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Pinellas commissioners turn to staff to evaluate ideas for BP money

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After two surveys and a two-hour workshop spent listening to ideas on spending $7.1 million in BP settlement money, Pinellas commissioners turned everything over to the county staff. Once staff members have evaluated the ideas, they’ll bring everything back to commissioners. But it won’t happen before July 19. That’s when commissioners are scheduled to get the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year and staff is tied up with those preparations. “At some point, we will have to start whittling…

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The ultimate wish list for Pinellas County — where to spend $7.1 million

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Pinellas commissioners have twice asked for ideas on spending millions in funds the county received from the BP settlement. The first time, more than 800 people answered. Commissioners met and discussed general guidelines then went back to residents for concrete suggestions. When the online survey closed Thursday, 378 people had responded. Some ideas were big: “helping the poor,” fixing the county’s sewer issues, buying electric buses or charging stations for electric buses, spay and neuter all animals, incentivize the use…

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