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Horse race begins for Pinellas Sheriff, property appraiser

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Voters will have a choice of candidates for Pinellas County Sheriff and property appraiser on Nov. 8 with three candidates running for each of the seats. Other candidates for Pinellas’ constitutional offices drew no opponents. Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark and Clerk of Court Ken Burke, both Republicans, were re-elected without opposition. First-time candidate Charles W. Thomas, also a Republican, will be Pinellas’ new tax collector. He will replace Republican Diane Nelson, who is retiring. In the sheriff’s race, incumbent Republican…

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Janet Long, Karen Seel, Ken Welch draw no opposition in Pinellas Commission races

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Incumbents Janet Long, Karen Seel and Ken Welch were re-elected Friday when no one showed up to run against them by the end of qualifying. Incumbent Charlie Justice, a Democrat, will face first-time candidate Mike Mikurak, a Republican, in the Nov. 8 general election. Seel, a Republican who has served on the commission since 1999 when then-Gov. Jeb Bush appointed her to fill an unexpired term, never had the threat of opposition. Sharon McManus had announced she would run against…

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St. Pete Chamber gets grant to advance entrepreneurial growth

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The St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce’s focus on entrepreneurs and small business startups received a boost Thursday with the news that the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg has approved a grant of $314,187 for the Chamber’s Greenhouse Community Business Development Initiative. The initiative will award small business startup stipends, provide continuing technical training, and mentorship to provide the citizens of South St. Petersburg, particularly in the community redevelopment area, resources to start and grow businesses. The Chamber will be partnering…

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Fourth candidate enters race for District 1 on Pinellas School Board

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With qualifying coming to an end, a fourth candidate has entered the race for Pinellas School Board. Robert J. Beal announced his candidacy and qualified Wednesday. The other three candidates for the at-large District 1 seat have already qualified – Bill Dudley, Joanne Lentino and Matt Stewart. Alex C. Powers had announced he would also run for the open seat but is listed as inactive on the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections website. In other Pinellas school races, incumbent Carol Cook qualified…

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Bob Gualtieri, James McLynas qualify for Pinellas sheriff’s race

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Incumbent Bob Gualtieri and challenger James McLynas have both qualified in the race for Pinellas County Sheriff. Still not qualified is Josh Black, who has announced he will run. Black has until noon Friday to qualify. Gualtieri, a Republican, is running for his second four-year term as Pinellas sheriff. McLynas, who has no party affiliation, has accused Gualtieri of running a corrupt department. Thus far, his campaign does not appear to be gathering much support, at least financially. At the…

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PSTA to buy hybrid buses and maybe two electrics

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The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority board agreed Wednesday to buy five hybrid buses next year to replace aging diesel models. But two of those buses could become electric if the county decides to use about $590,000 of the $7.1 million it received from the BP settlement to fund a charging station for electric buses. If that happens, the PSTA will buy three hybrids and two electrics, which would be used in a pilot program to see if electric buses are…

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RSA Consulting, Suskey Consulting tapped to lobby for PSTA

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Members of the board that oversees Pinellas transportation voted Wednesday to hire Alan Suskey and RSA Consulting to represent the county’s transit authority before the Florida Legislature. The vote was unanimous, with Ben Diamond abstaining. Diamond is running for the state House District 68 seat and wanted to avoid the appearance of impropriety should he win. Staff members of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority had recommended that board members hire RSA and Suskey for a three-year contract with two one-year…

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