the success of the recent Stamp Out Hunger food drive, the shelves are full. But without enough hands to sort and hand out those donations, much of that food risks going unused.
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This nesting season is happening while Pinellas County starts its beach renourishment project. And the lasting effects from last year's storms in Manatee County are presenting different challenges for this year’s bale of baby sea turtles.
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A lot of opposition remains for emergency plans to renourish parts of Pinellas County's storm-flattened beaches. County commissioners are running into roadblocks from some beachfront property owners.
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Construction on the Safety Harbor Pier was set to begin when Hurricane Helene rolled in a few months after Hurricane Debby, and destroyed it.