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Mayor Bill Foster hosts second budget summit on Wednesday

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St. Petersburg residents are strongly encouraged to attend the next public budget summit Wednesday, May 19, to suggest ideas to reduce the city’s FY 2011 bottom line. This is the second of three public budget summits put on by the city and will be held at the Enoch Davis Center, 1111 – 18th Ave. S. at 6 p.m. “We are giving our citizens every opportunity to share their ideas as we move through the budget process.  We must have citizen input…

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St. Petersburg Council gets flooded with supporters for later ‘last call’

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If the City Council doesn’t vote today to extend closing times of bars until 3 a.m., it won’t be for a lack of trying on the part of late-night bars and their denizens. Council members were flooded Wednesday with shows of support for making St. Petersburg a last-stop destination in a nightlife world that’s eclipsed now by Tampa’s later burning neon lights. The St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to council members that endorsed the longer drinking…

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Bill Dudley files for re-election for the St. Petersburg City Council

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The City of St. Petersburg’s next round of municipal elections isn’t scheduled for another 18 months, but incumbent Bill Dudley isn’t wasting any time waiting to launch his re–election campaign.  Dudley quiety filed for re–election with the City Clerk’s office on March 1.  First elected in 2007 after defeating Ed Montanari in an upset bid for the District 3 seat. Dudley’s tenure on the City Council may be best known not for anything Dudley himself has done, but for the fight that broke out after the City Council’s…

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Jacksonville city councilman quizzes commission nominees on gay marriage

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Tia Mitchell of the Florida Times Union reports that Jacksonville City Councilman Clay Yarborough asked a Jacksonville Human Rights Commission nominee about his views on same-sex marriage and his tenure on the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida’s board. Yarborough also asked the man and another nominee to disclose whether they support prayer in public buildings, the use of the phrase “In God We Trust” on government seals and “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. The questions came before the council’s…

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St. Pete officials approve red light cameras

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The City Council voted 7-1 today to install cameras at intersections to fine motorists who don’t stop at red lights, hearing little opposition from the public and citing few specific studies that showed this was an effective way to reduce crashes. “The research is very simple,” said Council member Bill Dudley. “Sit in your car and watch. There’s so much data out there that says it’s not a good thing. Running red lights is a form of disaster.” Council member…

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Mayor’s Night Out on Thursday

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Mayor Bill Foster and City Council invite you to Mayor’s Night Out, as the city brings its full array of services to the neighborhoods. Speak one-on-one with the mayor and other public officials, and get the services you need from City Hall. During the coming year, Mayor’s Night Out will be held in each of the eight City Council Districts. You are invited to attend one or all of the Night Out events. A group of angry Boyd Hill Nature…

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Mayor’s Night Out on Thursday

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Mayor Bill Foster and City Council invite you to Mayor’s Night Out, as the city brings its full array of services to the neighborhoods. Speak one-on-one with the mayor and other public officials, and get the services you need from City Hall. During the coming year, Mayor’s Night Out will be held in each of the eight City Council Districts. You are invited to attend one or all of the Night Out events. A group of angry Boyd Hill Nature…

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