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Local Government
Apollo Beach rep warns Tampa Bay MPO merger faces state deadline
Local Government
HCPS holds final town hall Oct. 14 on half-penny tax vote
Hillsborough County Public Schools will host its final virtual town hall on the Half-Penny Promise referendum Wednesday, Oct. 14, giving Apollo Beach and Ruskin voters a last chance to hear from district officials before the November ballot on extending the half-cent sales tax for another decade.
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DeSantis grant pledge for Amendment 3 skips Hillsborough
Local Government
HCPS holds final town hall Oct. 14 on half-penny tax vote
Hillsborough County Public Schools will host its final virtual town hall on the Half-Penny Promise referendum Wednesday, Oct. 14, giving Apollo Beach and Ruskin voters a last chance to hear from district officials before the November ballot on extending the half-cent sales tax for another decade.
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Apollo Beach rep warns Tampa Bay MPO merger faces state deadline
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DeSantis grant pledge for Amendment 3 skips Hillsborough
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HCPS holds final town hall Oct. 14 on half-penny tax vote
Hillsborough County Public Schools will host its final virtual town hall on the Half-Penny Promise referendum Wednesday, Oct. 14, giving Apollo Beach and Ruskin voters a last chance to hear from district officials before the November ballot on extending the half-cent sales tax for another decade.
Local Government
Apollo Beach rep warns Tampa Bay MPO merger faces state deadline
Local Government
DeSantis grant pledge for Amendment 3 skips Hillsborough
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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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Hillsborough sheriff announces 100-plus arrests in human trafficking sweep
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister and Florida AG James Uthmeier announced more than 100 arrests and the recovery of trafficking victims in "Operation Relentless Summer," a two-month sweep covering the county that includes Apollo Beach and Ruskin.
Local Government
County fires emergency management director weeks before peak hurricane season
Hillsborough County fired emergency management director Timothy Dudley Jr. after a 10-month HR investigation found interference and high staff turnover, leaving Fire Rescue Chief Jason Dougherty in charge as Apollo Beach enters peak hurricane season with expanded evacuation zones.
Local Government
Hillsborough commissioners eye new fire fee for Apollo Beach, Ruskin if tax cut passes
Hillsborough County commissioners reviewed two Fire Rescue funding options at their May 8 meeting that could add a new fee or tax to Apollo Beach and Ruskin property tax bills if voters approve Amendment 3's property tax cut in November 2026.
Local Government
Pipeline construction brings cranes, 24/7 pumps to Balm Boyette Road starting Aug. 10
Heavy equipment, tunnel shoring and 24/7 diesel dewatering pumps arrive on Balm Boyette Road southwest of Woodland Spur Drive on Monday, Aug. 10, as the $505.7 million South Hillsborough Pipeline project opens a new construction segment.
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