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Joe Henderson: St. Pete’s stinky mess, sewage and politics

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St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman is angry — MAD, I tell you! — that Gov. Rick Scott is playing politics just because the city’s streets and waterways were covered in sewage following Hurricane Hermine. Um, Mr. Mayor? I suspect you already know this, but you have a lot bigger problems than the Republican governor of the state turning a major mess in the city controlled by a Democratic mayor (that’s you, sir) into political capital. Of course, politics will be…

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Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Rick Scott orders DEP investigation in St. Petersburg sewage discharges

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Gov. Rick Scott has ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to investigate sewage discharges in St. Petersburg. The Governor’s Office made the announcement Wednesday, just one day after Scott called on the state Department of Health to begin additional testing at the discharge site. While the city is responsible for testing in the immediate area, the Department of Health will monitor the water quality and do sampling at 14 beaches — including nine in Pinellas County and five in…

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Lightning sparks fire, burns 80 acres on Egmont Key

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Fire officials are assessing the damage after a lightning strike sparked a fire on Egmont Key off Florida’s west coast. Authorities say almost 80 acres burned Tuesday following the lightning strike on the state park which is located on a small island at the mouth of Tampa Bay. News outlets report that officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Forest Service are expected to assess the damage on Wednesday. No…

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St. Pete council agrees to spend millions to fix sewer problems

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In the wake of a tropical storm that saw St. Petersburg dump millions of gallons of partially treated wastewater into Tampa Bay, City Council members agreed Thursday on several initiatives designed to start replacing and repairing a deteriorated sewer system. But council members agreed repairs won’t come quickly enough to prevent another overflow. “We will be dealing with serious spill events over the summer, and we need to be straightforward about that,” council member Darden Rice said. The sooner something…

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Are missing excavators tearing down St. Pete Pier? Wells Fargo wants to know

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Massive excavators sit on the St. Pete Pier, mechanical arms destroying concrete and breaking ground with ease. The firm responsible for the demolition, Sonny Glasbrenner Inc. of Clearwater Beach won the contract to tear down the pier with a $3.16 million bid in 2015, but now finds itself in hot water over the whereabouts of two excavators. According to Wells Fargo, Glasbrenner borrowed more than $500,000 in April 2015 to purchase two giant hydraulic excavators — a 2015 Doosan DX300LC…

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Senate panel won’t reconsider controversial fracking proposal

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A bill to regulate fracking is most likely dead after the Senate sponsor said he did not want the Senate Appropriations committee to reconsider the measure. This past Thursday the Senate Appropriations panel voted 10-9 to reject the proposal (SB 318), but lawmakers swiftly made a motion to reconsider to keep the proposal on the agenda. The bill was slated for a hearing Tuesday, but instead Richter made a motion not to reconsider the measure. “This is a controversial subject.…

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Senate panel rejects proposal to regulate fracking in Florida

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A bill to regulate fracking in Florida is on life support after a Senate panel voted to reject the controversial proposal. The Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly rejected the proposal (SB 318). However, lawmakers used a parliamentary maneuver — in this case, a motion to reconsider — to keep the proposal, sponsored by Sen. Garrett Richter, alive. The motion to reconsider gives lawmakers the option of bringing it up for another hearing in the waning days of the 2016 session. “As…

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