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
Palm Harbor University High's Wipoj Huse and Dunedin Highland Middle's Sydney Truby are among four Pinellas County art teachers honored by the Pinellas Art Education Association for 2026.
Local Government
Dunedin's Sept. 3 commission meeting features the final vote on banning motorized watercraft launches from the Causeway, the first public hearing on the FY 2027 budget and millage rate, and a 7% marina slip fee increase.
Local Government
Pinellas County commissioners voted unanimously to apply for $15 million from Florida's Resilient Florida Grant Program and commit $15 million in county funds to replace 30-year-old pumps and add flood protections at the South Cross Bayou water reclamation facility near St. Petersburg.
Local Government
A ProPublica investigation found the Pinellas County Jail rebooked at least 174 immigrants at least twice from July 2025 through July 2026 to reset the federal detention clock, a practice former ICE officials and legal experts called a deliberate attempt to evade federal rules.
Local Government
The Ozona Village Improvement Society's 126-year-old Village Hall restoration project has cleared Historic Preservation Board and Board of Adjustment approvals, moving into the permit phase with $389,500 in state funding and additional county and federal sources anticipated.
Local Government
Pinellas County commissioners are drafting a resolution to formally declare that large-scale data centers are already prohibited under existing zoning code in unincorporated areas including Palm Harbor, after a state law prevents them from imposing a moratorium.
Local Government
A Tampa Bay Times investigation found Florida law enforcement agencies are restricting public access to information about Flock license plate reader cameras, while the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office — which polices Palm Harbor and Dunedin — has not disclosed details about its use of the surveillance technology.
Local Government
Pinellas County returned more than 100,000 mail-in ballots in the Aug. 18 primary, more than any other Florida county, while some voters were redirected to new polling places still displaced by 2024 hurricane damage.
Local Government
Pinellas County's hurricane recovery program has completed its first mobile home replacement and has more than 1,000 applications under review; Palm Harbor and Dunedin residents are eligible for new Wind Zone 3-rated homes at no cost.
Local Government
Pinellas County Commission Chair Dave Eggers won reelection to the District 4 seat on Aug. 18 with nearly 80% of the vote, keeping the Palm Harbor and Dunedin representative in place as the county faces a major budget fight and a November property tax amendment.
Local Government
PSTA projects losing $34 million and cutting 25 of 40 bus routes if Amendment 3 passes in November, including ending 33 years of Jolly Trolley service through Dunedin and Palm Harbor.
Local Government
David and Nancy Bilheimer's $300,000 gift to the Dunedin Boat Club and Sailing Center rebuild is the largest single donation to the campaign, pushing total fundraising to roughly $700,000 of a $1 million goal for the hurricane-destroyed facility.
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