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Developer wins $16.5 million judgment against Pinellas County

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A circuit judge ruled Wednesday that Pinellas County commissioner intentionally denied a developer its constitutional rights by failing to grant a proposed zoning and land use change. Now, the county must pay $16.5 million in lost profits and interest to the Richman Group of Florida. The county must also pay attorneys’ fees to Ed Armstrong and Scott McLaren of the Clearwater firm Hill Ward Henderson for representing Richman in the lawsuit. It’s unclear how much those fees might be. A…

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Swiftmud appoints new executive director

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Brian Armstrong was appointed executive director of the Southwest Florida Water Management District during the agency’s Tuesday board meeting. “I’m truly humbled that I have the opportunity to lead such a talented staff,” Armstrong said. Armstrong will succeed Robert Beltran who announced his resignation earlier this month. Beltran, who has been Swiftmud’s executive director since September 2013, is leaving to go back to the private sector. He will stay temporarily at Swiftmud to help with the transition. Armstrong has served…

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Rick Kriseman kicks off ‘Not My Son’ grassroots, anti-violence initiative

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Noting that southern St. Petersburg has suffered long-term poverty and disenfranchisement, Mayor Rick Kriseman earlier this year pledged he would bring full opportunity to the area’s residents. He will take the first step to reach that goal with the Thursday launch of a grassroots campaign to take back neighborhoods against violence. The “Not My Son” campaign is directed at African-American youths and young adults, aged 12 to 24, and their families. The idea is to make both aware of ways…

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Activists take crusade for electric buses to Pinellas County commissioners

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Members of the board that oversees public transportation in Pinellas agreed last week to buy two electric buses for a pilot program, if the county commission decides to purchase a charging station for the vehicles. Now activists who once targeted the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority have set their sights on Pinellas County commissioners. The immediate goal: Convince commissioners to agree to spend about $590,000 of the $7.1 million it received from the BP oil spill settlement for the charging station. The…

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In Seminole, recreation is about more than sports or exercise

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Seminole has opened its “Digital Den,” a state-of-the-art digital arts studio that’s the first of its kind in a municipal recreation setting. The studio, which opened Monday, is designed to appeal to kids who might be more interested in art and technology than in sports or exercise. The studio is the brainchild of Mark Ely, the city’s community development director. Not only did Ely come up with the concept, but he also funded the studio out-of-pocket. Thus far, he’s put…

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Independent report raises ‘ no major red flags’ on Madeira Beach development

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An independent study of a proposed development on Madeira Beach raised “concerns,” but no major red flags, said the man who paid for it. Robert Klingel Sr., the semiretired CEO of TSE Industries, had the study done because he wanted to find the truth of the many conflicting arguments for and against the Madeira Beach Town Center Project. That project and another one located basically across the street have raised hackles in this beach community for the past several months.…

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Nine candidates qualify for three slots on Pinellas School Board

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Pinellas voters will have a chance to put several new faces on the school board during the Aug. 30 election. When the smoke cleared after qualifying ended Friday, nine were running for the three open seats on the seven-member board. Here’s how the races stack up. The race for the at-large District 1 seat, which is voted on countywide, is the most crowded with four candidates: Robert J. Beal, Bill Dudley, Joanne Lentino and Matt Stewart. Alex Powers had announced…

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