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Devon Crumpacker has 174 articles published.

Devon Crumpacker is a Tampa Bay based writer and reporter for Extensive Enterprises Media. He primarily covers Pinellas County politics for SaintPetersblog.com, but also makes time to write the occasional bar review for FloridaBarTab.com. He lives in St. Petersburg with his fiance, Sydney. To contact, e-mail [email protected], or visit his Twitter page @DevonCrumpacker.

Recapping the 2015 Legislative Session with Reps. Chris Sprowls and James Grant

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State Reps. Chris Sprowls and James “Jamie” Grant met with the public earlier this week for a wrap up on Florida’s 2015 Legislative Session. Topics ranged from education, redistricting and Medicaid expansion, to conservation, renewable energy and open source data. Last year, the same meeting, sponsored by the Council of North County Neighborhoods (CNCN), led to this year’s passage of House Bill 643 (sponsored by Sprowls and Grant )which deals with termination of a condominium association. “You have corporations that come in…

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Increases abound in Pinellas County’s proposed 2016 budget

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With an improving economy and new construction countywide, everyone gets a little more in the $2 billion Pinellas County budget for 2016. At exactly $2,029,414,630, the proposed spending plan for next fiscal year, officially submitted to County Commissioners on Tuesday, came in $67.5 million higher, a 3.4 percent jump from last year. Larger budgets are necessary to cover inflated costs of doing the county’s business, said Pinellas County Administrator Mark Woodard. “This increase, as well as the operating budget increases […] are primarily driven…

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Pinellas County Commission to begin recruiting for Lealman CRA Committee

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The Pinellas Board of County Commissioners is all set to establish an advisory committee for the recently recognized Lealman Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The nine-member committee, expected to be established at the board’s Tuesday regular meeting, will provide advice and direction to the Lealman Community Redevelopment Agency. The advisory committee will also assist county staff in the development and administration of the Lealman Redevelopment Plan, expected to be drafted sometime late this year or early 2016. The board will most…

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Legislators to update north Pinellas residents on 2015 Legislative Session

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The Council of North County Neighborhoods (CNCN) has an informal get together with north Pinellas state legislators scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at the East Lake United Methodist Church, in Palm Harbor. The CNCN, with its informal get together, hopes to shine some light on how the Florida Legislature’s 2015 Regular Session results will effect north Pinellas County. All area legislators, like state Sen. Jack Latvala and Reps. Chris Sprowls and James “J.W.” Grant were invited to the gathering. Those legislators…

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During last year’s St. Petersburg Mayoral Campaign, when I published blog post after blog post about that election, I took

Hunt lionfish this mini-season, save reefs, keep more lobster

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is allowing divers to bring home an extra lobster per day during the state’s upcoming 2015 spiny lobster mini-season. The only stipulation, divers must also have harvested 10 or more lionfish on the same day. “Opportunities like this are a great way to get divers who are already in the water accustomed to removing lionfish,” said FWC Commissioner Brian Yablonski. “Our hope is that once lobster divers realize how easy it is…

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Longtime elections chief Deborah Clark joins growing field of Pinellas County candidates

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Deborah Clark, Pinellas County’s supervisor of elections, officially filed for re-election. Clark, 66, has been the county’s elections supervisor since 2000, when she was appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush. She was subsequently elected that same year, as well as in 2004, 2008 and 2012. As of Thursday, Clark, a Republican from Palm Harbor, is the only person to file for the 2016 elections supervisor seat. She’s joining a gradually growing field of early and officially announced candidates, like Janet Long, who now…

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Open house for St. Pete’s San Martin Boulevard Bridge study

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An open house for anyone interested in contributing to the San Martin Boulevard Bridge’s Project Development & Environment (PD&E) study will be held Tuesday, July 14, in Diffley Hall, at the Holy Family Church, 200 78th Ave. NE, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The San Martin Bridge, which runs over Riviera Bay, near Weedon Island, was constructed in 1962 and is nearing the end of its service life. As it stand now, the bridge fails to meet current design standards and Americans with…

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