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St. Pete Solar Co-op: “Let the sun pay your bills.”

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St. Petersburg on Tuesday became the first Tampa Bay city to be the site of a solar cooperative. The cooperative will make it easier for homeowners and businesses to afford the equipment needed to rely on solar power, advocates said. “I’m proud to support this idea of co-ops,” St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman said. “It is truly time for St. Petersburg to make solar a part of how we do business.” The co-op is the creation of the St. Pete…

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Retiring teacher and incumbent face off in Pinellas School Board candidate forum

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For the most part, the candidates’ forum in Palm Harbor on Monday night was a quiet affair – except when it came to the race for the District 4 seat on the Pinellas County School Board. That’s the race where incumbent Ken Peluso, a retired chiropractor, is facing Eileen Long, a retiring teacher. The crux of the dispute was Long’s contention that a teacher is best suited to the job. The subtext was that Peluso does not understand the problems…

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PSTA, Uber to announce new partnership

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Earlier this year, the agency that oversees the bus system in Pinellas announced a pilot partnership with Uber that was designed to get people to bus stops. Now, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is prepared to expand that service and to announce another project with Uber. The new program and details of the expanded project will be made at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday as the closing event of the Floridians for Better Transportation Annual Conference at the Don Cesar Beach Resort on St.…

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In first campaign video, Mike Twitty says Jim Frishe has history of raising taxes

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Mike Twitty, who’s running for Pinellas County property appraiser released a new video ad today. The ad, available on YouTube, touts Twitty’s 26 years of experience as a property appraiser in Pinellas County. Twitty says in the ad that his experience makes him aware that you have to get appraisals and property taxes right. Twitty, as he has since the beginning of the campaign, portrays Republican primary opponent Jim Frishe as a “career politician.” Twitty charges that Frishe, a former state representative,…

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Jack Latvala to be first inductee into Legislative Hall of Fame at Pasco-Hernando State College

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State Senator Jack Latvala will be the first legislator to be inducted into Pasco-Hernando State College’s Legislative Hall of Fame. Latvala will be honored at a brief ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Alric C.T. Pottberg Library at the College’s West Campus, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey. Morris Porton, chair of the PHSC District Board of Trustees, will officiate over the ceremony, which will include the unveiling of a plaque that will be displayed in perpetuity in the Legislative…

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Beach district asks residents to pay property taxes for fire service

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Voters in the Pinellas Suncoast Fire District will be asked an important question in the Nov. 8 election: Will you let the district collect a property tax on top of the existing fee to pay for fire service? It’s a touchy issue for this area. Voters in the Suncoast District have historically turned down most requests for an increase in the fee. So asking for a tax on top of the fee would seem doomed from the start. But, Fire…

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St. Petersburg Police, Fire set active shooter training session

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With almost daily reports of shootings and other mayhem in public places, you might have wondered what to do if you’re ever placed in that situation. The St. Petersburg Police and Fire Rescue departments will teach you. The two departments have scheduled a free active shooter training session so you’ll know what to do if you’re ever in that situation. The training is set for 6:30 p.m. to 8: 30 p.m. July 28 at the Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave. N.…

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