Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
The Pinellas County Commission's Oct. 13 agenda includes a public hearing on rezoning a former Dunedin parks building for commercial sale, a $10.4 million Hurricane Helene barrier-island repair contract and a $4.97 million Palm Harbor road resurfacing bid.
Local Government
The Pinellas County Commission's Oct. 13 agenda includes a public hearing on rezoning a former Dunedin parks building for commercial sale, a $10.4 million Hurricane Helene barrier-island repair contract and a $4.97 million Palm Harbor road resurfacing bid.
The Pinellas County Commission's Oct. 13 agenda includes a public hearing on rezoning a former Dunedin parks building for commercial sale, a $10.4 million Hurricane Helene barrier-island repair contract and a $4.97 million Palm Harbor road resurfacing bid.
Local Government
Dunedin commissioners unanimously approved a 7% marina slip rate increase starting Oct. 1, trimmed from the recommended 10% thanks to a $3 million state appropriation for hurricane repairs, though future rates depend on whether FEMA fully reimburses the city for replacing storm-damaged docks.
Local Government
Florida's new Nonprofit Corporation Act rewrites governance rules for nearly 196,000 state nonprofits; Pinellas Community Foundation CEO Duggan Cooley urges local organizations to review bylaws before default provisions catch them off guard.
Local Government
Pinellas County is adding 214 traffic lights to its Glance preemption system, which turns signals green for emergency vehicles and has saved one to two minutes of response time countywide since launching in 2025.
Local Government
Pinellas County Schools names seven schools for closure or conversion in a plan projected to save $25 million annually, with a school board vote set for Oct. 13; Palm Harbor University High and Dunedin High are not targeted.
Local Government
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued a Labor Day advisory urging visitors to Honeymoon Island and other North Pinellas beaches to turn off lights and give nesting sea turtles space through Oct. 31, after 55 loggerhead hatchlings died from light pollution on Anna Maria Island in August.
Local Government
Pinellas County Utilities will switch from chloramine to chlorine disinfection from Sept. 21 through Oct. 10, meaning Palm Harbor tap water may smell or taste slightly different during the semiannual maintenance period.
Local Government
Florida Realtors deposited $10 million into a campaign committee backing Amendment 3, the property tax ballot measure Dunedin officials say would cost the city $7.6 million a year, with an analysis arguing the tax cuts could drive up home prices and benefit the same realtors funding the campaign.
Local Government
The U.S. Drought Monitor places the Tampa Bay area at the center of Florida's most extreme drought, with outdoor watering restrictions in effect through October and water managers watching for El Niño relief this winter.
Local Government
Pinellas County commissioners unanimously approved a record $3.37 million for 47 events through the Elite Event Funding Program on Aug. 25, with grants including up to $125,000 for the Clearwater Offshore Nationals powerboat race.
Local Government
Pinellas County Property Appraiser Mike Twitty says the county lost $5.5 billion in market value, yet many homeowners' TRIM notices show higher assessed values and taxes because of Florida's "recapture" rules, which let capped assessments keep climbing even when market prices drop.
Local Government
Dunedin's Local Planning Agency meets Wednesday, Sept. 9 for an informational session on how the city applies its compatibility standards, the rules that govern building height and mass next to existing neighborhoods.
Local Government
Pinellas County is studying the 9.3-mile East Lake Road corridor through Palm Harbor, where daily traffic tops 60,000 vehicles, but construction on major improvements won't start until 2031 at the earliest, and the county is still seeking nearly $148 million in grants to fund the work.
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