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Rick Kriseman suspends two city directors in wake of sewer tangle

Published on September 21, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman has placed two mid-level city employees on unpaid leave in the wake of allegations that city officials knew that closing the Albert Whitted sewer facility could cause flooding. Kriseman said he plans to address the City Council on Thursday about the status of an independent review, the management study of the water resources department, and the plan for the two directors. Kriseman made the announcement in a short release Wednesday: “Mayor Rick Kriseman has placed…

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Tampa to St. Petersburg ferry service to begin on November 4

Published on September 21, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Organizers behind a ferry service that will take commuters from downtown Tampa to downtown St. Petersburg provided more details on Wednesday about the service, beginning with giving it a formal title — “The Cross-Bay Ferry.” At a news conference held at the offices of Schifino Lee Advertising and Branding in Tampa’s Hyde Park on Wednesday, officials involved with the service gave a timeline of when the ferry will begin operations this fall. Weekend service (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) will begin for the public starting…

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Lawmakers learn Pinellas is responsible for half of Florida’s wastewater overflow this year

Published on September 20, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Anne Lindberg

Lack of capacity, deteriorating sewer lines, broken equipment, and an immense amount of rain are to blame for overwhelmed sewer systems that have dumped more than 248 million gallons of untreated and partially treated wastewater into Tampa Bay and other Pinellas waterways so far this year. Those explanations, provided to the county’s legislative delegation during a fact-finding session Tuesday, did not sit well with at least one delegation member. “I get frustrated when I hear excuses and I hear climate change,”…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.20.16 — Rick Kriseman works on turning it around

Published on September 20, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

David Jolly seemed to take particular relish in last night’s debate, after Charlie Crist attacked him for being unresponsive to asking for federal help for St. Petersburg’s sewage problems post-Hurricane Hermine. “Because the mayor who’s endorsed you who oversaw this catastrophe did not ask for it,” Jolly responded, which received a loud cheer from the crowd, which seemed evenly split among Jolly and Crist supporters. It’s undoubtedly true the recent issues with sewage have become Mayor Rick Kriseman’s biggest challenge…

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Jack Latvala: What about using barges to prevent sewer overflows?

Published on September 19, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Anne Lindberg

On the eve of a meeting between the Pinellas Legislative delegation and city officials, state Sen. Jack Latvala has presented one possible solution to prevent further overflows of wastewater into Tampa Bay. And he wants St. Petersburg officials to tell him if it’s a good idea and, if not, why not. “I would like your presentation to include if it is feasible for barges or tankers to be brought into Bayboro to be used for heavy rain events and, if…

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Mitch Perry Report for 9.19.16 — Jeffrey Toobin’s book on Patty Hearst is another American true-crime classic

Published on September 19, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Last night in Los Angeles, one of the big winners at the Emmy Awards was the FX production of “The People vs. O.J. Simpson.” Though most of the American public was quite familiar with the O.J. saga that unfolded in 1994-1995, the series was compelling, must-see drama (too bad John Travolta’s positively weird performance as Robert Shapiro didn’t get rewarded), but it shouldn’t be underestimated that its main source material was New Yorker journalist Jeffrey Toobin’s book, “The Run of His Life: The People v.…

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Joe Henderson: Polluted water in St. Pete leaves little room for mistake

Published on September 18, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Joe Henderson

We love the water around here. We boat on it, haul fish from it, swim in it, and build houses that provide spectacular views of it. Water is such a big deal around here that many people identify us not by the actual places where we live, but by the catchall name of Tampa Bay. So while having local waterways polluted with millions of gallons of untreated sewage would be a major story anywhere, it is a catastrophe here. And…

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Rick Kriseman - page 34

Rick Kriseman suspends two city directors in wake of sewer tangle

Tampa to St. Petersburg ferry service to begin on November 4

Lawmakers learn Pinellas is responsible for half of Florida’s wastewater overflow this year

Mitch Perry Report for 9.20.16 — Rick Kriseman works on turning it around

Jack Latvala: What about using barges to prevent sewer overflows?

Mitch Perry Report for 9.19.16 — Jeffrey Toobin’s book on Patty Hearst is another American true-crime classic

Joe Henderson: Polluted water in St. Pete leaves little room for mistake

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