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Pinellas Legislative Delegation to meet to discuss sewer discharge

Published on September 13, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

State Sen. Jack Latvala, chairman of the Pinellas County legislative delegation, announced a delegation workshop meeting to hear about and discuss the recent discharge of untreated sewage into Tampa Bay waters by cities in Pinellas County. The meeting will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Karen A. Steidinger Auditorium on Tuesday. The auditorium is located at 100 Eighth Ave. S.E., which is at the Fish & Wildlife Research Institute on the University of South Florida St. Pete…

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Hermine overwhelms St. Pete’s sewer system

Published on September 1, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

Mayor Rick Kriseman on Tuesday assured St. Petersburg residents the city was prepared for the onslaught of rain expected from then-Tropical Depression 9. The lines had been cleared and cleaned, Kriseman said. The capacity of the system had been increased by 3 million gallons with improvements to the Albert Whitted sewer plant. But the massive rainfall from the storm proved too much for the city’s system. By Wednesday night, St. Petersburg was discharging wastewater into Tampa Bay. That’s likely to…

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Lawsuit claims Treasure Island ignored state flood requirements in creating new zoning district

Published on July 28, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

A Treasure Island resident has filed a lawsuit claiming city commissioners failed to follow state law when passing new development rules for hotels and motels. Deborah Toth is asking the court to declare the three ordinances invalid. Treasure Island city manager Reid Silverboard declined comment and referred questions about the lawsuit to the city attorney. Neither Mayor Robert Minning nor city attorney Jennifer Cowan could be reached for comment. The suit arises from three votes made during a July 5…

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