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Pat Frank wins endorsement of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen in Hillsborough clerks race

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Pat Frank, who admitted to being disappointed earlier this month when a key labor group declined to endorse in the Clerk of the County Courts in Hillsborough County, has been endorsed by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. “A great administrator, Pat Frank has transformed the Clerk’s office,” said David Lavery, chairman of the Florida State Legislative Board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen in a statement. “Pat’s wisdom and integrity have guided the Tampa Bay area…

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Hillsborough County Commissioners dismiss call for affordable housing trust fund

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A proposal advocated for by the Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality – HOPE – to have the Hillsborough County government establish a $10 million affordable housing trust fund, fell by the wayside on Wednesday. Commissioner Victor Crist won praise from his colleagues for bringing the issue up for discussion, but they politely rejected the concept for the moment, saying that they still have yet to address other important issues that would require funding, such as transportation. “This is a community problem, and it begs…

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West Central Florida Federation of Labor opts NOT to endorse in Hillsborough Clerks race

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The West Central Florida Federation of Labor has opted not to make an endorsement in the Hillsborough Clerk of the Courts race. “We took a position of ‘no endorsement,’” said Cheryl Schroeder, the executive director of the West Central Florida Federation of Labor said on Wednesday. The Federation represents between 20-25 unions throughout the state. There are three candidates competing for the position – incumbent Pat Frank, Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner, and former Fox-13 WTVT consumer reporter and attorney Eric Seidel. Schroeder…

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Sandy Murman has no regrets in helping to kill off Go Hillsborough

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Thirty-six hours after she joined three other county commissioners in rejecting the half-cent transportation tax on the November ballot known as Go Hillsborough, Sandy Murman says she has no regrets, but says she might have voted for a tax for a shorter duration than the 30-year, $117 million plan that was presented on Wednesday. “I have to be honest with you,” she told SPB upon arriving at the Jan Platt Library in South Tampa on Friday morning to meet with constituents. “I was…

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Hillsborough Commissioners vote down transportation tax on 4-3 vote

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The nearly three year long campaign to put a half-cent transportation tax on this November’s ballot in Hillsborough County died Wednesday night. After hearing from more than 60 people over four hours, the Board of County Commissioners rejected the Go Hillsborough plan on a 4-3 vote. Saying that he was going with his “gut feeling,” Commissioner Victor Crist announced that he would oppose the measure, killing the hopes and dreams of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and many people in Tampa who…

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Mitch Perry Report for 4.27.16 – Time for Hillsborough BOCC to make a decision

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Hillsborough County Commissioners unanimously approved increasing what used to be call impact fees but are now dubbed mobility fees. It’s actually a pretty big deal by itself, considering that they hadn’t done so since Ronald Reagan was still president. The fees are designed to have developers pay for the increase in construction to roads needed to handle the increased traffic. Fees for home developers building a house that range between 1,500-2,500 square feet would rise from $1,792 currently to $4,967…

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Hillsborough Commissioners approve Go Hillsborough project list

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Hillsborough County Commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve the list of projects to be built in the unincorporated areas of the county in the Go Hillsborough plan. The BOCC will vote next week on whether to put the half-cent sales tax on the November ballot. Commissioner Sandy Murman was the most vigilant board member to question county officials about specific projects on the list, though she did acknowledge her pleasure in that half of the money, and a third of those projects…

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