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Lealman improvement plan moves forward

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Back in June, county commissioners made a historic decision: They created the first community redevelopment area in unincorporated Pinellas County. It was a move that, for years, was unthinkable with Pinellas officials saying they would never sanction a CRA in unincorporated Pinellas. CRAs were something cities did. That changed under a county administration and commission that’s become willing to try new things. In this case, the new thing – a county CRA – is the most recent effort to solve…

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Overlooked Lealman now rising thanks to one start-up nonprofit

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St. Pete has Midtown and Child’s Park, but for the county Lealman is one of the most troubled areas home to some of the county’s poorest residents. It’s a mecca for crime with top murder, prostitution and domestic abuse rates. It’s where homes consistently break county codes with overgrown lawns and homes are in disrepair. Children go hungry. Moms and dads make tough choices between food and fixing toilets. But in a community of sad sights, there is good news.…

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Pinellas County Commission to begin recruiting for Lealman CRA Committee

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The Pinellas Board of County Commissioners is all set to establish an advisory committee for the recently recognized Lealman Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). The nine-member committee, expected to be established at the board’s Tuesday regular meeting, will provide advice and direction to the Lealman Community Redevelopment Agency. The advisory committee will also assist county staff in the development and administration of the Lealman Redevelopment Plan, expected to be drafted sometime late this year or early 2016. The board will most…

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Charlie Justice is ready for all comers in ’16

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Pat Gerard’s victory over Ed Hooper in the District 2 countywide race for Pinellas County Commission last fall was a big deal for local Democrats, and not just because they got the better of that intense and bitterly fought contest. Gerard’s victory allowed the Democrats control of the Pinellas County Commission for the first time in a generation, and they’d like to keep that for awhile. With Janet Long, Ken Welch and Charlie Justice on the ballot (along with Republican Karen Seel)…

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