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St. Pete millage rate will not go up next year

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St. Pete City Council tentatively approved a millage rate for the fiscal year 2016 budget during its meeting Thursday. Under the proposed budget the property taxes collected by the city would remain flat at a 6.77 millage rate. Council also approved public meeting dates to discuss the budget for September 3 and 17 at 7:30. City Council must approve a budget before October 1. City Council has to vote on a millage rate preemptively by August 4 in order to…

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Downtown waterfront master plan should include all parks, not just Pier Uplands

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St. Pete City Council approved a motion asking staff to include all of the parks in funding for the downtown waterfront master plan. Phil Graham, president of the Waterfront Parks Foundation, presented ideas on how to use a proposed $20 million in funding associated with the plan throughout the downtown parks system. Graham showed photos of various utility infrastructure placed in areas where they degrade aesthetics. Some examples include the blue back flow preventers that appear frequently in locations throughout…

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Two St. Pete City Council members endorse Lisa Wheeler-Brown for District 7

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St. Pete City Council candidate Lisa Wheeler-Brown has nabbed two key endorsements from incumbents Karl Nurse and Darden Rice. “Lisa has an impressive record of service to her country and her community,” Rice said. “She knows that District 7 needs a strong voice on City Council, and I believe she is the best person for the job.” Brown is running for District 7, which covers parts of South St. Pete including two of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, Midtown and Child’s…

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Karl Nurse says Hillary Clinton needs to respond to Bernie Sanders challenge on financial reform

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Hillary Clinton is scheduled to give an address on Wall Street oversight on Monday, and Karl Nurse says it can’t come quick enough. The St. Petersburg City councilman attended a V.I.P. reception for Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook in Tampa last month, and said he learned that the Democratic candidate for president would be giving two major speeches in the next few weeks — one on economic policy, and one about Wall Street. Nurse said he’s been observing the large crowds that Vermont Independent…

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Robbie Mook says Hillary Clinton is taking the primary campaign season seriously

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Hillary Clinton will give a speech within the next three weeks giving her take on how she would deal with Wall Street bankers and the financial industry. That was the one major nugget of news to emanate from Robbie Mook’s appearance at Mise en Place in Tampa on Monday night. Mook is the 35-year-old campaign manager for the Clinton campaign. He was the featured player at the low-dough fundraiser at the downtown eatery, where people could contribute as little as $25…

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St. Pete City Council ups fines for repeat noise ordinance violators

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St. Pete City Council approved changes to its noise ordinance that make it more expensive for repeat offenders. The ordinance increases fines for businesses that have violated the city’s noise ordinance more than once. A third offense would result in a $500 fine for businesses under the new ordinance. There has been some controversy surrounding St. Pete’s efforts to keep nightlife noise from interrupting residents in downtown. As the city grows, more and more establishments are opening into the early morning…

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Stadium deal no-voters on council are going to make enemies no matter what

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They’re damned if they do. They’re damned if they don’t. That’s likely how the majority of City Council feels about the impending conversation regarding the Rays, Tropicana Field and the future of baseball in Tampa Bay. As council convenes in its chambers for yet another workshop to discuss the longstanding stalemate between the baseball franchise and the city, five of them are again being criticized by the Tampa Bay Times. Cut a deal already, is the usual mantra of the…

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