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Local Government
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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Petition demands Hillsborough protect pet shelter's $30M funding
A petition with more than 2,000 signatures is pressing Hillsborough County commissioners to protect roughly $30 million in Community Investment Tax funding for a new Pet Resource Center, as advocates worry the $796 million Rays stadium deal could crowd out the long-promised shelter replacement before a Sept. 24 budget meeting.
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USDA plan targets survey burden for Ruskin-area farmers
Local Government
Petition demands Hillsborough protect pet shelter's $30M funding
A petition with more than 2,000 signatures is pressing Hillsborough County commissioners to protect roughly $30 million in Community Investment Tax funding for a new Pet Resource Center, as advocates worry the $796 million Rays stadium deal could crowd out the long-promised shelter replacement before a Sept. 24 budget meeting.
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USDA plan targets survey burden for Ruskin-area farmers
Local Government
Petition demands Hillsborough protect pet shelter's $30M funding
A petition with more than 2,000 signatures is pressing Hillsborough County commissioners to protect roughly $30 million in Community Investment Tax funding for a new Pet Resource Center, as advocates worry the $796 million Rays stadium deal could crowd out the long-promised shelter replacement before a Sept. 24 budget meeting.
Local Government
USDA plan targets survey burden for Ruskin-area farmers
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Trade ruling on Mexican strawberries aids Ruskin-area growers
The U.S. Commerce Department ruled that Mexican winter strawberries are being sold below fair value, imposing preliminary cash deposits of up to 5.28% that could ease competitive pressure on Hillsborough County growers during the November-through-March harvest season.
Local Government
Apollo Beach feels the squeeze as 15,000 leave Hillsborough
Census data shows more than 15,000 residents left Hillsborough County in the year after hurricanes Helene and Milton, while Apollo Beach faces softening home prices, expanding evacuation zones and projected insurance premium increases of 213% over 30 years.
Local Government
Waterset Publix opens, anchoring Wolf Creek Commons retail center
A 50,325-square-foot Publix opened Thursday at Wolf Creek Commons in the Waterset community, bringing the first full-service grocery store inside the 3,500-home master-planned development in Apollo Beach.
Local Government
How horseshoe crabs gave Cockroach Bay its name
Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve, a 4,871-acre protected estuary between Ruskin and the Little Manatee River, owes its name to horseshoe crabs that Spanish explorers mistook for cockroaches and its current health to a 20-year restoration that drew 2,500 volunteers.
Local Government
FDOT seeks port land at US-41 intersection near Gibsonton
Port Tampa Bay's board took up a land conveyance to FDOT at the US-41/Diana Toledo Almeida Road intersection and an Apollo Beach residential dock variance at its Aug. 18 meeting, with three FY2027 budget hearings open to the public in the weeks ahead.
Local Government
Lyssy, Simic advance to November runoff for South Shore school board seat
Brittany Lyssy and Daniela Simic advanced from the Aug. 18 primary to the November general election for Hillsborough County School Board District 2, the seat covering South Shore schools including Lennard High and East Bay High.
Local Government
Rivals demand probe after voter guides marked for Beltran
Four candidates in the 14th Congressional District Republican primary demand a full investigation after voter guides distributed by the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee at early voting sites were marked to favor Mike Beltran, with HCREC president Carmen Edmonds calling the conduct "completely unacceptable."
Local Government
Driskell wins Senate seat covering Apollo Beach; Rodriguez advances in county race
House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell won the Senate District 16 universal primary with about 65% of the vote and will head directly to Tallahassee with no November opponent, while Aileen Rodriguez clinched the County Commission District 7 Democratic nomination and will face Republican incumbent Joshua Wostal in the general election.
Local Government
$506M pipeline will double Apollo Beach's water supply by 2028
Tampa Bay Water's $505.7 million South Hillsborough Pipeline, now under construction, will deliver up to 65 million gallons of drinking water per day to communities including Apollo Beach and Ruskin, where the population is projected to double by 2050.
Local Government
Flock mandates audit tool for Apollo Beach plate readers after officer's arrest
Flock Safety is requiring all law enforcement clients, including the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, to activate an audit tool that flags officers who abuse the license plate reader system used at Apollo Beach neighborhood entrances. The mandate follows a Haines City officer's arrest for tracking his estranged wife 717 times.
Local Government
Ronele Drive closes Saturday for pipeline work
Ronele Drive in Ruskin closes to all through traffic Saturday, Aug. 15, as South Hillsborough Pipeline construction begins on the road, with detours routed through South Kings Avenue, Bloomingdale Avenue and John Moore Road.
Local Government
Apollo Beach development delayed a third time at zoning hearing
A 9.48-acre planned development modification on Apollo Beach Boulevard was continued for a third straight month at the June 22 Zoning Hearing Master session, with no decision date set, while several other South Hillsborough rezoning cases advanced or were rescheduled.
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