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		<title>Harry Cohen says Tampa budget vote will &#8216;set the stage&#8217; for years</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tampa City Councilman Harry Cohen warned the city&#8217;s  budget vote Friday will have long-term effects. Cohen&#8217;s compromise proposal to have the Council vote on raising the millage rate by 0.475 broke a seven-hour stalemate just after midnight Friday morning on Mayor Bob Buckhorn&#8216;s fiscal year 2018 budget. Later in the day, Cohen said the ramifications of that vote will be with the city over the next four to eight years. Speaking at the Oxford Exchange during a previously scheduled appearance at Cafe&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>After 7 hours, Tampa City Council votes to raise property taxes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 04:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Shortly after midnight Friday morning, the Tampa City Council voted 4-3 to raise property taxes for the first in 29 years. The vote will raise the millage to 0.475, from $5.73 to 6.2076 per $1,000 of assessed property value. It came after seven long hours, which included two breaks for budget director Sonya Little and her financial team to go recalculate how differed proposed rate increases would affect Mayor Bob Buckhorn&#8216;s proposed $900 million-plus budget. The board voted last week&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mike Suarez accepts &#8216;Home Rule Hero&#8217; award from Florida League of Cities</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2017 23:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For supporters of &#8216;home-rule&#8217; style government, 2017 was a brutal year in Tallahassee. That&#8217;s why in June the Florida League of Cities named Tampa City Councilman Mike Suarez — as well as more than 70 other municipal officials from around the state — as recipients of their 2017 Home Rule Hero Awards. The League noted all were recognized for their &#8220;tireless efforts&#8217; to advance the League’s legislative agenda and help protect the home rule authority of Florida’s cities during this&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tampa City Council poised to raise property taxes tonight</title>
		<link>https://saintpetersblog.com/will-tampa-city-council-forced-raise-taxes-surprise-bond-debt/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Thursday morning, Tampa City Council members will hold a budget workshop just hours before they could possibly vote on the first property tax increase in 29 years. Last week, Councilmembers narrowly approved (by a 4-3 vote) to increase the millage rate from $5.73 to $6.33 per $1,000 of assessed property value. That could add $105 to the average homeowner’s tax bill. There is also the possibility that they won’t vote to raise taxes, which would only increase the city&#8217;s deficit further&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Aakash Patel showing tremendous fundraising prowess in County Commission bid</title>
		<link>https://saintpetersblog.com/aakash-patel-showing-tremendous-fundraising-prowess-county-commission-bid/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 10:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First-time candidate Aakash Patel has already proved one thing during his bid to win a seat on the Hillsborough County Commission: he knows how to raise money The 33-year-old Republican raised more than $41,000 for his campaign in August, bringing his total to $156,201. Add another $23,800 from his political committee, Elevate Tampa, and Patel has raised more than $180,000.  By contrast, neither of the two Democrats running for the seat &#8211; Tampa City Councilwoman Yolie Capin and House Democratic Leader&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tampa Chamber to Bob Buckhorn: No tax hike</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has rarely been at odds with the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce during his six-and-a-half years in office. But his proposal to raise property taxes in the city for the first time in 29 years is being rejected by the Chamber. “After considerable review of the proposed millage increase, we do not agree that there is sufficient justification for the proposed tax increase on residents and businesses,” said Mike Griffin, the chamber&#8217;s chair. “Business leaders in&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Irma causes estimated $9 million in Hillsborough property damage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitch Perry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Even though Hurricane Irma was &#8220;downgraded&#8221; to a Category 1 storm by the time it ripped through the region last week, it has definitely made a financial impact in Hillsborough County. Preston Cook, Hillsborough County&#8217;s director of emergency management, said Wednesday that while the storm wasn&#8217;t nearly as fierce as initially feared, Irma damaged 287 single family homes, 140 mobile homes and 14 businesses. That adds up to a total of $8.9 million in property damages to date. The estimated&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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