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A waste company is suing Pinellas County claiming they didn’t get a fair shake during a bidding process. Pinellas uses a process called waste-to-energy to get rid of its trash. The garbage is incinerated at a plant on 118 Avenue and the energy created during that process is then sold to Duke Energy. The county awarded a service contract to Veolia ES Pinellas in 2007 to run the county’s waste-to-energy program. In 2012 Veolia was dissolved into Green Conversion Systems,…

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St. Pete may not be the official Margaritaville, but Mayor Rick Kriseman will be bringing a cheeseburger in paradise to XM radio listeners later this month. When programmers from XM channel 24 asked Kriseman to be a guest host, the answer was absolutely yes. “I am excited to be a guest DJ on SiriusXM Radio Margaritaville,” Kriseman wrote in a statement. “I’ve been a Jimmy Buffett fan for a long time, and this is a special opportunity to play some…

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Pinellas County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to permanently hire interim county administrator Mark Woodard for the job he’s been doing since April. Woodard took over for former administrator Bob LaSala after he was fired in the spring. There were about four-dozen nationwide applicants whose resumes will be chucked now that the county has agreed to enter into negotiations with Woodard. According to the Tampa Bay Times, Woodard has unparalleled knowledge of the county and knows what mistakes to avoid. That…

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The Pinellas Realtor Organization has endorsed seven local candidates for office. The list of recommendations includes all five School Board races and both county commission seats up for grabs. Not surprisingly, the endorsements include longtime Commissioner John Morroni for the District 6 seat. Morroni has been on the commission since 2000. He faces government critic anti-Greenlight Pinellas activist Tom Rask. The Pinellas Realtor Organization strongly endorses the Greenlight plan, which would increase the sales tax by a penny to pay for…

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That fixer-upper down the road that slowly was transformed from a dilapidated shack to a beautiful rendition of what it used to be could be the next Preservation award winner. St. Pete Preservation is accepting nominations for residential properties, including apartment complexes and commercial properties that have restored structures. That could mean a home in Kenwood taken back to all its bungalow glory. Or a boutique in Old Northeast whose rustic red-brick was preserved and highlighted to match the community.…

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State Representative Matt Hudson is now a member of the Florida Cancer Control & Research Advisory Council (CCRAB). He was appointed by House Speaker Will Weatherford effective August 1. CCRAB advises state leaders including the Governor and Surgeon General on cancer trends and looks at ways to provide more effective treatment and prevention. The council also advocates positions on legislation and policy related to cancer research and treatment. Hudson also serves on several House committees including as chair of the…

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Candidates for Pinellas County School Board will square off Thursday during a political luncheon in downtown St. Petersburg. The Suncoast Tiger Bay Club is hosting all 11 school board hopefuls at Orange Blossom Catering at 220 4th Street North. Here is a list of candidates: District 2 (At-large) – Terry Krasner (incumbent), Chris Tachnitz District 3 (At-large) – Peggy O’Shea (incumbent), Kent Curtis District 4 – Beverly Billiris, John Nygren, Ken Peluso (Incumbent Robin Wikle is not running for re-election) District…

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